NEW YORK STATE POLICE
Joseph A. D’Amico
Superintendent
Beau Duffy, Director of Public Information
The New York State Police announced that it issued more than 17,000 tickets during this year’s St. Patrick’s Day enforcement initiative. The campaign ran for a total of 143 hours, starting on Saturday, March 12, and continuing until Thursday, March 17.
During the campaign, which was funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, the New York State Police utilized sobriety checkpoints, additional DWI patrols, and underage drinking and sales to minors details. State Police also ticketed distracted drivers who use handheld electronic devices.
State Troopers arrested 257 people for DWI and investigated 947 accidents, which resulted in 243 people being injured and four fatalities.
As part of the enforcement, Troopers also targeted speeding and aggressive drivers across the State. Below is a sampling of the total tickets that were issued.
Speeding: 6,422
Distracted Driving: 627
Seatbelt violations: 503
Move Over Law: 159
During last year’s St. Patrick’s Day enforcement period, which ran for a total of 120 hours, the State Police issued 14,113 tickets and arrested 264 people for DWI.