"Drinking before getting behind the wheel, speeding and distracted driving are all poor choices that can have life altering consequences," Governor Hochul said. "I want to commend the efforts of law enforcement members who worked through the holiday period to crack down on impaired and reckless driving. Their hard work is contributing to keeping New York's roadways amongst the safest in the nation."
The State Police supplemented regular patrols statewide, including fixed sobriety checkpoints, an underage drinker initiative and the "Operation Hang Up" initiative, which targets distracted drivers by utilizing Concealed Identity Traffic Enforcement (CITE) patrol vehicles to better locate drivers talking or texting on handheld devices. These unmarked vehicles blend in with everyday traffic but are unmistakable as emergency vehicles once the emergency lighting is activated.
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 - 4,757
- Distracted Driving - 425
- Seatbelt violations - 1,791
- Move Over Law - 131
The results of the campaign broken down by Troop:
Troop | Region | Speed | DWI Arrests (# of persons) | Distracted Driving | Child Restraint/ Seat Belt | Move Over | Total Tickets (includes other violations) |
A | Western NY | 320 | 13 | 18 | 221 | 5 | 1,201 |
B | North Country | 272 | 4 | 6 | 68 | 15 | 865 |
C | Southern Tier | 471 | 8 | 30 | 250 | 16 | 1,400 |
D | Central NY | 522 | 11 | 41 | 486 | 10 | 1,791 |
E | Finger Lakes | 381 | 16 | 15 | 135 | 9 | 1,414 |
F | Upper Hudson Valley | 405 | 45 | 65 | 136 | 7 | 1,201 |
G | Capital Region | 411 | 21 | 30 | 94 | 13 | 1,116 |
K | Lower Hudson Valley | 836 | 42 | 57 | 90 | 30 | 1,679 |
L | Long Island | 411 | 31 | 50 | 77 | 2 | 1,132 |
NYC | New York City | 98 | 4 | 53 | 24 | 2 | 600 |
T | NYS Thruway | 630 | 18 | 60 | 210 | 22 | 1,664 |
