Saturday, February 18, 2023

Governor Hochul Announces State Police Issue 11,865 Tickets During Super Bowl Weekend Stop DWI Enforcement Campaign

 DWI Sobriety Checkpoint Sign

State Troopers Arrested 183 People for DWI During Super Bowl Weekend


 The New York State Police today announced that Troopers issued more than 11,800 tickets during a special STOP DWI traffic enforcement period over Super Bowl Weekend. During the campaign which started on Friday, February 10, 2023 and ran through Monday, February 13, 2023, Troopers arrested 183 people for DWI and investigated 490 crashes, which resulted in 73 people being injured and four fatalities.

"I thank our State Police and local law enforcement for their diligent efforts to get dangerous drivers off of the roads," Governor Hochul said. "The poor decisions made by impaired and reckless drivers put everyone on the road at risk. Enforcements like these send the message that we will not tolerate this behavior on our roadways."

State Police increased patrols and conducted sobriety checkpoints to deter, identify and arrest impaired drivers.The initiative was funded by the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) and was also carried out by local law enforcement agencies across the state. During last year's Super Bowl enforcement initiative, State Police issued 10,975 tickets, arrested 189 people for DWI, and investigated 688 crashes that resulted in 87 individuals being injured and four fatalities.

New York State Police Acting Superintendent Steven A. Nigrelli said, "I commend our Troopers and local law enforcement partners for the work they do each day to keep our roads safe. However, the results of this year's enforcement shows that too many people are still making the wrong decision and getting behind the wheel while drunk or impaired. We have no tolerance for this behavior, and our Troopers will remain vigilant to remove these reckless individuals from our roadways."

As part of the enforcement, Troopers also targeted drivers speeding and aggressive drivers across the State, and issued a total of 11, 865 tickets for a variety of vehicle and traffic violations. Below is a sampling of tickets that were issued.

  • Speeding: 4,119
  • Distracted Driving: 267
  • Seatbelt violations: 356
  • Move Over Law: 86

The results of the campaign broken down by Troop:

Troop 

Region 

DWI Arrests 

(# of persons) 

Speed 

Distracted Driving 

Child Restraint/ 

Seat Belt 

Move Over 

Total 

Tickets 

(includesother violations) 

A 

Western NY 

16 

407 

12 

38 

2 

1,272 

B 

North Country 

4 

149 

19 

14 

4 

645 

C 

Southern Tier 

9 

372 

10 

19 

10 

974 

D 

Central NY 

12 

309 

29 

23 

6 

1,024 

E 

Finger Lakes 

20 

344 

38 

79 

2 

1,389 

F 

Upper Hudson Valley 

31 

374 

22 

44 

6 

1,081 

G 

Capital Region 

16 

334 

15 

19 

4 

930 

K 

Lower Hudson Valley 

33 

625 

27 

25 

24 

1,308 

L 

Long Island 

23 

274 

30 

32 

5 

813 

NYC 

New York City 

3 

68 

13 

18 

1 

581 

T 

NYS Thruway 

16 

863 

52 

45 

22 

1,848