Police In NY Issue More than 32,900 Tickets During Holidays

Police were busy over the holidays giving out almost 33,000 tickets. Governor Kathy Hochul announced the results of the National DWI Crackdown, which started on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, and ran through New Year's Day.

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New York State Police issued 32,934 tickets and arrested 453 people for impaired driving. During the enforcement period Troopers investigated 4,417 accidents, which resulted in 528 injured and eight fatalities. Governor Hochul said,

I thank the State Police and local law enforcement for their continued efforts to get dangerous drivers off the roads and protect all New Yorkers. We will not stand for the preventable tragedies that are caused by impaired and reckless drivers, and we will continue our aggressive enforcement measures to make the roads safe for all who use them.

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Here are the tickets issued by each Troop:

Troop	Region	Speed	DWI Arrests (# of persons)	Distracted Driving	Child Restraint/ Seat Belt	Move Over	Total Tickets (includes other violations)
A	Western NY	843	36	78	67	13	2,597
B	North Country	681	22	21	42	28	2,204
C	Southern Tier	898	23	55	36	29	2,369
D	Central NY	753	41	62	124	11	2,945
E	Finger Lakes	917	33	60	135	19	3,302
F	Upper Hudson Valley	1,271	87	140	131	27	3,138
G	Capital Region	1,008	39	94	38	48	2,690
K	Lower Hudson Valley	1,911	76	108	85	35	4,122
L	Long Island	845	49	134	75	3	2,931
NYC	New York City	262	11	53	56	2	1,831
T	NYS Thruway	1,916	36	107	127	101	4,805