Troopers Issue Over 10K Tickets During Labor Day Enforcement Campaign

State Police set up a DWI Checkpoint on Routes 5&20 along the Geneva Lakefront. Photo by Greg Cotterill, Finger Lakes Daily News.

State Police issued over 10,000 tickets during its Labor Day weekend enforcement campaign.

Running from August 30 through September 2, additional DWI patrols, and sobriety checkpoints helped combat impaired and distracted driving.

In total 10,240 tickets were issued and 232 people were arrested for Driving While Intoxicated.

Below is a breakdown of arrests and tickets by region:

Troop

Region

DWI Arrests

(# of persons)

Speed

Distracted Driving

Child Restraint & Seat Belt

Move Over

Total

Tickets

(includes other violations)

A

Western NY

12

352

27

84

6

936

B

North Country

9

216

11

28

25

756

C

Southern Tier

12

405

10

38

33

832

D

Central NY

29

275

15

33

9

884

E

Finger Lakes

21

332

26

112

7

1251

F

Western Hudson Valley

43

330

16

56

18

910

G

Capital Region

20

308

35

21

16

807

K

Eastern Hudson Valley

36

430

18

72

20

963

L

Long Island

22

219

40

25

3

669

NYC

New York City

3

81

39

13

0

599

T

NYS Thruway

25

768

41

110

72

1633

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