Nearly 135,000 tickets issued during annual Holiday Enforcement Crackdown across New York

New York State Police and local law enforcement partners issued nearly 135,000 tickets during the annual ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ traffic enforcement blitz during Christmas and New Year’s.

During last year’s crackdown, law enforcement statewide issued 129,686 tickets. Of those tickets 23,339 were for speeding, 4,205 were for distracted driving, 3,230 were for seatbelts, 981 for the ‘Move Over Law’ and 4,264 individuals were arrested for impaired driving.

93,667 drivers were also ticketed for other infractions.

This year, 4,623 arrests were made for impaired driving. Another 24,063 tickets were filed for speeding, according to data released from state authorities.

These traffic enforcement campaigns are funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, which promotes and supports participation of law enforcement agencies at the state, county and local levels in these high-visibility enforcement efforts.

Grant funding is intended to provide for supplemental traffic enforcement and engagement during those times of the year, like the holidays, when there is greater potential for drivers impaired by alcohol or drugs to be on the road.

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