Over 27,000 tickets issued across New York during annual ‘Speed Week’ campaign

Over 27,000 tickets were issued across New York State for this year’s annual ‘Speed Week’ enforcement campaign.

In partnership with local law enforcement, State Police issued nearly 13,000 tickets for speeding, an increase from 11,152 last-year.

The enforcement period, which is made possible thanks to the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, ran from June 9 – 15.

In our local Troop D region, 882 drivers were caught speeding. In total, nearly 2,500 tickets and other violations were handed out in the Troop D region.

As part of this enforcement detail, Troopers targeted speeding and aggressive drivers across the state.

Troopers watched for impaired and distracted drivers, vehicle occupants who were not properly buckled up, and drivers who violated the Move Over Law, which requires motorists to exercise extreme caution when passing emergency vehicles that are stopped in or on the side of the road.

The State Police supplemented regular patrols statewide, including the use of their under-cover 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.

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