State Police issue nearly 11,000 tickets during Columbus Day Weekend enforcement campaign

State Troopers issued nearly 11,000 tickets across New York during this year’s Columbus Day Weekend enforcement campaign.

The blitz ran Friday, October 9 through Monday, October 12.

Here in Troop D, 16 drivers were arrested for intoxication or impairment; 444 were ticketed for speeding; 20 for distracted driving; 42 for seatbelt violations and another 19 tickets for drivers who failed to move over.

Across the state, Troopers arrested 200 people for DWI and investigated 768 crashes, with four fatal crashes reported.

Over 4,600 drivers were caught speeding during this year’s campaign.

During last year’s Columbus Day weekend enforcement campaign, State Police issued 13,825 tickets and arrested 191 people for DWI.

The 2025 campaign lasted five days, one day longer than this year’s initiative, running from Thursday, October 9, through Monday, October 13.

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