New York State Police Issue 70+ Tickets in 4 Hours

The New York State Police were busy on a stretch of Route 17 on Tuesday issuing 71 tickets.

The New York State Police (NYSP) have made it clear that they will do whatever they can to make drivers slow down and follow the rules of the road while driving in work zones. To do that the NYSP began conducting an enforcement campaign called "Operation Hard Hat" along random stretches of New York highways to get drivers to slow down.

Operation Hard Hat on Route 17

New York State Troopers from Troop F were out in full force on Tuesday (9/10/24) along with the New York State Department of Transportation conducting an "Operation Hard Hat" detail on State Route 17 in Bridgeville, New York in Sullivan County.

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According to the NYSP Facebook page, the detail, which had signs and troopers alerting drivers that they were entering an active work zone ran from 9 a.m. through 1 p.m. and resulted in troopers issuing 71 tickets in 4 hours.

NYSP Issue 71 Tickets in 4 Hours

Troopers issued 71 tickets in total including 21 speeding tickets, 10 seatbelt tickets, and 10 tickets to drivers that were using their cell phones while operating a vehicle.

Operation Hard Hat in New York

Operation Hard Hat targets reckless and distracted drivers in work zones across New York and cracks down on work zone violations while highlighting the importance of safe driving when approaching construction, maintenance, and emergency operations along state highways. Operation Hard Hat usually has a NYS Trooper dressed as a construction worker who will stand in an active work zone and observe drivers that break traffic laws. The undercover trooper will then call ahead to troopers waiting outside the work zone who will proceed to pull the vehicle over that was breaking the law and issue them a ticket.