Police in New York Issued Nearly 13,000 Tickets in a Few Days
Extra police were patrolling the roads in the Hudson Valley and across New York State.
The New York State Police today announced officers issued a total of 12,975 tickets statewide during this year’s special Thanksgiving holiday traffic enforcement period.
The Thanksgiving enforcement period began on Wednesday, November 24, and continued through Sunday, November 28, 2021.
During the 2020 Thanksgiving holiday enforcement campaign, the State Police issued 13,887 total tickets and arrested 155 people for DWI.
During the campaign, which was funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, State Police utilized sobriety checkpoints, additional DWI patrols, and ticketed distracted drivers who used handheld electronic devices.
Troopers arrested 183 people for DWI and investigated 1,041 crashes, including one fatal crash.
As part of the enforcement, Troopers also targeted speeding and aggressive drivers across the state. Below is a sampling of the total tickets that were issued in each part of the state.
Police in New York Issued Nearly 13,000 Tickets in a Few Days
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Western NY:
1,136
North Country
846
Southern Tier
930
Central NY
1,207
Finger Lakes
1,381
F
Upper Hudson Valley
1,715
G
Capital Region
1,025
K
Lower Hudson Valley
1,521
Long Island
879
NYC
New York City
592
NYS Thruway
1,743