New York State Police say they issued more than 33,000 traffic tickets and arrested 538 people for driving while intoxicated statewide in a campaign that began December 14th and continued through the holidays until January 1st.
Part of a national campaign, troopers say they operated 29 sobriety checkpoints, a dozen details targeting underage drinking, 10 "saturation details" targeting a specific area for drunken drivers and 41 additional dedicated local patrols against drunken driving.
