Law enforcement agencies throughout the State issued 50,466 tickets for various vehicle and traffic law violations, including 1,705 tickets for impaired driving, during a statewide mobilization during the busy Thanksgiving travel period. This is a 42 percent increase over the 35,508 violations issued during the 2023 Thanksgiving enforcement campaign.
“The results of this effort are staggering. Far too many people put their lives and the lives of others at risk through poor choices that can easily be mitigated,” Governor Hochul said. “I want to thank our law enforcement officers for their continued commitment to remove these drivers from our roadways and keep New Yorkers safe.”
Sobriety checkpoints and increased patrols to deter, identify and arrest impaired drivers, were conducted throughout the campaign by State and local law enforcement officers. The statewide initiative is funded, annually, by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee.
As part of the enforcement, law enforcement officers also targeted speeding and aggressive drivers across the State. Below is a breakdown of the total tickets that were issued.
During the 2023 Thanksgiving holiday period, law enforcement officers arrested 1,342 drivers for DWI, issued 7,656 speeding tickets, and 970 tickets for distracted driving.
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