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State Police Release Results of St. Patrick’s Day
Enforcement Campaign
Published: March 31, 2022 at
11:00 a.m.
By: Press Release from New York State Police
The New York State Police release the results for the
2022 St. Patrick's Day enforcement period
30 March 2022
NEW YORK STATE
POLICE
Kevin P. Bruen
Superintendent
Beau Duffy
Director of Public Information
PRESS RELEASE
The New York
State Police today announced that it issued more than 26,000 tickets during
this year’s St. Patrick’s Day enforcement initiative.
This year’s
enforcement period ran nine days and encompassed two consecutive weekends
compared to 2021 when the detail ran for five days, encompassing just one
weekend.
The campaign
began on Friday, March 11, 2022, and continued until Sunday, March 20,
2022.
During the
campaign, which was funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, the
New York State Police utilized sobriety checkpoints, additional DWI
patrols, and underage drinking and sales to minors detail. State Police
also ticketed distracted drivers who use handheld electronic devices.
State Troopers
arrested 381 people for DWI and investigated 1,663 crashes, which resulted
in 243 people being injured and two fatalities.
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.
Speeding
8,777
Distracted
Driving 754
Seatbelt
violations 901
Move Over
Law 221
During last
year’s St. Patrick’s Day enforcement period, the State Police issued 19,599
tickets and arrested 299 people for DWI.
Results of the St. Patrick’s Day enforcement
period by troop:
|
Troop
|
Region
|
DWI Arrests
(# of persons)
|
Speed
|
Distracted
Driving
|
Child
Restraint/
Seat Belt
|
Move Over
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Total
Tickets
(Includes other
violations)
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A
|
Western NY
|
21
|
655
|
54
|
76
|
14
|
2,224
|
|
B
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North Country
|
14
|
388
|
24
|
29
|
21
|
1,492
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C
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Southern Tier
|
15
|
925
|
27
|
96
|
26
|
2,366
|
|
D
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Central NY
|
30
|
738
|
59
|
89
|
20
|
2,611
|
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E
|
Finger Lakes
|
40
|
785
|
49
|
125
|
15
|
2,812
|
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F
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Upper Hudson
Valley
|
91
|
905
|
86
|
128
|
23
|
2,923
|
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G
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Capital Region
|
29
|
776
|
150
|
67
|
19
|
2,367
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|
K
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Lower
Hudson Valley
|
56
|
1,325
|
105
|
90
|
24
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2,873
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L
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Long Island
|
49
|
642
|
56
|
94
|
12
|
2,117
|
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NYC
|
New York City
|
5
|
91
|
40
|
34
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4
|
1,336
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T
|
NYS Thruway
|
31
|
1,547
|
104
|
73
|
43
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3,473
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TOTALS
|
381
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8,777
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754
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901
|
221
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