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New York State Police Announce Results of St.
Patrick’s Day Enforcement Period
Published: March 19, 2025 at
10:30 a.m.
By: Press Release
from New York State Police
New York State Police announce results of St.
Patrick’s Day enforcement period
The New York
State Police today announced that it issued 11,582 tickets during this
year’s St. Patrick’s Day enforcement initiative.
The campaign
began on Friday, March 14, 2025, and continued until Monday, March 17,
2025. This year’s enforcement was one day longer than the 2024 initiative.
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 239 people for DWI and investigated 563 crashes, which resulted in
no 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
3,680
Distracted Driving 337
Seatbelt violations
423
Move Over Law
161
During last
year’s St. Patrick’s Day enforcement period, the State Police issued 8,662
tickets and arrested 217 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
|
Total
Tickets
(includes other
violations)
|
|
A
|
Western NY
|
13
|
308
|
28
|
40
|
5
|
1152
|
|
B
|
North Country
|
13
|
156
|
6
|
18
|
8
|
712
|
|
C
|
Southern Tier
|
16
|
330
|
14
|
40
|
26
|
905
|
|
D
|
Central NY
|
20
|
329
|
26
|
57
|
8
|
1298
|
|
E
|
Finger Lakes
|
14
|
310
|
23
|
69
|
7
|
1241
|
|
F
|
Western HV
|
46
|
387
|
32
|
38
|
11
|
1217
|
|
G
|
Capital Region
|
31
|
331
|
23
|
23
|
12
|
962
|
|
K
|
Eastern HV
|
33
|
414
|
32
|
16
|
19
|
1067
|
|
L
|
Long Island
|
27
|
208
|
65
|
21
|
7
|
722
|
|
NYC
|
New York City
|
3
|
46
|
14
|
5
|
0
|
405
|
|
T
|
NYS Thruway
|
23
|
861
|
74
|
96
|
58
|
1901
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