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New York State Police Issue Over 10,000 Tickets Statewide
During July 4th Enforcement Period
Published: July 08, 2025 at
09:45 a.m.
By: Press Release
from New York State Police
New York State Police Issue Over 10,000 Tickets
During July 4th Enforcement Period
The New York
State Police today announced that Troopers issued a total of 10,497 tickets
statewide during the 4th of July STOP-DWI enforcement
campaign.
The special
enforcement period began on Thursday, July 3, 2025, and
concluded on Sunday, July 6, 2025.
Funded by
the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, the campaign
included sobriety checkpoints, increased DWI patrols,
and enforcement targeting drivers using handheld electronic devices.
Troopers arrested
210 people for DWI and investigated 716 crashes,
including five fatal motor vehicle crashes.
In addition,
Troopers issued thousands of tickets for other traffic violations,
including speeding, seatbelt use, and failure to obey the Move Over Law.
Below is a breakdown of key violations:
- Speeding – 3,508
- Distracted Driving – 258
- Seatbelt Violations – 1,061
- Move Over Law – 301
For comparison,
during last year’s 4th of July enforcement campaign (Wednesday, July 3,
2024, through Sunday, July 7, 2024), State Police issued 12,951 total
tickets and arrested 335 people for DWI.
Below is a
breakdown of violations 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
|
8
|
257
|
19
|
60
|
7
|
830
|
|
B
|
North Country
|
8
|
432
|
8
|
81
|
81
|
1148
|
|
C
|
Southern Tier
|
10
|
327
|
12
|
67
|
46
|
765
|
|
D
|
Central NY
|
20
|
287
|
34
|
113
|
16
|
1034
|
|
E
|
Finger Lakes
|
12
|
299
|
23
|
153
|
16
|
1051
|
|
F
|
Western HV
|
33
|
251
|
46
|
131
|
23
|
1129
|
|
G
|
Capital Region
|
25
|
228
|
22
|
82
|
13
|
796
|
|
K
|
Eastern HV
|
29
|
329
|
23
|
69
|
13
|
858
|
|
L
|
Long Island
|
25
|
235
|
18
|
30
|
3
|
656
|
|
NYC
|
New York City
|
9
|
69
|
13
|
24
|
1
|
451
|
|
T
|
NYS Thruway
|
31
|
794
|
40
|
251
|
82
|
1779
|
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