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New York State Police Arrested 247 People Statewide for
Impaired Driving Over the Thanksgiving Holiday
Published: December 03, 2025
at 10:00 a.m.
By: Press Release
from New York State Police
New York State Police Arrested 247 People for
Impaired Driving Over the Thanksgiving Holiday
The New York
State Police today announced that it issued 13,036 tickets statewide during
this year’s Thanksgiving holiday traffic enforcement period.
The enforcement
initiative began on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, and continued through
Sunday, November 30, 2025. The effort was funded by the Governor’s Traffic
Safety Committee.
Throughout the
campaign, Troopers conducted sobriety checkpoints, deployed additional DWI
patrols, and ticketed drivers who were using handheld electronic devices.
Troopers arrested 247 people for DWI and investigated 1,277 crashes,
including two fatal crashes.
As part of the
initiative, Troopers also focused on speeding and aggressive driving. A
sample of tickets issued is listed below.
Speeding
4,454
Distracted Driving
278
Seatbelt violations
1,108
Move Over Law
243
During the 2024
Thanksgiving holiday enforcement, the State Police issued 12,867 total
tickets and arrested 259 people for DWI.
The results of
the campaign broken down 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
|
7
|
291
|
13
|
114
|
4
|
1079
|
|
B
|
North Country
|
7
|
293
|
5
|
47
|
29
|
1017
|
|
C
|
Southern Tier
|
21
|
434
|
41
|
178
|
35
|
1232
|
|
D
|
Central NY
|
30
|
380
|
18
|
113
|
12
|
1305
|
|
E
|
Finger Lakes
|
13
|
450
|
19
|
97
|
21
|
1521
|
|
F
|
Western HV
|
38
|
396
|
22
|
77
|
8
|
1058
|
|
G
|
Capital Region
|
37
|
361
|
25
|
42
|
21
|
1144
|
|
K
|
Eastern HV
|
46
|
748
|
16
|
72
|
42
|
1605
|
|
L
|
Long Island
|
23
|
282
|
34
|
22
|
6
|
744
|
|
NYC
|
New York City
|
9
|
104
|
2
|
13
|
1
|
445
|
|
T
|
NYS Thruway
|
16
|
696
|
83
|
333
|
64
|
1886
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2025 Thanksgiving Weekend Traffic Enforcement Initiative Data
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