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State Police Issue More than 11,000 Tickets During Memorial Day Weekend Enforcement Period

 

Published: May 29, 2026 at 02:15 p.m.

By: Press Release from New York State Police

 

State Police issue more than 11,000 tickets during Memorial Day Weekend enforcement period

 

The New York State Police today announced that it issued a total of 11,104 tickets statewide during the Memorial Day Weekend enforcement campaign. 

 

The special enforcement period began on Friday, May 22, 2026, and ran through Monday, May 25, 2026.

 

During the campaign, which was partially funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, State Police utilized sobriety checkpoints, additional DWI patrols, and ticketed distracted drivers who used handheld electronic devices. 

Troopers arrested 211 people for DWI and investigated 693 crashes, with four fatal crashes reported.

 

As part of the enforcement, Troopers targeted speeding and aggressive drivers across the state. Below is a sampling of the total tickets that were issued.

 

Speeding                         3,116

Distracted Driving         338

Seatbelt violations        1,742

Move Over Law             249

 

During last year’s Memorial Day Weekend enforcement campaign, the State Police issued 12,062 total tickets and arrested 245 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)

Total Penal Law Arrests

A

Western NY

6

225

28

206

8

1067

25

B

North Country

11

357

21

134

61

1151

47

C

Southern Tier

12

254

24

195

52

894

32

D

Central NY

35

258

30

152

4

1121

87

E

Finger Lakes

12

294

16

263

9

1215

34

F

Western HV

37

242

49

115

14

896

82

G

Capital Region

20

295

39

128

19

951

67

K

Eastern HV

22

417

31

148

21

1216

35

L

Long Island

20

149

23

81

5

580

22

NYC

New York City

7

47

24

12

0

332

9

T

NYS Thruway

29

578

53

308

56

1681

34

 

 

 

 

 

 

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