NEW YORK - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today in conjunction with the New York State Police announced that 10,238 tickets were issued statewide during the July 4th Weekend enforcement campaign.
"Putting others in danger by driving impaired is unacceptable in the State of New York and those who do it will be held accountable," Governor Cuomo said. "Thank you to the women and men of law enforcement around the state who patrol our streets to keep us safe. Lives were saved this holiday weekend because of your hard work and dedication to the people you serve."
The special enforcement period began on Friday, July 2, 2021 and ran through Monday, July 5, 2021.
During the campaign, partially funded by the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee, State Police utilized sobriety checkpoints, targeted reckless and aggressive driving, and ticketed distracted drivers who used handheld electronic devices.
Troopers arrested 195 people for DWI and investigated 648 crashes, including 122 personal injury crashes 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 3,955
Distracted Driving 202
Seatbelt violations 671
Move Over Law 132
During last year's 4th of July Weekend enforcement campaign, which ran from July 3, 2020, through July 5, 2020, the State Police issued 8,214 total tickets and arrested 180 people for DWI.
Below is a breakdown of violations by troop:
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