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November 7, 2024

New York State Police issue over 9,000 tickets during annual Halloween DWI enforcement period

New York State Police issue over 9,000 tickets during annual Halloween DWI enforcement period
Press Release

The New York State Police issued a total of 9,984 tickets statewide during the annual DWI Halloween Enforcement campaign which started on Thursday, October 31, 2024, and continued through Sunday, November 3, 2024.

During the campaign, State Police utilized sobriety checkpoints, additional DWI patrols, and ticketed distracted drivers who used handheld electronic devices. Troopers also used both marked State Police vehicles and Concealed Identity Traffic Enforcement (CITE) vehicles as part of this crackdown in order to more easily identify motorists who were violating the law. These vehicles blend in with everyday traffic but are unmistakable as emergency vehicles once the emergency lighting is activated. 

Troopers arrested 176 people for DWI and investigated 964 accidents, which resulted in three 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                  3,590

Distracted Driving     270

Seatbelt violations     370

Move Over Law         129

During the 2023 Halloween DWI enforcement period, which was one day longer than the 2024 enforcement, the State Police issued 13,115 total tickets and arrested 207 people for DWI.

Below are 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

10

360

19

47

3

1053

B

North Country

7

178

0

6

13

605

C

Southern Tier

11

273

7

11

6

678

D

Central NY

12

272

14

21

6

917

E

Finger Lakes

11

271

17

71

2

1063

F

Western Hudson Valley

43

404

26

53

16

1101

G

Capital Region

26

434

29

37

17

1066

K

Eastern Hudson Valley

29

498

37

26

13

1022

L

Long Island

10

163

65

13

7

538

NYC

New York City

0

47

5

26

0

327

T

NYS Thruway

17

690

51

59

46

1614