A statewide enforcement campaign targeting impaired and distracted driving during Columbus Day weekend resulted in 10,803 tickets issued by State Police. Troopers used sobriety checkpoints, additional DWI patrols, and ticketed distracted drivers who used handheld electronic devices. The enforcement period, which ran October 9-12, also targeted speeding and aggressive drivers. Troopers arrested 200 people for DWI and investigated 768 crashes, with four fatal crashes reported.
A sampling of the total tickets that were issued included:
- Speeding: 4,605
- Distracted Driving: 274
- Seat Belt and Child Restraint Violations: 430
- Move Over Law: 225
In Western New York, Troop A issued 935 tickets, including 333 for speeding.
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