State Police release results of Halloween safety crackdown
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State Police release results of Halloween safety crackdown By WNYT New York State Police issued 7,798 tickets and made 243 drunk driving arrests during a Halloween traffic safety crackdown. State Police announced Friday that the special enforcement period ran from Friday, Oct. 30, through Sunday, Nov. 1. The campaign was partially funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee. Troopers used sobriety checkpoints and additional driving while intoxicated (DWI) patrols and ticketed impaired and distracted drivers. They also targeted underage drinking, speeding and aggressive drivers across the state. State Police said troopers investigated 694 crashes during the campaign, including two fatal crashes. A sampling of the tickets showed 2,778 speeding violations, 178 distracted driving violations, 304 seat belt and child restraint violations and 152 Move Over Law violations. During last year’s Halloween enforcement, which ran from Friday, Oct. 31, through Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, State Police issued 7,651 tickets and arrested 196 people for DWI. Local breakdowns For Troop G, which covers the Greater Capital Region, there were 642 citations including 29 DWI arrests, 214 speeding tickets, 24 for distracted driving, 18 for seat belt violations, four violations of the Move Over Law and 62 criminal arrests. For Troop F, which covers the western Hudson Valley, there were 714 citations including 33 DWI arrests, 254 tickets for speeding, eight for distracted driving, 23 seat belt violations, 12 Move Over Law violations and 52 criminal arrests For Troop K, which covers the eastern Hudson Valley, there 747 citations including 28 DWI arrests, 312 speeding tickets, nine for distracted driving, 18 seat belt vioaltions, 24 violations of the Move Over Law and 42 criminal arrests.