GOVERNOR
ANDREW M. CUOMO
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
Albany, NY
Governor Cuomo Announces State Police Arrest 122 People for Impaired Driving During Super Bowl Weekend
State Troopers Issue More Than 8,300 Tickets During STOP DWI Enforcement Campaign
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced State Police issued more than 8,300 tickets and arrested 122 people during a special STOP DWI traffic enforcement period over Super Bowl Weekend. During the annual campaign, which started on Friday, February 1 and ran through 4 a.m. on Monday, February 3, 2020, State Police increased patrols and conducted sobriety checkpoints to deter, identify and arrest impaired drivers. The initiative was funded by the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee and was also carried out by local law enforcement agencies across the state.
"Even if your team didn't make it to the game, Super Bowl festivities remain a great tradition centered around spending time with friends and loved ones, but it's not a license to overindulge and take to the roads," Governor Cuomo said. "New York has zero tolerance for drinking and driving and these results show that our aggressive enforcement of the law is working and it's helping to keep New Yorkers safe on our roadways and highways."
During this enforcement period, State Troopers arrested 122 people for DWI and investigated 370 crashes, which injured 66 people. State Police did not respond to any fatal crashes during the weekend.
As part of the enforcement, Troopers also targeted drivers speeding and aggressive drivers across the State and issued a total of 8,372 tickets for a variety of vehicle and traffic violations. Below is a sampling of the total tickets that were issued:
Speeding 2,841
Distracted Driving 183
Seatbelt violations 201
Move Over Law 102
New York State Police Superintendent Keith M. Corlett said, "We have zero tolerance for dangerous and distracted drivers on our highways. As always, we are committed to keeping our roadways safe. Drivers can do their part by also putting safety first. Make sure
to put down any electronic device, move over, slow down and of course, drive sober."
New York DMV Commissioner and GTSC Chair Mark J.F. Schroeder said, "There's no excuse for impaired driving. The results show, if
you make the reckless decision to drive impaired, you will be caught and held accountable. I applaud our state and local law enforcement for their hard work in keeping our roadways safe."
During last year's Super Bowl enforcement State Police issued more than 8,000 tickets and arrested 146 people for DWI.
The results of the 2020 campaign broken down by Troop is available below:
Troop Region DWI Arrests Speed Distracted Child Restraint Move Total Tickets Including
(# of persons) Driving Seat Belts Over Other Violations
-A- Western N.Y 8 235 21 11 5 768
-B- North Country 5 104 5 9 3 527
-C- Southern Tier 5 174 4 2 5 500
-D- Central N.Y. 11 288 15 15 6 914
-E - Finger Lakes 13 188 16 22 8 770
-F- Upper Hudson Valley 29 419 8 49 10 1,108
-G- Capital Region 14 193 32 16 13 722
-K- Lower Hudson Valley 24 466 29 23 20 1,033
-L- Long Island 7 187 22 21 1 509
-NYC - New York City 0 9 8 9 1 416
-T- NYS Thruway 6 578 23 24 30 1,105
