MID-HUDSON – The New York State Police will be enforcing a special traffic enforcement initiative from November 26th to November 30th to crack down on unsafe driving behaviors during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. This initiative includes fixed sobriety checkpoints, supplemental patrols, and unmarked concealed identity traffic enforcement (CITE) vehicles to blend in with everyday traffic.
New York State Police Superintendent Steven James said, “Every year there are preventable tragedies, and a wake of victims left behind because of the decisions made by reckless and impaired drivers. As we drive throughout the state to see our family and friends this Thanksgiving holiday, driver safety is absolutely imperative. The New York State Police proudly joins our law enforcement partners in the continued effort to discourage, detect, and apprehend impaired and drunk drivers.”
Holidays typically bring higher volumes of traffic with them, and it is also a time when alcohol consumption is widespread. During the 2024 Thanksgiving holiday period, Troopers arrested 251 drivers for DWI, issued 4,338 speeding tickets, and 371 tickets for distracted driving…