MID-HUDSON – State and local police in the region are going to participate
in the national enforcement initiative to crack down on impaired driving
during the holiday season.
The “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign began Friday
and continues through Sunday, January 1, 2017. Drivers can expect to see
sobriety checkpoints, along with more state troopers and local police
on the roadways during the campaign.
In addition to DWI checkpoints and patrols, troopers will be watching
for distracted drivers, vehicle occupants not properly buckled in, and
drivers violating the “Move Over Law,” which requires motorists
to exercise extreme caution when passing emergency vehicles that are stopped
in or on the side of the road.
During last year’s crackdown, State Police issued more than 32,000
tickets. Of those, more than 11,000 were for speeding, 810 were for distracted
driving and 348 for the “Move Over Law.” There were 477 people
arrested for DWI and six people were killed in crashes.
