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.
