The New York State Police issued 25,199 total traffic tickets during the special “Speed Week” traffic enforcement campaign earlier this month.

“Speed Week,” which was conducted from Aug. 15 to Aug. 21, targeted speeding and other unsafe driving behaviors, including distracted driving and violations of the Move Over Law. 

Troopers issued 14,008 tickets for speeding, 531 for distracted driving, 476 for Move Over law violations, and arrested 214 people for drunk and impaired driving.

State police also responded to 206 personal injury crashes, including five fatal crashes.

During the August 2021 Speed Week campaign, troopers issued 32,922 total tickets, including 18,358 for speeding.

As part of this enforcement detail, troopers targeted speeding and aggressive drivers across the state. Troopers watched for impaired and distracted drivers, vehicle occupants who were not properly buckled up, and drivers who violated 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.

The state police supplemented regular patrols statewide, including the use of Concealed Identity Traffic Enforcement (CITE) patrol vehicles to better locate drivers talking or texting on hand held devices. These unmarked vehicles blend in with every-day traffic, but are unmistakable as emergency vehicles once the emergency lighting is activated.

There were a total of 2,089 tickets issued in the Central New York region, which includes Oneida, Herkimer and Madison counties. Troopers made 10 arrests for drunken driving in the region, and issued 1,086 tickets for speeding.

The area in New York with the most speeding tickets issued was the Lower Hudson Valley, with 2,495 tickets for speeding, authorities stated.