NEW YORK — Governor Kathy Hochul announced today that the New York State Police and local law enforcement agencies statewide will crack down on impaired and reckless driving during Super Bowl weekend.
The STOP-DWI campaign will include underage drinking enforcement, along with increased patrols and sobriety checkpoints to deter, identify and arrest impaired drivers. The enforcement initiative, which runs from Friday, February 9, 2024, through Sunday, February 11, 2024, is funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC).
“As we celebrate the Super Bowl with friends and family, state police and local law enforcement are taking steps to protect New Yorkers from the dangers of impaired and reckless driving,” Hochul said. “Proper planning and responsible decision making are critical to keeping our communities safe, and we’re stepping up our enforcement as part of that effort.”
While STOP-DWI efforts across New York have led to significant reductions in the number of drinking and driving fatalities, many lives are still being lost because of crashes caused by impaired drivers, according to the governors
2023 ARRESTS
During the 2023 Super Bowl campaign, state police arrested 183 people for impaired driving and issued 11,865 total tickets. According to New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, statewide, 1,028 tickets were given out for alcohol- or drug-impaired driving, part of a total of 35,437 tickets issued, according to Hochul’s office.
“The New York State Police and our law enforcement partners remain steadfast in our commitment to keep drunk and drug impaired drivers off our roads,” said New York State Police Acting Superintendent Steven James.
“Those celebrating the big game should do so safely by planning ahead and ensuring that only a sober driver gets behind the wheel. We have zero tolerance for those irresponsible drivers, whose poor decisions endanger the public. Troopers, Deputies and Officers will be out in force this weekend to…
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