NYS Police Issued 47,711 Tickets Over the Holidays

The New York State Police issued a total of 47,711 tickets over the Christmas and New Year’s holiday, as part of the “Drive High Get a DUI” national campaign. The initiative, which targeted impaired and reckless drivers, began on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, and ended Thursday, January 1, 2026.

State Police arrested 767 people for DWI and investigated 6,244 accidents, including 13 fatal accidents.

The Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee announced there were 134,438 tickets given out across New York by local and state law enforcement combined.

Throughout the enforcement, State Police utilized sobriety checkpoints, additional DWI patrols, and ticketed distracted drivers who used handheld electronic devices. Troopers also used both marked State Police vehicles and Concealed Identity Traffic Enforcement (CITE) vehicles as part of this crackdown in order to more easily identify motorists who were violating the law. These vehicles blend in with everyday traffic but are unmistakable as emergency vehicles once the emergency lighting is activated.

As part of the enforcement, troopers also targeted speeding and aggressive drivers across the state. Below is a sampling of the total tickets that were issued by NYS Troopers.

Speeding                    14,460

Distracted Driving     1,810

Seatbelt violations     1,600

Move Over Law         828

During last year’s National DWI Crackdown, the State Police issued 45,770 total tickets and arrested 755 people for DWI.

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The results of the campaign broken down by Troop:

National DWI Crackdown Enforcement Initiative Data (December 10, 2025 – January 1, 2026)