The New York State Police today announced that it issued 11,582 tickets during this year’s St. Patrick’s Day enforcement initiative.
The campaign began on Friday, March 14, 2025, and continued until Monday, March 17, 2025. This year’s enforcement was one day longer than the 2024 initiative.
During the campaign, which was funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, the New York State Police utilized sobriety checkpoints, additional DWI patrols, and underage drinking and sales to minors detail. State Police also ticketed distracted drivers who use handheld electronic devices.
State Troopers arrested 239 people for DWI and investigated 563 crashes, which resulted in no fatalities.
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.
- Speeding — 3,680
- Distracted Driving — 337
- Seatbelt violations — 423
- Move Over Law — 161
During last year’s St. Patrick’s Day enforcement period, the State Police issued 8,662 tickets and arrested 217 people for DWI.
In Western New York, there were 13 DWI arrests, 308 people charged with speeding, 28 distracted driving tickets issued, 40 charged with having children without seatbelts, and 5 move over violations. In all, 1,152 tickets were issued locally.
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