New York State Police advise drivers to stay sober
NEW YORK – The New York State Police advised drivers against drinking and driving on Independence Day holiday, and said law enforcement will conduct sobriety checkpoints and drive in unmarked vehicles to ensure the highways are safe.
This movement is part of New York’s Fourth of July initiative, which is a movement funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee to reduce the amount of drunk, impaired, or distracted drivers on the road.
According to an office statement from the New York State Police, drivers can expect numerous sobriety checkpoints and patrols, along with a ticket for motorists who are using their phones and other electronic devices while behind the wheel.
Troopers will be using both marked State Police vehicles and Concealed Identity Traffic Enforcement (CITE) vehicles as part of the operation.
According to the state police, they issued nearly 10,500 vehicle and traffic tickets during the Fourth of July holiday last year, and troopers arrested 240 people for DWI and investigated 152 crashes, which resulted in three fatalities and 248 injuries.
Police data shows that the Independence holiday period is especially deadly. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), during the July 4th period in 2015, 146 people died nationwide in alcohol related crashes. Two thirds of those crashes involved at least one driver with a blood alcohol concentration of .15 percent or higher which is almost twice the legal limit.
New York State Police Superintendent George P. Beach II said, “State Troopers will be highly visible on the roadways during the holiday, targeting drivers who needlessly put others in danger. We know all too well the preventable tragedies caused by impaired, reckless and distracted driving. Make the right choice – if your celebrations include drinking, plan ahead for a safe ride home.”
This movement is part of New York’s Fourth of July initiative, which is a movement funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee to reduce the amount of drunk, impaired, or distracted drivers on the road.
According to an office statement from the New York State Police, drivers can expect numerous sobriety checkpoints and patrols, along with a ticket for motorists who are using their phones and other electronic devices while behind the wheel.
Troopers will be using both marked State Police vehicles and Concealed Identity Traffic Enforcement (CITE) vehicles as part of the operation.
According to the state police, they issued nearly 10,500 vehicle and traffic tickets during the Fourth of July holiday last year, and troopers arrested 240 people for DWI and investigated 152 crashes, which resulted in three fatalities and 248 injuries.
Police data shows that the Independence holiday period is especially deadly. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), during the July 4th period in 2015, 146 people died nationwide in alcohol related crashes. Two thirds of those crashes involved at least one driver with a blood alcohol concentration of .15 percent or higher which is almost twice the legal limit.
New York State Police Superintendent George P. Beach II said, “State Troopers will be highly visible on the roadways during the holiday, targeting drivers who needlessly put others in danger. We know all too well the preventable tragedies caused by impaired, reckless and distracted driving. Make the right choice – if your celebrations include drinking, plan ahead for a safe ride home.”
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