New York State Police issue more than 18,000 tickets during 'Spri...

Press Release

The New York State Police today announced that it issued a total of 18,375 tickets statewide during the 'Spring Safe Driving' enforcement.

The special enforcement period began on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, and ran through Sunday, April 14, 2024.

During the campaign, State Police focused on speeding, aggressive driving, distracted driving (handheld devices), and the Move Over law.

Each year, unsafe speed is the number one contributing factor for fatal crashes, while driver inattention/distraction is a leading contributing factor to all motor vehicle crashes. The goal of the initiative is to reduce speed and distracted driving-related crashes and improve safe highway travel for all motorists.

Below is a sampling of the total tickets that were issued.

Speeding 6,873

Distracted Driving 1,092

Move Over Law 337

Results breakdown of violations by troop:

Troop	Region	Speed	Distracted Driving	Move Over	Total Tickets (includes other violations)
A	Western NY	625	74	14	1,670
B	North Country	436	27	17	1,349
C	Southern Tier	479	61	37	1,120
D	Central NY	535	84	14	1,719
E	Finger Lakes	651	69	32	1,992
F	Upper Hudson Valley	641	149	26	1,814
G	Capital Region	643	119	110	1,599
K	Lower Hudson Valley	1,357	188	85	2,559
L	Long Island	403	160	10	1,431
NYC	New York City	169	47	1	967
T	NYS Thruway	934	114	84	2,155