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Week-Long Police Detail Targeting Speeding, Aggressive Driving Starts
“Speed Week” is back, as New York State Police troopers conduct a weeklong crackdown on drunk, distracted and aggressive drivers on the New York State Thruway.
The week-long enforcement began on Sunday, Sept. 9, lasting through Saturday, Sept. 15. The last “Speed Week” enforcement, last month in Westchester, led to dozens of tickets for various offenses.
According to state police, speeding is listed as a contributing factor in nearly one-third of all fatal crashes in New York State. More than 42,000 people die as the result of traffic crashes each year nationally, and hundreds of thousands …
