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The special STOP-DWI enforcement campaign, funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, will include increased patrols and sobriety checkpoints to deter, identify, and arrest impaired drivers, as well as underage drinker enforcement.
The enforcement initiative runs through Monday, Feb.13.
"While STOP-DWI efforts across New York have led to significant reductions in the number of drinking and driving fatalities, too many lives are still being lost because of crashes caused by impaired drivers," state police said.
During the 2022 Super Bowl campaign, troopers arrested 189 people for impaired driving and issued 10, 975 total tickets.
Troopers will be using both marked state police vehicles and concealed identity traffic enforcement vehicles as part of the operation.
The unmarked vehicles allow troopers to more easily identify motorists who are using handheld devices while driving, state police said, adding that "these vehicles blend in with everyday traffic but are unmistakable as emergency vehicles once the emergency lighting is activated."
Drivers should also remember to “move over” for stopped emergency and hazard vehicles stopped on the side of the road when they travel New York roadways.
An impaired driving conviction carries a maximum fine of $10,000, up to seven years in prison, and license revocation.
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