SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The New York State Police said issued a total of 10,803 tickets statewide during the Columbus Day Weekend enforcement campaign.
The special enforcement period began on Oct. 9 and ran through Oct. 12. In Central New York, the state police issued more than 1,100 tickets. A majority of them were for speeding.
The state police used sobriety checkpoints, additional DWI patrols and ticketed distracted drivers who used handheld electronic devices. Troopers arrested 200 people for DWI and investigated 768 crashes, with four fatal crashes reported.
As part of the enforcement, troopers targeted speeding and aggressive drivers across the state. Below is a sampling of the total tickets that were issued.
Speeding — 4,605Distracted driving — 274Seat belt and child restraint violations — 430Move Over Law — 225
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During last year’s Columbus Day weekend enforcement campaign, State Police issued 13,825 tickets and arrested 191 people for DWI. The 2025 campaign lasted five days, one day longer than this year’s initiative, running from Thursday, October 9, through Monday, October 13, 2025.
The campaign was partially funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee.