WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) – State Police say nearly 3,000 less tickets were handed out this year during the weekend leading up to Columbus Day.
State Police said it issued almost 11,000 tickets statewide during it’s special enforcement period from October 9th to the 12th.
Last year Police issued nearly 14,000 tickets, almost 3,000 more tickets than this year.
Troopers arrested 200 people for DWI and investigated 768 crashes, with four fatal crashes reported.
In the North Country, 606 tickets were handed out.
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