The New York State Police will improve patrols to crack down on drunk and drugged driving and different site visitors infractions over the Fourth of July vacation. This particular enforcement interval will start at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 1, 2022, and run via 3 a.m. on Tuesday, July 5, 2022.
Throughout this enforcement interval, drivers can anticipate to come across sobriety checkpoints and DWI patrols. Troopers can even be searching for motorists who’re utilizing their telephones and different digital units whereas behind the wheel. Drivers also needs to bear in mind to “transfer over” for stopped emergency and hazard automobiles after they journey New York roadways.
Troopers will likely be utilizing each marked State Police automobiles and Hid Identification Visitors Enforcement (CITE) automobiles as a part of the operation. The CITE automobiles enable Troopers to extra simply determine motorists who’re utilizing handheld units whereas driving. These automobiles mix in with on a regular basis site visitors however are unmistakable as emergency automobiles as soon as the emergency lighting is activated.
Throughout final yr’s Fourth of July enforcement interval, Troopers issued 10,238 complete tickets, arrested 195 folks for DWI and investigated 648 crashes, together with two fatalities.
The Fourth of July initiative is partially funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC). The GTSC and the New York State STOP-DWI Basis remind motorists that their “Have a Plan” mobile app, is obtainable for Apple, Droid and Home windows smartphones. The app permits New Yorkers to find and name a taxi or rideshare service and program a chosen driver checklist. It additionally supplies info on DWI legal guidelines and penalties, and supplies a technique to report a suspected impaired driver.
Should you drive drunk or drugged, you not solely put your life and the lives of others in danger, you possibly can face arrest, jail time, and substantial fines and lawyer charges. The typical ingesting and driving arrest prices as much as $10,000.
Arrested drunk and drugged drivers face the lack of their driver’s license, increased insurance coverage charges, and dozens of unanticipated bills from lawyer charges, fines and court docket prices, automotive towing and repairs, and misplaced time at work.
The New York State Police, and GTSC advocate these easy tricks to forestall impaired driving:
- Plan a secure approach dwelling earlier than the enjoyable begins;
- Earlier than ingesting, designate a sober driver;
- Should you’re impaired, use a taxi, name a sober good friend or member of the family, or use public transportation;
- Use your group’s sober journey program;
- Should you suspect a driver is drunk or impaired on the highway, don’t hesitate to contact native regulation enforcement;
- If you realize somebody who’s about to drive or journey whereas impaired, take their keys and assist them make different preparations to get to the place they’re going safely.
