State police are conducting a crack-down on speeders and aggressive drivers across the state, including in St. Lawrence County, which runs through Aug. 11.

“Our goal during this campaign and our year round enforcement efforts is to get dangerous drivers off New York’s roads. Obeying the speed limit and driving defensively will reduce the number of fatal accidents and increase safety for everyone on the highway,” New York State Police Superintendent Joseph A. D’Amico said.

During this summer’s “Speed Week”, troopers will use both marked state police vehicles and Concealed Identity Traffic Enforcement (CITE) vehicles as part of the operation. The CITE vehicles allow Troopers to more easily identify motorists who are violating laws while driving. These vehicles blend in with every day traffic but are unmistakable as emergency vehicles once the emergency lighting is activated.

Troopers will also be watching for other traffic violations, including distracted or impaired drivers, vehicle occupants who are not properly buckled up, and drivers that are violating New York’s Move Over law.

Speeding by all vehicle types, as well as other traffic violations, will be heavily enforced throughout the week in addition to normal year-round enforcement. Drivers can expect to see more troopers and unmarked patrol vehicles on major highways during this detail, officials said.

Troopers will also be watching for distracted or impaired drivers, vehicle occupants who are not properly buckled up, and drivers that are violating the “Move Over Law.”

During the August 2014 Speed Week campaign, state police issued more than 22,000 traffic tickets. More than 10,000 of the tickets were for speeding, and more than 600 were for violations of the “Move Over” law.

Speeding is listed as a contributing factor in nearly one third of all fatal crashes in New York. In 2013, 352 people were killed and nearly 19,000 injured in speed related crashes statewide.