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Labor Day state police crackdown nets 7 DWI arrests, 269 speeding tickets

Posted 9/9/26

The New York State Police made seven driving while intoxicated arrests and issued 269 speeding tickets in St. Lawrence County during the Labor Day enforcement campaign.

The special enforcement …

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Labor Day state police crackdown nets 7 DWI arrests, 269 speeding tickets

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The New York State Police made seven driving while intoxicated arrests and issued 269 speeding tickets in St. Lawrence County during the Labor Day enforcement campaign.

The special enforcement period took place Sept. 4-7 with 11,201 tickets issued statewide, including 253 people for DWI.

The breakdown in St. Lawrence County resulted in 13 tickets for distracted driving, 55 child restraint and seat belt violations, 25 Move Over infractions with a total of 776 tickets (includes other violations, and 51 penal law arrests.

During the campaign, which was partially funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, State Police utilized sobriety checkpoints and additional DWI patrols and focused enforcement efforts on impaired and distracted driving.

In total, troopers arrested 253 people for DWI and investigated 632 crashes, including five fatal crashes.