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State, county police watching for impaired drivers Super Bowl weekend

Feb 06, 2016 12:02 am
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Feb. 5 that New York State Police and local law enforcement agencies will increase patrols and sobriety checkpoints Feb. 6-8 to deter, identify, and arrest impaired drivers during Super Bowl weekend. Last year, State Police made 31 impaired driving arrests and issued more than 1,000 tickets, with more than 100 DWI and DWAI arrests, five DWAI drug-only arrests, 82 other arrests, and nearly 1,100 tickets being issued from county law enforcement in New York.