April 30, 2024
State Police for this region, Troop E, report that they recently spend over 2500 hours, in and around work zones with the state department of Transportation. Troopers say they issued 354 traffic tickets, including 206 tickets for speeding, four for holding cell phones while driving and there were two DWI’s.
FROM NYSP: The New York State Police issued more than 21,500 tickets during this year’s ‘Operation Hang Up’ traffic enforcement period. This special traffic detail, which took place from April 1 to April 8, 2024, targeted drivers using electronic devices while behind the wheel.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nationwide in 2022, 3,308 people were killed in crashes caused by distracted driving.
During the April 2023 Operation Hang Up campaign, State Police issued more than 23,000 total tickets, including 4,246 tickets for distracted driving. The tickets written were a combination of talking on a cell phone without a hands-free device, texting, or using an electronic device while driving.
