LONG ISLAND, NY — New York State Police issued 654 tickets and arrested 28 people for driving while intoxicated on Long Island during a three-day Halloween traffic enforcement campaign, authorities said Friday.
The enforcement period ran from Friday, Oct. 30, through Sunday, Nov. 1, with troopers conducting sobriety checkpoints, increasing DWI patrols and targeting impaired, distracted and aggressive drivers.
According to State Police, Nassau and Suffolk counties issued 217 speeding tickets, 34 distracted-driving tickets, 19 seat-belt and child-restraint violations, and four Move Over Law violations.
Troopers also made 30 Penal Law arrests in the Long Island region, police said.
Statewide, troopers issued 7,798 tickets and arrested 243 people for DWI during the campaign. Police also investigated 694 crashes, including two fatal crashes, although the release did not specify where those crashes occurred.
The statewide enforcement included 2,778 speeding tickets, 178 distracted driving tickets, 304 seat belt and child restraint violations, and 152 Move Over Law violations.
The campaign was partially funded by the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee and also focused on underage drinking and aggressive driving, State Police said.
The statewide figures represent an increase over the 2025 Halloween enforcement period, when troopers issued 7,651 tickets and made 196 DWI arrests.
State Police did not provide a county-by-county breakdown of the Long Island enforcement totals.
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