Speed Week: Police Targeting Aggressive Drivers During Special Traffic Initiative

The New York State Police will finish their weeklong initiative this week, with police actively seeking out speeders and patrolling highway zones.

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

Speeding is listed as a contributing factor in nearly one-third of all fatal crashes in New York State. According to the Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research (ITSMR) at the University at Albany, in 2018, 267 people were killed and 17,806 were injured in New York State in speed-related crashes.

Don’t become just another statistic! Slow down and buckle up!