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Yorktown, NY
Police & Fire
Tickets Issued To Nearly 12,000 In State Police July 4th Details
Thousands of tickets were issued in New York as New York State Police targeted drunk and distracted drivers during the Independence Day holiday. As part of the STOP-DWI Independence Day week-long crackdown, State Police troopers busted thousands of motorists for driving while intoxicated as they attempt to stop motorists from drinking and driving in the area. The detail began at 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 30, and lasted until 6 a.m. on July 5. During the 108-hour campaign, police issued a total of 11,480 tickets for various infractions. During the campaign, troopers arrested 216 people for d…
Somers, NY
Police & Fire
Three Northern Westchester Residents Nabbed For DWI In Weekend Stops
With local and state police agencies cracking down on drunk, drugged and distracted driving, several local residents were among nearly two dozen in the area who found themselves on the wrong side of the law over the weekend. As part of the STOP-DWI crackdown, State Police troopers busted several motorists for driving while intoxicated as they attempt to stop motorists from drinking and driving in the area. Police said that during the enforcement, drivers can expect a number of sobriety checkpoints and DWI patrols. Troopers will also be looking for motorists who are using their phones and ot…
Armonk, NY
Traffic
Police Begin Ramping Up Crash Reduction Patrols On Westchester Parkways
Police will be ramping up crash reduction patrols on Westchester County parkways throughout the rest of the summer as they attempt to curtail reckless and distracted driving in the region. Courtesy of grant funding awarded by the New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, the Westchester County Police Department and Parkway patrol will begin enforcement details on the Hutchinson River, Saw Mill River, Bronx River and Cross County parkways. The enforcement started on Thursday and will be in effect for the next 12 weeks throughout the county. According to police, the enforcement will…
Somers, NY
Police & Fire
Westchester Woman, 25, Faces DWI Charge After Upstate Crash
Several area residents were among seven busted for impaired driving New York State Police troopers over the Fourth of July holiday as law enforcement agencies continue cracking down on drunk, drugged and distracted driving. As part of the STOP-DWI Independence Day week-long crackdown, State Police troopers busted the motorists for driving while intoxicated as they attempt to stop motorists from drinking and driving in the area. State Police increased patrols from June 30 through July 5, including additional sobriety checkpoints and units targeting reckless or aggressive driving statewide “i…
Fairfield, CT
News
Ex-Teacher Accused Of Sexual Assault Found With Student In Traffic Stop
A former Fairfield County educator awaiting trial for allegedly sexually assaulting two students is back in hot water after being busted during a traffic stop with one of her alleged victims. Milford resident Laura Ramos, an ex-special education teacher at Central High School in Bridgeport, had been out on $50,000 bond as she awaits trial following her arrest in June last year. On June 22, she was pulled over on in Waterford for distracted driving. Police said that during the stop, there was a 19-year-old in the passenger’s seat who was under an Order of Protection regarding Ramos, as he …
Greenwich, CT
Schools
Fairfield County Student Wins AAA Traffic Safety Poster Contest
An 11th-grade student from Fairfield Warde High School is a first-place winner in AAA Northeast’s Annual Traffic Safety Message Contest. Laura Galindo of Fairfield received a plaque and a $300 prize for her poster illustrating a distracted driving theme, in the 9th through 12th grade category. Contest topics varied by grade level and included seatbelt and booster seat use, school bus and bike safety, and distracted and impaired driving awareness. Videos and artwork of finalists can be viewed by clicking on this AAA safety matters website. Other first-place winners included a fourth-grade …
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Week-Long Police Crackdown On Speeding Motorists Starts
In an effort to cut down on dangerous driving in the region, New York State Police troopers have kicked off “Speed Week,” in which they will target speeding and aggressive motorists. “Speed Week” kicked off on Thursday, June 7 and will last through Wednesday, June 13. According to state police, speeding is listed as a contributing factor in nearly one-third of all fatal crashes in New York State. More than 42,000 people die as the result of traffic crashes each year nationally, and hundreds of thousands suffer serious injuries. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…
Fairfield, CT
Lifestyle
CT Distracted Driving Law Includes Some Things You Probably Don't Know
As the busy Memorial Day driving weekend begins, Norwalk Police Department issued this reminder about the distracted driving law: No person shall operate a motor vehicle on any highway while using a hand held mobile telephone to engage in a call or while using a mobile electronic device while such vehicle is in motion. No person under 18 years of age shall use a hand held mobile telephone -- including one with a hands free accessory -- or a mobile electronic device while operating a moving motor vehicle on a highway. No person shall engage in any activity not related to the actual operation…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Memorial Day Weekend Police Crackdown On Distracted Driving, DWI Starts
While many will be celebrating an extended Memorial Day Weekend holiday, members of state and local police will be out in force in an effort to curtail impaired and distracted riving. As part of the statewide STOP-DWI enforcement effort, police will be increasing patrols beginning on Friday, May 25, extending through Monday, May 28, citing Memorial Day as one of the busiest travel holidays of the year. Police said that drivers can expect to see sobriety checkpoints and increased patrols by State Police and local law enforcement agencies during this holiday weekend. Troopers will be using bo…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Scared Straight? Hackensack Prom Season Off To Serious Start
Students gathered outside of Hackensack High School early Tuesday for the annual demonstration by emergency responders of what could happen in a deadly prom-time crash -- only this year there was a twist. "The message we want kids to get is: Besides impaired driving, distracted driving is also dangerous," said Iris Koonan, a student assistance counselor. Each year, city firefighters, police, EMS and other responders show the students the consequences of drunk driving. Tuesday morning's "crash," however, occurred when youngsters on the way to their prom looked up to take…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Guess How Many Tickets SoHackensack PD Wrote In Distracted Driver Crackdown
South Hackensack police may not have one of Bergen County’s biggest departments, but they pick off plenty of offenders passing through. Thanks primarily to the efforts of a 14-member patrol unit, township officers wrote 539 traffic summonses during last month’s annual three-week distracted driving campaign, Capt. Robert Kaiser said. They also made 13 arrests – including a suspect with a loaded 9mm handgun in the car, others carrying heroin and marijuana and several defendants who skipped court elsewhere, Kaiser said. With driver inattention contributing to crashes in New Jersey at a rate n…
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Guess How Many Tickets Fairview PD Wrote In Distracted Driver Crackdown
FAIRVIEW, N.J. – Forgive any Fairview police officer who suffers writer's cramp: The borough's finest wrote a staggering 694 tickets during last month's annual three-week distracted driving campaign, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. That comes to 33 a day -- a little over seven PER HOUR. Of those, the chief said, 409 went to motorists caught using handheld cellphones behind the wheel. There were also four DWI arrests, he said. "With Fairview being one of the most densely populated boroughs in Bergen County, traffic safety has to be one of our highest priorities," Kahn said. "…
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