Cuomo: Police Across New York Issued 70% More Tickets
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that New York State Police issued 1,779 tickets during this year s Operation Hardhat, an initiative between State Police, the New York State Department of Transportation and the New York State Thruway Authority, to crack down on work zone violations and highlight the importance of safe driving when encountering construction, maintenance and emergency operations along state highways.
With dozens of details held in almost every region of New York State, the number of violations issued was 69.8 percent higher than the 1,048 tickets issued by State Troopers during all of 2019 s Operation Hard Hat, officials say.