Intensive drunk driving crackdowns are taking place across New York and New Jersey during the Independence Day holiday weekend. According to the New York State Police, checkpoints will be set up on public roads and highways throughout the state until July 5, when the holiday weekend ends.
The crackdown will target not only drunk driving but also various other driving offenses, including driving without a license, using a cell phone while driving, unregistered vehicles, and bus lane violations. In particular, the plan involves setting up checkpoints at major roads and deploying a large number of police cars disguised as civilian vehicles to identify drunk drivers and speeding vehicles.
New York City is also deploying more police forces than usual during this period to conduct a large-scale crackdown on drunk drivers. The Bergen County Police Department in New Jersey also plans to set up checkpoints throughout all national roads, including highway exits, during this period to crack down on drunk driving and prevent accidents, aiming to identify illegal drivers. Meanwhile, New York State conducted drunk driving enforcement during last year’s Independence Day holiday weekend, indicting 1,563 drivers on charges of negligent driving and issuing 49,843 traffic violation tickets.