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Starting Friday, police across the state will be taking part in the latest "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" STOP-DWI campaign.
Police are going to be increasing patrols through September 5th in an effort to get drivers who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol off the roads. According to data from the University at Albany's Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research, the number of police-reported impaired driving crashes went up by 11% between 2020 and 2021. During last year's campaign, more than 2500 hundred people were arrested for impaired driving.