Department of Motor Vehicles

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  
Monday, August 12, 2019 
  

Contact: 
Lisa Koumjian
[email protected]

Darren Boysen
[email protected] 

MEDIA ADVISORY: NEW YORK STATE KICKS OFF IMPAIRED DRIVING CRACKDOWN

Albany, NY – The mother and brother of Colonie teen Niko DiNovo will join the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) and Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to kick off the annual “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” impaired driving crackdown. DiNovo died last year due to injuries he suffered as a passenger in a car that crashed into Blessings Tavern in 2016. The driver was under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

When:         Tuesday, August 13, 2019
                     11 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.

Where:         West Capitol Park of New York State Capitol
                      Albany, New York 12210
                     *Rain location: Room 115 of the Alfred E. Smith building.

Who:            Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee
                      Statewide STOP-DWI Coordinators
                      State and Local Law Enforcement
                      Family Members of Niko DiNovo

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