Press Release-12-7-2022

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 6, 2022 

MEDIA ADVISORY: NEW YORK STATE DECLARES DECEMBER STOP-DWI

AWARENESS MONTH AND ANNOUNCES HOLIDAY IMPAIRED DRIVING ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGN

 

Albany, NY – Officials from the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) and Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will be joined by state and local law enforcement and traffic safety partners to mark December as STOP-DWI Awareness Month and highlight measures preventing impaired driving throughout the year. This event will also kickoff the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” holiday season impaired driving enforcement campaign.

 

When: Wednesday, December 7, 2022
            1:00 PM
 
Where: McGeary's Irish Pub
            4 Clinton Square
            Albany, New York 12207
 
Who:   Mark J.F. Schroeder, GTSC Chair and DMV Commissioner
            Lindsay Tomidy, STOP-DWI Program Coordinator and Victim Advocate
            New York State Liquor Authority
            New York State Police
            Albany County Sheriff’s Office
            Albany Police Department
            New York State Restaurant Association
            New York State Tavern Association