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State troopers handed out 14,804 tickets during the four-day Labor Day weekend–25 percent more than during Labor Day weekend 1995, according to preliminary figures.
The tickets covered all infractions, from speeding to reckless driving. Troopers also made 284 drunken-driving arrests–37 percent more than the same period a year ago.
Troopers gave 10,479 verbal warnings–mostly for speeding–compared to 7,887 verbal warnings last year.
