CHP's Annual Labor Day Weekend Crackdown Begins Today

RIVERSIDE (CNS) - California Highway Patrol officers will ramp up
operations on highways and roads throughout Riverside County today to catch
drunken and drug-impaired drivers, marking the start of the agency's annual
Labor Day weekend enforcement campaign.
  

The ``maximum enforcement period'' will get underway at 6 p.m. Friday
and conclude at 11:59 p.m. Monday.
  

All available officers from the Beaumont, Blythe, Indio, Riverside and
Temecula stations will deploy for targeted crackdowns.
  

``Every available officer will be on the road this Labor Day weekend
with one mission: stop impaired drivers before they harm themselves or
others,'' CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee said. ``If you choose to drive under the
influence, expect to be stopped, arrested and held accountable. No excuses, no
warnings. Lives are on the line.''
  

During the 2024 labor Day weekend MEP, 1,140 motorists were arrested
on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, compared to
1,064 during the 2023 Labor Day weekend campaign.
  

Sixty-one people died in wrecks throughout California over Labor Day
weekend last year, and 21 were directly connected to impaired driving, the
agency said.
  

In addition to the CHP, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department and
multiple municipal law enforcement agencies in the region will be conducting
targeted patrols.
  

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