CHP Increases Patrol During Statewide Maximum Enforcement Period; 12-Hour Statewide Effort Focuses on Identifying and Arresting Impaired Drivers

SACRAMENTO — One impaired driver can change or end a life in an instant. To help prevent these tragedies, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) is mobilizing uniformed personnel statewide for a targeted enforcement effort to keep impaired drivers off California roads. Drivers should plan ahead, arrange a sober ride and never get behind the wheel while impaired.

Beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, October 2, and continuing through 5:59 a.m. on Saturday, October 3, all uniformed CHP personnel will participate in a statewide Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP). During the MEP, officers will increase their presence on California roads and focus on identifying and stopping impaired drivers.

“The message is clear: Impaired driving will not be tolerated on California roads. It is preventable, dangerous and puts every person nearby at risk. If you plan to drink or may be impaired, arrange a sober ride home. During this statewide enforcement period, CHP personnel of every rank will make it their mission to identify and remove impaired drivers from our roads.”

CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee

By the Numbers

From 2022 through 2024, data from the CHP’s Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System show that alcohol- or drug-impaired driving contributed to an average of nearly 800 fatal crashes each year and a total of more than 39,400 injury crashes on California roads.

During last October’s 12-hour MEP, held over the Halloween weekend, CHP officers arrested more than 500 impaired drivers. Officers also issued nearly 2,000 speeding citations, including 96 citations for drivers traveling faster than 100 mph.

Help Keep Impaired Drivers Off the Road

As California’s state police, the CHP remains committed to keeping California’s roads safe for everyone. The CHP asks the public to remain vigilant and report suspected impaired drivers. Driving unusually slowly, swerving between lanes or nearly colliding with obstacles are a few indicators that a driver may be operating a vehicle under the influence.

If you see a suspected impaired driver, call 9-1-1 and provide as much information as possible, including the vehicle’s make, model, license plate number and direction of travel.

Never drive impaired or ride with an impaired driver. Designate a sober driver, use public transportation or arrange for a rideshare service.

Together we can help keep California’s roads safe for everyone.

The mission of the CHP is to provide the highest level of

Safety, Service, and Security.

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