Overview

• Patrols begin at 6 p.m. Friday and continue through 11:59 p.m. Monday as the annual holiday operation gets underway across California.
• Commissioner Sean Duryee said every available officer will be on the road with a no-excuses, no-warnings posture to stop impaired drivers.
• CHP data show roughly 1,000 DUI arrests and more than two dozen fatal crashes on average over the past five Labor Day weekends.
• In 2024, officers made 1,140 DUI arrests statewide, and 21 deaths were directly linked to impaired driving during the holiday period.
• Officials are urging 911 calls to report suspected DUI drivers, with municipal police departments adding targeted patrols alongside CHP.