Overview
- All available officers will patrol statewide to enforce DUI, speeding, distracted driving and seat-belt laws during the Holiday Enforcement Period.
- The deployment runs from 6 p.m. Dec. 31 to 11:59 p.m. Jan. 1 under the CHP’s maximum enforcement posture.
- Local agencies, including the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and multiple city police departments, are augmenting efforts with saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints.
- CHP points to last New Year’s totals of 10 fatal crashes and 481 DUI arrests, along with 297 DUI arrests during the recent Christmas operation, to underscore the risk.
- With rain expected, officers will also prioritize clearing disabled vehicles and crash scenes, and the public is urged to plan a sober ride and report suspected impaired drivers via 911.