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CHP Launches Thanksgiving Maximum Enforcement Through Nov. 30

Officers target DUI, speeding, seat-belt compliance after 36 holiday crash deaths last year.

Overview

  • The operation runs from 6:01 p.m. Nov. 26 to 11:59 p.m. Nov. 30 across California.
  • All available CHP personnel are deployed statewide with an emphasis on stopping impaired drivers.
  • Last Thanksgiving’s 102-hour effort led to more than 1,100 DUI arrests across the state.
  • CHP reports 36 traffic deaths statewide last year, with 14 fatalities within its jurisdiction and six unbelted.
  • Commissioner Sean Duryee urges motorists to buckle up and drive sober, calling seat belts a proven lifesaver.