Overview
- Enforcement runs from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday, matching last year’s 12-hour window.
- All available officers will patrol highways and local roadways across California during the operation.
- DUI enforcement applies to alcohol as well as prescription medications, over-the-counter drugs, and cannabis.
- Last year’s Halloween effort led to nearly 500 crash investigations, about 90 involving impaired drivers, with two deaths, more than 60 injuries, and nearly 120 DUI arrests.
- CHP reports impaired driving contributes to more than 800 fatal crashes and over 900 deaths annually in California, with penalties including license suspension, fines, mandatory education programs, and possible jail time.