{"id":110023,"date":"2025-12-26T23:19:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T23:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/110023\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T23:19:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T23:19:08","slug":"caught-speeding-over-100-mph-california-dmv-may-suspend-your-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/110023\/","title":{"rendered":"Caught speeding over 100 mph? California DMV may suspend your license"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA new collaboration between the California Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Highway Patrol aims to prevent crashes through early intervention with drivers caught exceeding 100 mph.The Forward Actions for Speeding Tickets program will automatically refer drivers to the DMV\u2019s Driver Safety Branch for review\u2014independent of any court proceedings\u2014to determine whether a person\u2019s driving privileges should be affected.The decision will be based on the incident and the driver\u2019s record to determine whether action should be taken, such as suspending or revoking a driver\u2019s license. Each citation for speeding over 100 mph will be reviewed automatically, even if the driver has no prior negligent operator points on their record.The DMV\u2019s decision is separate from any court action related to the citation and does not require a conviction.\u201cUnder Governor Newsom\u2019s leadership, California is taking bold, data-driven action to confront reckless speeding head-on,\u201d said California Transportation Secretary Toks Omishakin. \u201cThe FAST pilot reflects our commitment to innovation, accountability, and prevention\u2014using real-time information to intervene before dangerous driving turns deadly. This is about protecting lives and delivering on our shared responsibility to make our roads safer for everyone.\u201dCourt-ordered license suspensions can take time, but the DMV-CHP pilot is designed to act more quickly. The DMV will monitor the pilot to evaluate its impact on reducing crashes.See more coverage of top Central Coast stories | Download our app \/ Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tSALINAS, Calif. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>A new collaboration between the California Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Highway Patrol aims to prevent crashes through early intervention with drivers caught exceeding 100 mph.<\/p>\n<p>The Forward Actions for Speeding Tickets program will automatically refer drivers to the DMV\u2019s Driver Safety Branch for review\u2014independent of any court proceedings\u2014to determine whether a person\u2019s driving privileges should be affected.<\/p>\n<p>The decision will be based on the incident and the driver\u2019s record to determine whether action should be taken, such as suspending or revoking a driver\u2019s license. Each citation for speeding over 100 mph will be reviewed automatically, even if the driver has no prior negligent operator points on their record.<\/p>\n<p>The DMV\u2019s decision is separate from any court action related to the citation and does not require a conviction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder Governor Newsom\u2019s leadership, California is taking bold, data-driven action to confront reckless speeding head-on,\u201d said California Transportation Secretary Toks Omishakin. \u201cThe FAST pilot reflects our commitment to innovation, accountability, and prevention\u2014using real-time information to intervene before dangerous driving turns deadly. This is about protecting lives and delivering on our shared responsibility to make our roads safer for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Court-ordered license suspensions can take time, but the DMV-CHP pilot is designed to act more quickly. The DMV will monitor the pilot to evaluate its impact on reducing crashes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksbw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">See more coverage of top Central Coast stories<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksbw.com\/article\/get-ksbw-news-on-the-go-download\/44042306\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download our app<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksbw.com\/subscribe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to our morning newsletter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@KSBW\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new collaboration between the California Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Highway Patrol aims to prevent&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":110024,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[6650,7,8707,9,8,44581,350,6848,1059,59037,23615,287,59038,3310,6170,59036,5681,41977],"class_list":["post-110023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-action","tag-california","tag-california-department","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-citation","tag-crash","tag-decision","tag-dmv","tag-dmv-chp-pilot","tag-download","tag-driver","tag-driver-safety-branch","tag-innovation","tag-mph","tag-possible-license-loss","tag-record","tag-top-central-coast-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110023\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}