{"id":367532,"date":"2026-06-19T19:51:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T19:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/367532\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T19:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T19:51:11","slug":"chp-to-flood-california-roads-in-statewide-dui-crackdown-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/367532\/","title":{"rendered":"CHP to flood California roads in statewide DUI crackdown this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

The California Highway Patrol will be out in force across the Golden State this weekend as the agency launches a statewide DUI crackdown<\/a> on the first weekend of summer.<\/p>\n

CHP will deploy every uniformed officer statewide for a 12-hour \u201cMaximum Enforcement Period\u201d focused on impaired driving, the agency said in a news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The crackdown runs from 6 p.m. Saturday to 6 a.m, Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cSummer brings more people onto California\u2019s roadways, increasing the risks of impaired driving,\u201d CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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The California Highway Patrol will be out in force across the Golden State this weekend as the agency launches a statewide DUI crackdown on the first weekend of summer. Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cImpaired driving continues to claim hundreds of lives in California each year and forever changes countless others,\u201d he added. \u201cThese tragedies are entirely preventable.\u201d<\/p>\n

The crackdown comes as CHP warns that weekend nights and early mornings remain among the most dangerous times for impaired-driving crashes<\/a> \u2014\u00a0with summer travel, parties and celebrations adding to the risk.<\/p>\n

California sees an average of 34,000 impaired-driving crashes each year.<\/p>\n

Between 2023 and 2025, DUI-related crashes in California killed an average of more than 800 people and injured nearly 20,000 others each year, according to the Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System.<\/p>\n

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The crackdown comes as CHP warns that weekend nights and early mornings remain among the most dangerous times for impaired-driving crashes. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Nationwide, impaired drivers are involved in about 30% of traffic deaths, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.<\/p>\n

The agency urhed drivers to plan ahead by designating a sober driver, calling a rideshare, using public transportation or staying overnight if they plan to drink or use impairing substances.<\/p>\n

\u201cCHP officers will be out in force, removing impaired drivers from our roads and helping ensure everyone reaches their destination safely,\u201d Duyree said.<\/p>\n

The DUI crackdown follows a separate CHP enforcement blitz earlier this year<\/a> targeting speeding drivers across California.<\/p>\n

During CHP\u2019s most recent 12-hour DUI-focused enforcement surge in October 2025, officers made more than 500 DUI arrests statewide.<\/p>\n

Officers also issued nearly 1,950 speeding citations during that operation, including nearly 100 tickets to drivers going more than 100 mph, and made more than 8,000 enforcement contacts.<\/p>\n

CHP officers conducted 122 sobreity checkpoints statewide in 2025, screening more than 45,000 vehicles and arresting 172 impaired drivers.<\/p>\n

During the first quarter of 2026, officers screened nearly 3,400 vehicles and made 11 DUI arrests.<\/p>\n

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