The Los Angeles Police Department increased enforcement today and will maintain it throughout Labor Day weekend to find scofflaws suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.<\/p>\n
In addition to patrols, the Los Angeles Police Department will hold DUI checkpoints throughout this period. Each week, a news advisory will be published advising of the dates, times and location of the DUI checkpoints.<\/p>\n
The additional efforts to prevent impaired driving are part of a national enforcement campaign, “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.”<\/p>\n
“Choose safety every time you get behind the wheel and never drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs,” the LAPD said in a statement. \u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 11,904 people were killed in drunk-driving crashes in the U.S. in 2024 That’s one person every 44 minutes, the LAPD said.<\/p>\n
“Enjoying the last days of summer should be all about fun and that starts with making safe choices before making plans,” said Cpt. Yvonne Ortiz, the commanding officer of the traffic coordination division. “Everyone
deserves to get home safely, and it starts with your everyday actions.”<\/p>\n
The LAPD offered the following tips ahead of the increased travel over the holiday weekend: plan ahead and arrange for a designated sober driver if you know you’ll be drinking, wear a seatbelt, avoid any distractions while
driving such as texting or eating, follow speed limits, watch for pedestrians and bicyclists, and take breaks if traveling long distances to avoid fatigue.<\/p>\n
California Highway Patrol officers in Southern California and across the state will also increase enforcement over the Labor Day weekend, focusing on impaired drivers during a 78-hour holiday enforcement period, the agency announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The CHP’s Labor Day holiday enforcement period will begin at 6:01 p.m. Friday and continue through 11:59 p.m. Monday, with officers statewide focusing on removing impaired drivers from the road and educating motorists about the dangers of driving under the influence.<\/p>\n
The enforcement period will coincide with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign, which began Aug. 19 and will continue through Monday.<\/p>\n
“There is no excuse for driving impaired. If you choose to drink or use a substance that affects your ability to drive, make a plan and stay out of the driver’s seat,” CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee said. <\/p>\n
“Your decision could be the difference between everyone getting home safely and a tragedy that can change lives forever.” \u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n
During the 2025 Labor Day enforcement period, CHP officers made more than 1,200 impaired-driving arrests, according to the agency. \u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n
Nearly 500 DUI-related crashes occurred statewide during the same 78- hour reporting period, resulting in more than 270 injuries and eight deaths, according to preliminary data from the CHP’s Statewide Integrated Traffic
Records System. \u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n
The CHP warned that impaired driving is not limited to alcohol. Cannabis, prescription medications, illegal drugs and some over-the-counter medications can impair a person’s ability to safely operate a vehicle.<\/p>\n
Motorists planning to drink were urged to designate a sober driver, use public transportation or a rideshare service, call a taxi or stay at their location for the night.<\/p>\n
The CHP also urged motorists to always wear seat belts and advised anyone who sees a suspected impaired driver on the road to call 911.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Los Angeles Police Department increased enforcement today and will maintain it throughout Labor Day weekend to find…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":451178,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[48,52,51,5015,47,50,49],"class_list":["post-451177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-lapd","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451177","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=451177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451177\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/451178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=451177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=451177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=451177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}