US EditionBanning CHP Labor Day Maximum Enforcement Period Begins For 2025: What To Know
California Highway Patrol aims to reduce fatalities by deploying all officers statewide for targeted enforcement, citing 61 deaths last Labor Day weekend including 21 impaired driving-related, officials said.
- On Aug 29, 2025, the California Highway Patrol launched its maximum enforcement period, deploying extra officers statewide from Friday evening through Monday at 11:59 p.m.
- After last year's deadly Labor Day weekend, which saw 61 people die with 21 deaths linked to impaired driving, CHP intensified enforcement due to five-year Labor Day weekend averages.
- All available officers will deploy for targeted crackdowns on impaired driving, seat belt violations, and speeding, while multiple municipal law enforcement agencies supplement CHP patrols.
- Last year, 1,140 motorists were arrested during the holiday campaign, and CHP warned impaired drivers to expect to be stopped, arrested and held accountable.
- The CHP says the campaign aims to reduce deaths by deploying every available officer statewide, coordinating with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign, with operations ramping up in San Diego County Friday.
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CHP to 'flood roadways' in search of impaired Labor Day weekend drivers
Motorists who get behind the wheel impaired this Labor Day weekend will have a good chance of ending up behind bars. The California Highway Patrol says it plans to "flood roadways with all available officers" in an "aggressive effort to stop impaired drivers before they cause harm." More than 1,000 DUI arrests were made statewide during last year's holiday weekend operation, which coincides with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…
CHP launches maximum enforcement for Labor Day weekend as millions hit the road
COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) - As millions of Californians hit the road for the Labor Day holiday weekend, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) has launched its Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP) to crack down on unsafe driving and keep roadways safe. The enforcement period begins Friday at 6 PM and continues through the end of Monday, with all available officers deployed across the state. CHP says the focus will be on impaired driving, seat bel…
CHP launches Labor Day weekend maximum enforcement to curb impaired driving in California
The California Highway Patrol is starting its annual Labor Day holiday maximum enforcement period Friday at 6 p.m., with extra officers on the roads until Monday night at midnight to crack down on drunk and impaired drivers.
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