CHP to flood California roads in statewide DUI crackdown this weekend

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.CHP will deploy every uniformed officer statewide for a 12-hour “Maximum Enforcement Period” focused on impaired driving, the agency said in a news release.The crackdown runs from 6 p.m.Saturday to 6 a.m, Sunday morning.“Summer brings more people onto California’s roadways, increasing the risks of impaired driving,” CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee said in a statement.“Impaired driving continues to claim hundreds of lives in California each year and forever changes countless others,” he added.

“These tragedies are entirely preventable.”The crackdown comes as CHP warns that weekend nights and early mornings remain among the most dangerous times for impaired-driving crashes — with summer travel, parties and celebrations adding to the risk.California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story California sees an average of 34,000 impaired-driving crashes each year.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.Nationwide, impaired drivers are involved in about 30% of traffic deaths, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.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.“CHP officers will be out in force, removing impaired drivers from our roads and helping ensure everyone reaches their destination safely,” Duyree said.The DUI crackdown follows a separate CHP enforceme...