The California Highway Patrol will be engaged in maximum enforcement of traffic violations for the remainder of the holiday week. The enforcement period will begin at 6:01 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 24, and continue through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 28.
During maximum enforcement periods all available officers patrol highways looking for speeding and signs of intoxicated driving. During the previous maximum enforcement period during Thanksgiving week last year, 868 people for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and 33 people died on roads within CHP jurisdiction across the state.
“Wherever you choose to celebrate this Thanksgiving, drive safely,” CHP Commissioner Amanda Ray said in a press release. “When getting behind the wheel, make certain you and all your passengers buckle up before heading out, and remember to always avoid distractions.”
In previous years, local towing companies have offered to give inebriated folks a ride home and tow their car behind them through a program called T.O.W.E.D., or Towing Operators Working to Eliminate Drunk Drivers, but AAA will not offer it this year due to the increasing popularity of rideshare services, a AAA spokesperson told the Times-Standard
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