Sacramento, CA – The California Highway Patrol (CHP) announced the results of its Thanksgiving Holiday Enforcement Period, reporting more than 52,000 enforcement actions statewide between November 26 at 6:01 p.m. and November 30 at 11:59 p.m.
According to CHP officials, officers made 1,281 DUI arrests and issued 21,280 speeding citations, including 718 drivers clocked over 100 mph. In total, the agency recorded 38,301 citations and 52,290 enforcement actions across California during the high-travel holiday period.
The Thanksgiving enforcement campaign is one of the state’s largest annual safety operations, designed to reduce crashes and impaired driving during one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. The initiative included extra patrols on major highways and targeted areas with a history of high-speed violations and DUI incidents.
CHP emphasized its continued commitment to roadway safety, thanking motorists who traveled responsibly. “We remain committed to reducing dangerous driving behaviors and keeping California’s roads safe,” the agency said in a statement on social media.
Drivers are reminded that similar operations will continue through December as part of the agency’s holiday safety push, with an increased focus on impaired driving and excessive speeding.
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