As millions of motorists get ready to hit the road, the California Highway Patrol is activating its annual Thanksgiving Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP), which resulted in more than 1,000 arrests last ...

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - California Highway Patrol (CHP) is set to begin its Thanksgiving weekend Maximum Enforcement Period on Wednesday night. The five-day long period will start on Wednesday ...

“Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude and celebration, but the holiday is also associated with increased travel and a higher risk of traffic incidents,” CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee said.

CHP Thanksgiving maximum enforcement period begins Wednesday night 00:50. SACRAMENTO — The California Highway Patrol will begin ramping up patrols Wednesday night to keep roadways safe this ...

Beginning Wednesday, the California Highway Patrol will be out in force on freeways for the Thanksgiving holiday. Officers will be on the lookout for impaired drivers and traffic violations. The ...

This Thanksgiving week, motorists in Bakersfield can look forward to battling rainstorms and slippery roads while driving past countless black-and-white California Highway Patrol vehicles and 6.6 ...

During the yearly "maximum enforcement period," scheduled to run from 6 p.m. Wednesday to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, all available CHP officers will be on duty.

The California Highway Patrol said it made over 1,000 DUI-related arrests during its 2023 maximum enforcement period over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

The California Highway Patrol will deploy all available officers through the Thanksgiving holiday weekend to ensure motorist arrive at their destinations safely, announced the law enforcement agency.

CHP braces for pre-Thanksgiving travel amid several crash investigations. The rain is one of the factors in a crash involving a pickup truck falling 30 feet onto Highway 41 in central Fresno.

Last year’s Thanksgiving MEP resulted in 1,047 DUI arrests with 27 fatal crashes still occurring in CHP jurisdiction. Motorists were reminded to avoid hefty fines, vehicle impounds and jail time ...

During the “maximum enforcement period,” all available CHP officers will be on duty, scouting freeways and rural routes for traffic-law violators, the agency said.