The California Highway Patrol will conduct a Maximum Enforcement Period Memorial Day Weekend.
From 6:00 p.m. Friday until 11:59 p.m. Monday , all available CHP officers will be on the road to secure the safety of California drivers. The focus will be on seat belt usage. During last years Memorial Day Weekend 21 vehicle occupants were killed in the CHP jurisdiction , 10 were not wearing seat belts. The 2019 effort also recorded 1,099 arrests by CHP officers for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.