(CHP Holiday stats)…Every holiday the Highway Patrol goes into a Maximum Enforcement.

The Maximum Enforcement Program went into effect Friday and 6:00 pm and ended at 11:59 Monday night. It covered the entire 3 day Memorial Day Weekend. During the 3 day period, the CHP made 5 DUI arrests in the El Centro Sector. There were 5 traffic collisions. They issued 49 citations, including 8 to motorists speeding over 100 miles per hour. In the Winterhaven Sector there were 2 DUI arrests and one property damage collision. The good news is that there were no fatals reported by the local Highway Patrol over the Holiday Weekend.