CHP and LAPD Announce Stepped-Up Labor Day Impaired‑Driving Enforcement

Overview

• State and city police have publicized an increase in patrols and DUI checkpoints for the Labor Day holiday to identify and remove impaired drivers from California roads.
• The California Highway Patrol set a defined 78-hour enforcement window that will concentrate officers on traffic stops and public education across the state.
• The Los Angeles Police Department said it will run DUI checkpoints and publish weekly advisories on checkpoint dates, times and locations for the holiday period.
• Officials emphasized that impairment includes not only alcohol but cannabis, prescription drugs, illegal substances and some over-the-counter medicines, and urged people to plan sober rides.
• Agencies cited past data to justify the push, noting more than 1,200 impaired-driving arrests during the prior Labor Day enforcement period and nearly 12,000 U.S. drunk-driving deaths in 2024 as context for the campaign.