CHP to start New Year’s enforcement crackdown tomorrow
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - An end-of-year crackdown targeting drunken and drug-impaired drivers in Riverside County will get underway Tuesday night.The California Highway Patrol will initiate its New Year's "maximum enforcement period" at 6 p.m. Tuesday, when all available officers deploy to catch impaired motorists, speeders and other traffic violators. The enforcement campaign will run for 30 hours straight, ending late Wednesday night.Officers from the Riverside, Beaumont, Blythe, Indio and Temecula CHP stations will be on Inland Empire freeways, highways and unincorporated roads, looking to snare suspects."Please make smart choices this holiday season," CHP Commissioner Warren Stanley said. "Driving while impaired can have tragic results. Whether impaired by alcohol or drugs, the re