RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Drive safe and sober during the Thanksgiving holiday
weekend or face consequences, the California Highway Patrol said today.The agency will initiate its annual Thanksgiving "maximum enforcement
period" beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday, when all available officers will
deploy to catch drunk or drug-impaired drivers, speeders and other traffic
violators.The MEP will conclude on Sunday night."As with every holiday, the CHP will work to keep motorists safe as
they travel to gatherings with friends and family," Commissioner Amanda Ray
said. "Our officers will be on patrol to take enforcement action as necessary
and to provide assistance to motorists who are stranded or in need of help on
the side of the road.""Enjoy your Thanksgiving festivities, but pleas
