California Highway Patrol, Temecula Area Officer and Public Information Officer Mike Lassig stands in front of a vehicle destroyed in a drunken driving crash that he had placed at the Temecula Promenade. Jeff Pack photo
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - An end-of-year crackdown targeting drunken and drug-
impaired drivers in Riverside County and around the state is underway today and
will continue into next week.The California Highway Patrol initiated its New Year's "maximum
enforcement period" at 6 p.m. Friday, when all available officers deploy to
catch impaired motorists, speeders and other traffic violators. The campaign
will continue until late Monday night.Officers from the Riverside, Blythe, Indio, San Gorgonio Pass and
Temecula CHP stations will be on Inland Empire freeways, highways and
unincorporated roads, looking to identify and stop suspects."Every year, people's lives are impacted forever by making the
decision to get behind the wheel while under the influence," CHP Commissioner
Amanda
