The California Highway Patrol wraps up an end-of-year crackdown targeting drunken and drug-impaired drivers in Riverside County, along with other law enforcement agencies countywide on Jan. 1.The CHP initiated its New Year’s “maximum enforcement period” on the evening of Friday, Dec. 30, when all available officers deployed to catch impaired motorists, speeders and other traffic violators.Officers from the Riverside, Blythe, Indio, San Gorgonio Pass and Temecula CHP stations have been on Inland Empire freeways, highways and unincorporated roads, looking to identify and nab 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 Ray said, encouraging motorists to take
