LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The California Highway Patrol is asking drivers to continue to be careful this weekend, as winter weather is combined with holiday celebration.
The CHP is planning its New Year’s maximum enforcement period, or MEP, from 6:01 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31, through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 2.
The agency also held a maximum enforcement period to ensure road safety over the Christmas weekend, from Friday, Dec. 24, to Sunday, Dec. 26.
Officer Efrain Cortez of the Clear Lake Area CHP office reported that during that Christmas enforcement, 28 people were killed in vehicle crashes throughout California.
Cortez said no fatalities occurred in Lake County over the Christmas weekend.
That's compared to at least 38 people who were killed in crashes throughout the state during the Christmas holiday enforcement period of 2020, Cortez said.
As wet weather and heavy snow continue to cover Northern California, Cortez said the CHP is advising drivers to pay attention to road hazards, Caltrans employees and emergency personnel.
“Please be aware of the road conditions, wear your seat belt, turn on your headlights when your windshield wipers are activated, and please don’t drive while impaired,” he said.
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CHP reports on Christmas weekend enforcement, urges continued care during winter conditions
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