Lake Elsinore CHP Labor Day Maximum Enforcement Period Begins For 2025: What To Know

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — California Highway Patrol officers will ramp up operations on highways and roads throughout Riverside County over the Labor Day Weekend to catch drunken and drug-impaired drivers.

Friday night marks the start of the agency's annual Labor Day weekend enforcement campaign. The "maximum enforcement period" starts at 6 p.m. and will continue uninterrupted through 11:59 p.m. Monday.

During the 2024 Labor Day weekend enforcement period, 1,140 motorists were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, an increase from the 1,064 arrests made during the 2023 Labor Day weekend campaign.

Sixty-one people died in wrecks throughout California over Labor Day weekend last year, and 21 were directly connected to impaired driving, the agency said.

All available officers from the Beaumont, Blythe, Indio, Riverside and Temecula Area stations (including Lake Elsinore, Wildomar, Perris, Murrieta, and other unincorporated areas) will deploy for targeted crackdowns.

CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee spoke on the reasons for the enforcement.

"Every available officer will be on the road this Labor Day weekend with one mission: stop impaired drivers before they harm themselves or others," Duryee said. "If you choose to drive under the influence, expect to be stopped, arrested, and held accountable. No excuses, no warnings. Lives are on the line."

In addition to the CHP, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department and multiple local law enforcement agencies in the region will conduct targeted patrols.