As the Labor Day Weekend comes to a close, the California Highway Patrol is still running extra officers as part for its maximum enforcement period. 

In just the past three days, the CHP has reported more than a dozen deaths and nearly 1,000 DUI arrests statewide.   

Across California, millions of people are traveling this holiday weekend, and as with all major holidays, the highway patrol has every available officer on-duty watching for problems.

During the first 6 hours of the holiday weekend, the CHP says that in their jurisdiction, six people were killed and 307 DUI arrests were made 

By Sunday morning, 10 drivers and two pedestrians had died and CHP had made 685 DUI arrest. By late Sunday evening, 17 people had been killed, including a motorcyclist, and DUI arrests had jumped to 969.

This year’s maximum enforcement period comes as the highway patrol is also working to stop distracted driving, an effort given added urgency by recent events.

In August, CHP Officer Kirk Griess and another man were killed along I-80 in Fairfield after being hit by the driver of a truck who was allegedly distracted. That driver is now facing two counts of manslaughter.

In what’s being called the I-80 challenge, the CHP, along with highway patrol in Nevada, are focusing on stopping distracted driving along 80 between the Bay Area and Utah over an eight-day period.

Meanwhile, the Labor Day Weekend maximum enforcement period ends at 11:59 Monday evening.

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