The California Highway Patrol’s Modesto office has received a specially marked 2024 Dodge Durango amid ongoing efforts to crack down on “video-game styled” driving on highways, according to a CHP news release.
The CHP reports that 100 of these specially marked patrol vehicles (SMPVs) will be placed throughout the state’s busiest and high-risk highways. Already, 25 have been sent across the state, while other CHP offices will receive the remaining vehicles next month.
The CHP release says the vehicles will blend in with traffic, allowing officers to observe dangerous and reckless driving without being spotted…