SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The excitement of this week’s national holiday brings with it a danger most don’t want to think about.
California Highway Patrol, however, is doing their part in reminding people of the dangers of drinking and driving on the Fourth of July.
“One of the most dangerous, one of the most busiest because everybody is going to the beach,” said CHP officer Salvador Castro. “Everybody is going to the fair, so traffic is backed up in Del Mar and all over San Diego County.”
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Law enforcement officials have announced their “maximum enforcement period,” beginning Wednesday at 6:01 a.m. and running through Sunday at 11:59 p.m.
“Last year we had over 1200 DUI arrests in the state of California. It seems we always have to preach the message ‘don’t drink and drive,’ but we always have to repeat it because of all the crashes that we see and all the fatals that we see,” said Castro
Even with the availability of Uber, Lyft, taxis and light rail, CHP officers say their arrest stats jump and they will be on the hunt for drunk drivers, so “don’t even think about it.”