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Over the 4th of July holiday weekend, 68 people were killed in car crashes on state highwaysThe California Highway Patrol (CHP) reported this Wednesday.
Authorities said the deaths occurred during the Maximum Period of Execution of the CHP, which was in effect from the night of Friday, June 30, until this Tuesday, July 4.
According to reports, almost half of the people who died in road accidents were not wearing seat belts.
During the Peak Enforcement Period, the California Highway Patrol deployed increased numbers of officers to the state’s highways for law enforcement purposes.especially to identify and stop people who were driving under the influence of alcohol or driving at excessive speed.
California Highway Patrol officers issued 9,700 citations to drivers for speedingand reported 1,224 arrests of people driving under suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI).
According to CHP data, it represents an average of one arrest every five minutes.
CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee called the results over the long weekend “troubling.”
“All of these deaths were preventable, and the loved ones they leave behind will be affected forever. Road safety is everyone’s responsibility and these statistics show us how much work remains to be done,” Duryee said, according to KTLA.
The commissioner stressed that the California Highway Patrol is committed to making the state’s highways safer.
Maximum Compliance Periods are scheduled well in advance and generally coincide with holiday or vacation weekends. The next period is scheduled for Labor Day weekend in September.
The authorities They urged people traveling on highways to always wear seat belts. to avoid becoming just another statistic, along with repeating driving below speed limits and never getting behind the wheel under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
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