The California Highway Patrol is cracking down on speeders on state roads between Tuesday and Wednesday morning, the agency announced.
The enforcement period began at 6 a.m. Tuesday and will end at 5:59 p.m. Wednesday, according to a CHP news release.
Officials said officers will crack down on vehicles that are speeding or driving unsafely.
“Speeding continues to be one of the leading causes of serious and fatal crashes on California roads,” CHP Commissioner Sean Drury said in the release. “When drivers exceed safe speeds, they reduce their ability to react and increase the risk to everyone on the road. Slowing down is one of the simplest steps drivers can take to protect themselves and others.”
In 2025, the CHP issued more than 491,000 citations for speed violations. Based on preliminary data from the CHP’s statewide Integrated Traffic Records System, unsafe speed caused more than 110,000 crashes, resulting in more than 400 deaths and more than 68,000 injuries, the agency said.
In December, the CHP and the Department of Motor Vehicles launched a pilot program that rapidly defunds drivers speeding over 100 mph, according to the release.
