California Highway Patrol urging highway security throughout New Year’s Eve travel

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — If you’re heading out to ring in the New 12 months, the CHP is reminding absolutely everyone to travel safely and securely.

The Highway Patrol will perform a optimum enforcement Friday evening via Sunday.

Officers will be on the lookout for speeders and drunk motorists over that period of time.

“This exact same time previous calendar year, there were being 56 lethal collisions across California and during that time, the CHP arrested 709 DUI drivers,” Sean Duncan mentioned. “It is important to have pleasurable but have a sober driver. There is Uber, there’s Lyft and all kinds of diverse possibilities. Just you should will not consume and drive.”

In the meantime, countless numbers of flights nationwide had been either canceled or delayed Friday due to shorter staffing prompted by the Omicron variant and intense weather conditions.

Though some early flights into Fresno Yosemite Intercontinental were delayed, air vacation disruptions did not appear to effect area travelers.

John Boyd was a single of the countless numbers of vacationers at FYI headed back again home following paying out Christmas with relatives in Fresno.

He reported traveling on New Year’s Eve was not great but it was a lot less pricey to fly out on the getaway.

“I could not get a further flight to go out on the 3rd simply because it would price tag me far more money,” he claimed.

Local roadways will be patrolled by every single available officer.

The CHP reminds motorists the finest way to decrease their prospects of staying included in a crash is to push defensively.

“It really is constantly harmful in the late and early hrs when people today have been consuming,” states Sean Duncan. “Just be vigilant, check out your mirrors, use your blinkers, vacation safely and minimize your speed so you have time to react.”