CHP maximum enforcement for New Year's begins tonight

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The California Highway Patrol's Maximum Enforcement Period for the New Year's holiday begins Friday, Dec. 31.

While the state is advising residents to stay home as much as possible, avoid gatherings and avoid traveling significant distances in an effort to reverse the unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases, New Year's Eve 2020 will undoubtedly look different than in years past.

What will not be different is that the CHP will be out in force, removing impaired drivers from the road and assisting those in need.

``Heading into the new year, the mission of the CHP is unchanged to...