CHP WILL CHECK DRIVER SOBRIETY.Byline: Amy Raisin Darvish Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Gearing up for increased holiday travel, California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. officers will blanket the area tonight in search of drunk drivers, authorities said. Six officers and one sergeant from the CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan Newhall station will run a sobriety task force from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. in neighborhoods across the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. . The task force is similar to the increased patrols dispatched during the CHP's maximum enforcement period over the Thanksgiving holiday last month, which netted 25 drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs in the Newhall station's jurisdiction, said CHP Officer Wendy Moore. The second of three year-end maximum enforcement periods will run from 6 p.m. Wednesday until midnight Sunday, followed by a third operation beginning at 6 p.m. on New Year's Eve through Jan. 4. The Newhall station made 18 DUI arrests during last year's Christmas enforcement period and nabbed another 22 during the New Year's patrols in 2002, Moore said. More than 5 million Southern California residents are expected to travel at least 50 miles from their homes between Christmas and New Year's Day New Year's Day, among ancient peoples the first day of the year frequently corresponded to the vernal or autumnal equinox, or to the summer or winter solstice. In the Middle Ages it was celebrated among Christians usually on Mar. 25. , according to the Automobile Club of Southern California The Automobile Club of Southern California was founded December 13, 1900 in Los Angeles as one of the nation's first motor clubs dedicated to improving roads, proposing traffic laws and improvement of overall driving conditions. - a nearly 5 percent increase over holiday travel last year. Of the 5.2 million travelers, 4.1 million are expected to drive, 800,000 to fly and an estimated 250,000 are expected to travel by bus, train or boat. The most popular destinations for Southern Californians this holiday season are Las Vegas, San Diego, the Grand Canyon, ski resorts in the Eastern Sierra mountains and San Francisco, according to the Automobile Club. Amy Raisin Darvish, (661) 257-5254 amy.raisin(at)dailynews.com |
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