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ARE COMING BACK. THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL HAS BEEN BUSY THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND, FLAGGING DOWN SPEEDERS. IT IS A MAXIMUM ENFORCEMENT PERIOD. THE HIGHWAY PATROL ARE SHOWING A STRONG PRESENCE ON INTERSTATE 80. >> SPEED KILLS. WE HAVE THESE AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY GETS HOME SAFE AND TO THEIR DESTINATION. MIKE: 21 PEOPLE HAVE DIED ON CALIFORNIA ROADWAYS COMPARED TO 11 LAST YEAR. IN 2017, 47 PEOPLE WERE KILLED DURING THE INDEPENDENT DAY HOLIDAY -- INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY. MORE THAN 1200 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED FOR DUI SO FAR THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND COMPARED 289 LAST YEAR. THERE WERE 1244 ARRESTS DURING THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND LAST YEAR. -- HOLIDAY WEEKEND. >> MAKEUP IS A HUGE THING FOR FEMALES. MEN SHAVING IS ANOTHER DISTRACTION. WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING, JUST DRIVE SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. MIKE: IT RUNS UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE COMING HOME ARRIVES SAFEL

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As thousands of people hit the roads this holiday weekend, the California Highway Patrol has been out in full force looking for speeders and drunken drivers. According to the CHP, 1,317 people were arrested on suspicion of DUI during the holiday weekend, compared to 389 last year, when the maximum enforcement period was shorter.In 2017, there were 1,244 DUI arrests during the four-day holiday weekend, according to CHP statistics. During the holiday weekend, 32 people died on California roadways compared to 11 last year during the shorter maximum enforcement period, according to the CHP.By contrast, 47 people were killed during the four-day Independence Day holiday period in 2017. During this maximum enforcement period, the California and Nevada highway patrols are teaming up to show a strong presence along Interstate 80, all the way to the Utah state line. | MORE | CHP cracks down on speeders for July 4th holiday“Speed kills,” said CHP Officer Cynthia White. “We try to reduce the mileage death rate by having these I-80 challenges, having these (maximum enforcement periods) and make sure that everyone in the motoring public gets home from their destination."The CHP is also on the alert for distracted drivers, including people holding a cellphone or other object in their hands.“Makeup is a huge thing for females,” White said. “And men shaving, that’s another distraction. When you’re driving, we just ask that you drive. Make sure that everyone gets home safely."The CHP statistics for this holiday weekend show that 34% of the people who died on roadways patrolled by the CHP were not wearing seat belts. The CHP’s maximum enforcement period ran through midnight Sunday.