New California laws change speed limits, DUI penalties and more. What to know

As California embraces the new year, several new laws - including updated rules of the road - are taking effect. According to the California Highway Patrol, drivers should be prepared for new traffic ...
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California’s Soft-On-DUI System Is Fueling A Deadly Trend

California is facing a wave of deaths caused by drivers under the influence (DUI), with experts citing the state’s soft-on-crime policy as the cause, according to CalMatters. In 2023, 1,355 people ...
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How California’s Broken DUI System Fails to Stop Repeat Drunk Drivers

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The state of California gave Sylvester Conway every opportunity to kill. He already had two DUI convictions by 2019, ...
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Feds unleash $95M punishment on California’s DUI mess

The federal government has imposed a $95 million penalty on California for shortcomings in handling DUIs, marking a significant escalation in oversight on state traffic enforcement as of November 27, ...
Sacramento Bee

3 DUI checkpoints planned in Sacramento region. Here’s when and where

Law enforcement agencies in the Sacramento region will be on the lookout for drunk drivers. The California Highway Patrol, the Rocklin Police Department and the West Sacramento Police Department will ...
Sacramento Bee

DUI checkpoint planned in Sacramento County. Here’s when and where

The California Highway Patrol will be on the lookout for drunk drivers in the Sacramento region — as well as those without proper identification. Officers with the CHP’s South Sacramento area office ...