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CHP launches statewide Maximum Enforcement Period this weekend
( — The California Highway Patrol will launch a statewide Maximum Enforcement Period, beginning Saturday. Video Above: CHP taking a bold new approach to crack down on dangerous driving CHP said officers will focus on drivers who are speeding from 6 a.m. on Saturday to 5:59 a.m. on Sunday. This comes with the Speed Prevention Campaign, as officers plan on increasing patrols and concentrating on drivers who are endangering lives. CHP said its goal is to save lives by lowering unsafe speeds. According to officials, unsafe speeds are a significant factor in nearly 30% of statewide crashes. CHP's Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System showed 2024 data that consisted of more than 116,000 crashes being a direct result of unsafe speed. The result of those crashes killed nearly 500 victims and injured over 48,000 people. Crews rescue driver from truck hanging over San Joaquin River CHP officers issued almost 243,000 citations for speed-related violations in 2025, including: More than 47,000 citations for speeds over 100 mph Nearly 183,000 citations for exceeding 65 mph Over 12,000 for driving too fast for the current road or weather conditions CHP said that the officers operating the specially marked patrol vehicles have issued over 2,700 speeding citations to date. CHP is reminding drivers to make safe choices when they're behind the wheel. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
22-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Where are Fresno's most dangerous intersections? See top 10 spots for car crashes
How dangerous is driving in Fresno? One intersection in the Central Valley had more than 20 car crashes in just a few years. That's according to a new study by Southern California law firm Jacoby and Meyers Injury Lawyers. The law firm ranked the 10 most dangerous intersections in Fresno, based on data from the California Highway Patrol's Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System, and compared Fresno crossroads with those in other major California cities. Jacoby and Meyers Injury Lawyers awarded each intersection a 'danger score,' a composite metric that factored in the total number of crashes over a set period as well as the severity of each crash. Here's which Fresno intersections made the list: When it comes to car crashes, one Fresno intersection stands above the rest. The intersection of Friant Road and Shepherd Avenue had 21 crashes between 2020 and 2024, the study found, making it the city's most riskiest crossroads with a danger score of 42. The three-way intersection in northeast Fresno was nicknamed 'Death Row' by Fresno lawyer Warren Paboojian. It's also the subject of a YouTube channel, The Friant Roulette. Nearby resident Dan Wells, who started the Friant Roulette YouTube channel, has captured video of drivers running red lights and vehicles getting T-boned. In 2024, The Fresno Bee polled readers to discover the more dangerous intersections in the Fresno area. The intersection of South Chestnut and Central avenues in the Fresno County community of Malaga received the most votes, The Bee reported. The Friant Road-Shepherd Avenue intersection came in second. Fresno's intersection crash rate was 38.08%, 2.47% higher than other California cities, according to the study. About 4% of crashes at Fresno intersections resulted in fatal injuries, the study found, compared to the cross-city average of 2.34%. Just over 10% of Fresno intersection crashes resulted in serious injuries, the analysis by Jacoby and Meyers Injury Lawyers found, exceeding the cross-city average of 9.20%. Approximately 85% of crashes at Fresno intersections resulted in minor injuries or possible injuries, according to the law firm. These were the 10 most unsafe intersections in Fresno, according to Jacoby and Meyers Injury Lawyers: Friant Road and Shepherd Avenue Blackstone Avenue and Dakota Avenue Blackstone Avenue and Ashlan Avenue Herndon Avenue and Blackstone Avenue Maroa Avenue and Clinton Avenue Peach Avenue and Kings Canyon Road Fresno Street and Cinton Avenue Mono Street. and G Street were both tied Shields Avenue and Fresno Street These were the 10 most risky intersections in California, according to Jacoby and Meyers Injury Lawyers: Newport Boulevard and 22nd Street/ Victoria Street in Costa Mesa Route 232 Vineyard Avenue and Esplanade Drive in Oxnard Lakewood Boulevard and Firestone Boulevard in Downey Alamitos Avenue and Anaheim Street in Long Beach Green Leaf Avenue/ Shoemaker Avenue and Telegraph Road in Santa Fe Springs Orange Avenue and Spring Street in Signal Hill Valley Boulevard and La Cadena Drive in Colton Briggsmore Avenue and Carver Road in Modesto Edinger Avenue and Ward Street in Fountain Valley Ninth Street and H Street in Modesto Jacoby and Meyers Injury Lawyers said it used crash data from 2020 to 2024 from the Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System that was 'cleaned and geocoded by UC Berkeley's Transportation Injury Mapping System. Only crashes involving reported or suspected injuries were included, while minor incidents without documented injuries were excluded.
