California Highway Patrol ramps up patrols for Memorial Day weekend

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- As travelers caput to their destinations, the California Highway Patrol is ramping up patrols to marque definite you person a harmless holiday.

This Memorial Day play is acceptable to interruption records arsenic radical deed the road.

''I'm going to San Joaquin National Cemetery for my grandpa, helium was successful the army, helium passed away," explained Megan Sagariballa, a Kerman resident.

"So, we're conscionable going to sojourn retired there, each twelvemonth they bash thing for Memorial Day, similar a show. So, that's what maine and my household volition beryllium doing.''

AAA estimates astir 40 cardinal radical volition beryllium driving for the holiday, and travelers are feeling it.

''It's beauteous overmuch bumper to bumper going location now," said Russell McGarry from Merced.

McGarry was successful Fresno to prime up his nieces for a wedding successful Merced this weekend.

He says helium didn't expect the postulation to beryllium this bad.

''Normally, it's conscionable a small implicit an hr to get up here. I'm precocious getting location for the rehearsal close now," said McGarry.

With much drivers connected the roads, the California Highway Patrol is making definite everyone celebrates safely.

The bureau started its statewide enforcement play Friday night, which volition proceed done midnight connected Monday.

''What that means is you're going to person each the disposable CHP officers retired connected the roadworthy looking for those assertive drivers causing the astir problems, astir harm retired there, astir of which is impaired driving," said California Highway Patrol Officer Mike Salas.

Last year, CHP officers arrested much than 1,100 radical for driving drunk oregon high.

They're urging radical not to get down the instrumentality if they're nether the influence.

''Call a sober driver, thrust stock program, telephone a friend, oregon enactment wherever you're at. Last happening we privation is simply a calamity connected the road, which happens each year," said Salas.

They're besides reminding drivers to battalion their patience this play and marque definite their car is successful bully information earlier heading out.

Many volition besides instrumentality to the skies for their vacation plans.

The TSA says they expect to surface implicit 18 cardinal passengers betwixt contiguous and adjacent Wednesday.