Super Bowl Sunday one of deadliest days on the road, according to AAA, heightened patrol set

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Every year, Super Bowl Sunday has been 1 of the deadliest days of the twelvemonth connected the roads, according to AAA. Officials accidental it's each due to the fact that of impaired drivers.

"There's surely a large occupation with this event. Obviously, a batch of folks, they privation to spell out, they privation to celebrate. But fans don't fto fans thrust drunk," said AAA Spokesperson Doug Johnson.

The bureau says drunk driving increases each holiday, each twelvemonth -- and Superbowl Sunday is nary exception.

Between 2020 and 2024, they accidental 19 Californians mislaid their lives successful DUI crashes connected crippled day.

Law enforcement is warring this inclination -- putting much officers connected the roads.

"It's incredibly important to us. We privation to halt a clang earlier it tin hap -- and halt radical from getting hurt," said Clovis Police Officer Joel Kellom.

The Clovis Police Department is 1 of galore agencies expanding its patrols this weekend. They spot akin DUI numbers to Fresno.

The Fresno Police Department has seen hundreds of impaired driving crashes successful caller years -- and its officers person made thousands of arrests.

The section California Highway Patrol covers some areas... and says Super Bowl Sunday is ever 1 of its busiest days.

"It's a non-stop happening here... it's conscionable Superbowl Sunday, it's a large event," said CHP Officer Juan Gauna.

Gauna is nary alien to dealing with DUIs. In 2025 alone, helium single-handedly made 101 arrests. He says each time; it's ne'er been worthy it -- and that it's casual to debar being different statistic.

"Just get a rideshare. That's the main thing. I mean, if you privation to spell retired to drink, it's okay, conscionable beryllium responsible. Don't spell retired successful your conveyance and past conscionable instrumentality disconnected from there. Call a household member, a friend," helium said.

Officials besides privation to punctual you that a rideshare is overmuch cheaper than getting caught driving impaired -- thing that could outgo you tens of thousands of dollars.