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CHP commander and local agency report traffic and policing figures; deputies note steady presence for holidays
Summary
CHP Commander Darren Januso reported crash and enforcement data (47 crashes in the comparison period, 327 citations from 494 enforcement contacts, and a 52% increase in DUI arrests). A local agency representative also summarized year-to-date reports and credited high-visibility staffing for improved holiday outcomes.
Commander Darren Januso of the California Highway Patrol presented recent enforcement and crash statistics to the board and invited questions.
Januso said CHP investigated 47 crashes in the compared period (25 on the highway, 22 on county roads), of which 35 were property-damage-only and 12 involved injuries. He reported 494 enforcement contacts resulting in 327 citations — 82 for speeding and 73 on the freeway — and said two citations were for speeds over 100 mph. Januso also said DUI arrests increased by 52 percent in the period (32 DUIs: 22 on the highway and 10 on county roads).
Earlier in the meeting, a district-area agency representative provided broader local-call statistics: 349 reports year-to-date versus 310 at the same point last year and a breakdown of June calls that included four assault/battery reports, five disturbance calls, one burglary, one theft, one vandalism, roughly 11 trespass calls (some juvenile), one scam and five suspicious-circumstance reports. The presenter credited additional staffing and interagency patrols, including cooperation with CAL FIRE and deputies stationed at local communities, for steadying holiday conditions.
Board members asked clarifying questions about enforcement hours and how aerial surveillance and coordination with county agencies affected outcomes; staff said detailed reconciled data will be available as departments finalize internal reports.
