By Ricardo Roura
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) reported that it issued nearly 12,000 tickets against drivers who were caught speeding during the Maximum Vigilance Period on roads, despite public warnings.
From 6:00 am on Tuesday, April 28 to 5:59 am on Wednesday, April 29CHP officers carried out the operation to combat a deadly trend due to high-speed driving accidents on state highways.
During the Maximum Surveillance Period, CHP officers issued a total of 19,564 tickets for various violationsin addition to delivering 2,807 warnings.
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Of the nearly 12,000 tickets the CHP issued for speeding, 200 were for drivers who were caught traveling more than 100 miles per hour (160 kilometers per hour).
This year’s spike in sanctions comes after 2025 statistics showed that Speeding was linked to more than 110,000 accidents and 400 deaths in accidents in California.
“Excess speed remains one of the main causes of serious and fatal accidents on California highways,” said California Highway Patrol Commissioner Sean Duarte.
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The specialists considered that the economic situation also influences drivers to avoid a speeding fine.
“The last thing we want is a speeding ticket, because we know it can cost hundreds of dollars.” and much more if you take into account the possibility of an increase in insurance“said Kandance Redd, spokesperson for the American Automobile Association (AAA).
According to AAA, a single speeding violation can result in insurance companies raise premiums between 26% and more than 40%.
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Drivers who were caught speeding more than 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) now face the “Action Referred for Speeding Tickets (FAST)” pilot program.
Due to this pilot program, speeding fines are automatically sent to the Road Safety Division from the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
With this information, the DMV expedites the review process to suspend or revoke the offender’s driver’s license.
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