Listen: Lori Bergenstock with MADD, CHP Officer Ruben Jones
In a powerful initiative to fight impaired driving ahead of Labor Day weekend, Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) staff and volunteers are partnering with law enforcement in California for “Saturation Saturday” on August 24, 2024. This coordinated effort aims to save lives by intensifying impaired driving enforcement during one of the year's busiest travel periods.
Labor Day weekend celebrations often lead to a dramatic rise in fatal impaired driving crashes. In 2022, there were 490 crash fatalities nationwide over the Labor Day holiday period — 39% of which involved a drunk driver, according to the latest data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).