Jan. 1 brought new driving and vehicle laws, with some that might not affect Californians day-to-day, while others may change ...

Alcohol-related roadway deaths in California have shot up by more than 50% in the past decade — an increase more than twice as steep as the rest of the country, federal estimates show. More than 1,300 ...

As California embraces the new year, several new laws - including updated rules of the road - are taking effect. According to the California Highway Patrol, drivers should be prepared for new traffic ...

(Inside California Politics) — For Jovon Dangerfield, the pain is still fresh. Three months ago, his 20-year-old son Cameron was killed by a drunk driver along I-5 in Kern County. Dangerfield still ...

DUI penalties are expanding with a permanent mandate for ignition interlock devices for all offenders and longer probation periods—up to five years—for those convicted of vehicular manslaughter. New ...

Warm weather and stricter DUI enforcement may be contributing factors, experts say.

A bipartisan coalition of California lawmakers has introduced what they're calling the state's most significant anti-drunk driving legislative package in over two decades, aiming to address a crisis ...

California is facing a wave of deaths caused by drivers under the influence (DUI), with experts citing the state’s soft-on-crime policy as the cause, according to CalMatters. In 2023, 1,355 people ...

DMV Director Steve Gordon told lawmakers that he didn't know if his agency had the ability to speed up license suspensions, didn't know if he could get data for lawmakers on how often the agency takes ...