Tuesday, November 04, 2025

California's Soft-on-DUI System Is Likely Fueling a Deadly Trend of Fatal Alcohol-Involved Crashes

California's Soft-on-DUI System Is Likely Fueling a Deadly Trend of Fatal Alcohol-Involved Crashes

California is facing a wave of deaths caused by drivers under the influence, with experts citing the state’s soft-on-crime policy as the cause, according to CalMatters.

In 2023, 1,355 people were killed in alcohol-involved crashes in California, a 4.5 percent decrease from 2022 but nearly a 55 percent increase since 2014, according to the California Office of Traffic Safety. CalMatters reviewed thousands of vehicular manslaughter and homicide cases filed statewide since 2019 and found the Democrat-led state was among those with the weakest DUI laws in the country.

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