For at least the second straight year, there were no major-injury crashes in Nevada County during the CHP’s Maximum Enforcement Period for Thanksgiving. And Officer Jason Bice says DUI arrests were also unchanged, at only three. Two arrests came from accidents, including one Sunday on Banner Lava Cap Road…

Bice says these numbers are fairly typical for Nevada County for a Maximum Enforcement Period, with this one starting last Wednesday night at 6 and ending Sunday at midnight. But he says distracted driving has become more common since the pandemic began…

Bice says speeding also continues to be a concern, especially from drivers passing through on Highways 20, 49, and 174. But he says traffic volume was down, with fewer people appearing to be travelling to a Thanksgiving weekend destination.