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CHP motorcycle patrols issue tickets in the triple digits yesterday in Morongo Basin

126 citations were issued across the Morongo Basin yesterday (May 10) as part a special enforcement detail was conducted in the Morongo Basin by the California Highway Patrol. The special enforcement was announced early Thursday morning, and more than 10 additional motorcycle officers from surrounding CHP offices were brought in to step up enforcement of the laws that govern our highways. 

The special enforcement period lasted from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., meaning an average of 21 citations were issued in each hour of the special enforcement period. Z107.7 received numerous reports of heavy CHP presence in the high-desert, and residents took to social media to point out the numerous motorcycle stops occurring along Twentynine Palms Highway.

We’ll take this moment to remind all drivers across the desert to be mindful of traffic laws, even outside of a maximum enforcement period. Obey all signs and lights, refrain from looking at a phone or device while behind the wheel, and look out for pedestrians.

Jef Harmatz

Jef Harmatz is the co-host of Z107.7’s “Morning Show with Cody and Jef” and Z107.7’s News Director. He has worked as a journalist, cartoonist, chef, and delivery driver. He is known nationally for his writing and comics in publications like TimeOut, Popula, Roadtrippers, Solrad and Spiralbound, and for his album covers for Third Eye Blind and Sir Sly. He is known locally for his pop-up barbecue restaurant Hot Dog Panic. He remains unknown in the field of beekeeping, because he is too afraid of being stung to try it. When not on the radio, he draws comics and self-publishes little books. He lives with his partner and his dog Sunday in Yucca Valley, where he cooks them both elaborate meals.


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Jef Harmatz is the co-host of Z107.7’s “Morning Show with Cody and Jef” and Z107.7’s News Director. He has worked as a journalist, cartoonist, chef, and delivery driver. He is known nationally for his writing and comics in publications like TimeOut,…

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