Highway deaths surged in California over Labor Day weekend
This Labor Day weekend was especially deadly on California’s state roads and freeways.
California Highway Patrol officers investigated 43 fatalities from Friday night through Monday night, 28 more than last year’s holiday weekend, a CHP spokesperson told KTLA 5 News.
Five of those deaths occurred in Los Angeles County, including a multi-car pileup on the 91 Freeway in Cerritos on Sunday...