Halloween revelers who risk driving while intoxicated in the San Diego area on Friday could face very scary consequences, the California Highway Patrol warned.

In an annual effort to keep intoxicated or drugged motorists and other traffic scofflaws off local freeways and unincorporated roadways during the holiday, the CHP will conduct a 12-hour maximum enforcement period, or MEP, scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Friday, during which all available officers will deploy onto freeways, highways and unincorporated roads throughout San Diego County and statewide, to nab DUI suspects and other lawbreakers.

"Impaired driving destroys lives, and even one life lost is one too many," CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee said. "This Halloween, we're asking everyone to do their part before the festivities begin

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