As millions of travelers set out over the extended weekend, returning to pre-pandemic levels, gas prices reached an all-time high in Los Angeles County.
Gas prices in Los Angeles have yet again reached an all-time high, just as 3.1 million Southern Californians were expected to hit the roads and skies over the extended Memorial Day Weekend.
As the number of travelers rose, so did gas prices and cost of travel, as Los Angeles experienced it's fifth-consecutive day of increasing gas prices, reaching a record $6.16 per gallon -- up nearly two dollars from the previous Memorial Day record of $4.29 in 2012.
Since Feb. 24, when Russia's invasion of Ukraine began, prices in Los Angeles County have seen a $1.36 jump on average. The event,"`sent shock waves through the oil market that have kept oil costs elevated," per AAA national public relations manager Andrew Gross.
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