BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Transportation Authority Police Officers conducted high visibility enforcement along I-95 in the Baltimore metropolitan area on Friday in support of a 16-state traffic safety effort led by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

MDTA Police officers conducted 159 traffic stops and issued a combined 249 citations, warnings, and repair orders during the initiative. One person was arrested on an outstanding warrant.

The effort was in support of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s “Speeding Wrecks Lives” campaign. According to NHTSA, there were 12,330 fatalities in speeding-related crashes in 2021. Maryland Transportation Authority Police Officers joined law enforcement officers along the I-95 corridor from Florida to Maine to educate drivers and target these dangerously high speeds.

This effort compliments MDTA’s automated speed enforcement equipment used in ongoing construction areas to combat speeding in work zones. The goal of Maryland SafeZones is to slow drivers and make work zones safer for crews, drivers and passengers.

Additional traffic safety initiatives are planned across Maryland throughout the year. To report dangerous driving on Maryland toll roads, contact MDTA Police Dispatch at 410-537-7911