BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland State Police have announced that they plan to increase enforcement during the Labor Day weekend in an effort to reduce drunk driving.

From August 30 to September 2, Maryland State Police plan to conduct saturation patrols across the state. The initiative is part of the Maryland State Police’s Impaired Driving Reduction Effort team, which is trained to identify impaired drivers and reduce alcohol-related injuries and fatalities.

The increased enforcement is funded by the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration’s Highway Safety Office. Authorities have planned initiatives to focus on preventing dangerous driving behaviors including impaired, aggressive, and distracted driving. These efforts may involve collaborating with other law enforcement agencies and state agencies to enhance enforcement and engage the community through social media outreach.

Some of the planned initiatives include DUI enforcement on major routes including 50, 301, 13, and 413 in the Eastern Region. Troopers from the College Park, Forestville, Golden Ring, Rockville, Waterloo, and Westminster barracks will focus on interstates 495, 70, and 695 in the Central Region. Troopers from the Cumberland, Frederick, Hagerstown, and McHenry barracks will focus on areas known to have a higher number of traffic-related incidents including interstates 68, 220, 70, and Route 219 in the Western Region. Troopers from the Bel Air, JFK Memorial Highway, and North East barracks will conduct enforcement along areas known to have a higher number of impaired driving crashes and throughout the Harford and Cecil counties in the Northern Region. Troopers from the Annapolis, Glen Burnie, La Plata, Leonardtown, and Prince Frederick barracks will conduct DUI saturation patrols in areas known to have impaired-related crashes including Route 50 and interstates 695 and 97 in the Southern Region.

The Maryland State Police Mobile Breath Alcohol Testing truck will be deployed to assist in removing dangerous drivers from the roads.

This article was written with the assistance of AI and reviewed by a human editor.

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