OCEAN CITY, MD – Governor Larry Hogan joined Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) officials on Thursday to launch Driven to Protect, a public-private partnership between the state and proponents of a new breath alcohol detection system that could help keep impaired drivers off the road. The governor attended a demonstration of the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety along with […]
BALTIMORE, MD – Over the Fourth of July holidays weekend, the The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police are reminding motorists to make a plan for a sober way home. The MDTA Police are joining the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign during the Fourth of July holiday week. Motorists will see augmented enforcement on the roads with zero tolerance […]
PIKESVILLE, MD – With extra traffic expected in the days before and after the Fourth of July, which falls on a Thursday this year making a four-day weekend for some, additional Maryland state troopers will be on patrol, using a variety of initiatives to keep traffic moving, respond quickly to highway incidents, and take appropriate enforcement action when violations are […]
Authorities say a Parkville man was struck and killed in West Virginia on Monday. William Snyder Sr., 60, of Parkville, had gotten out of his truck and was struck by a vehicle along U.S. 340 in the area of Halltown, W.Va. on Monday afternoon. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office later announced that Snyder did not survive. Snyder was struck by […]
The Maryland State Police will be working to ensure motorists get to and from their travel destination safely between Christmas and New Year’s. Troopers from each of the 23 Maryland State Police barracks who patrol every county will continue to focus enforcement efforts on impaired driving, aggressive driving, speeding, distracted driving, and other violations that often contribute to highway tragedies, […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD – With extra traffic expected this Thanksgiving holiday, Maryland State Police will have additional troopers on patrol who will be using a variety of initiatives to keep traffic moving, to respond quickly to highway incidents, and to take appropriate enforcement action when violations are observed that threaten the safety of travelers. Beginning Wednesday night, troopers from each of […]
On Friday, September 21, 2018, Maryland State Police have announced that they will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint in Harford County. The goal will be to locate impaired drivers and to promote public awareness of the dangers of impaired driving. Troopers have investigated over 60 collisions this year in which a driver was under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or both. Drivers […]
Maryland State Police recently arrested and charged a Baltimore City woman twice for DUI within one day. The woman has been identified as Stephanie Ringgold, 33, of Baltimore City. Ringgold was charged twice with similar charges on Saturday, August 11, 2018. In both incidents, she was charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI), driving under the influence (DUI), and several other traffic charges […]