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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Police say a man was killed overnight when he was struck by a vehicle while walking on Martin Boulevard near Compass Road in Middle River. Paramedic responded to the scene at just before 1 a.m. on Saturday. Police have determined that the man, identified as Jeremy Warfield McCoy, 51, with no fixed address, wasstanding on the shoulder of Martin Boulevard […]
As St. Patrick’s Day approaches on March 17, Maryland State Police are urging those who plan to celebrate with alcohol to be safe and smart and avoid impaired and distracted driving. With an increase in impaired drivers expected throughout the state this weekend, state police will be conducting saturation patrols at each of the 23 barracks focusing on impaired, aggressive, […]