This year’s holiday season efforts of the Maryland State Police had a positive effect on reducing crashes and keeping the public safe. Traffic enforcement efforts by Maryland state troopers during the holiday period resulted in more than 10,000 traffic stops that led to 264 arrests and more than 180 arrests of impaired drivers. Maryland State Police patrol troopers began increased […]
The Howard County Police Department conducted a grant-funded impaired driving enforcement detail on Saturday night, resulting in the arrest of seven drivers. The following drivers were arrested and charged with driving under the influence: Mercedes Renee Palmer, 56, of Columbia Keum Young Lee, 51, of Ellicott City Anthony Tyrone Webster, 46, of Columbia Michael Jefferson Meers, 32, of Nottingham Roberto […]
Multiple DUI enforcement initiatives across the state of Maryland this past weekend led to the arrests of more than 70 impaired drivers, including more than one dozen arrested by troopers with the full-time impaired driving enforcement team who marked their 2,000th arrest. Five of those drivers were arrested at a sobriety checkpoint near Joppa. The State Police Impaired Driving Reduction […]
This Fourth of July holiday weekend may be one of the deadliest on our nation’s roadways according to a recent forecast from the National Safety Council – and due to the fact that this year’s holiday arrives at the end of a long weekend, Maryland officials are preparing for a possible increase in impaired driving compared to previous years. To […]