BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Transportation Authority says 267 citations, warnings, and repair orders were issued to drivers over speeding violations during a safety crackdown last week. The crackdown, which began Friday, targeted dangerous speeding on I-95 in the Baltimore metropolitan area and northeastern Maryland. One person was also arrested on an outstanding warrant. The MDTA says the effort was part of […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—A man from Anne Arundel County was arrested Wednesday for shooting at the driver of a black Jeep on the Bay Bridge in June, the Maryland Transportation Authority announced in a press release. Melvin Clark, 41, of Severn, was charged with first-degree assault, reckless endangerment, driving a vehicle while impaired by alcohol and other charges, MDTA police said. Clark […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Transportation Authority Police made 457 traffic stops and issued 756 citations, warnings, and repair orders during a large-scale safety initiative last week. The initiative ran from Thursday, May 30, to Friday, May 31, and also involved the Maryland Comptroller’s Office, Maryland Department of the Environment, Maryland State Police, Aberdeen, Bel Air, Baltimore County, and the Harford County Sheriff’s […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Transportation Authority Police named Col. Joseph Scott as its new chief on Thursday. Scott, a 24-year veteran of the force, is the first African American to serve in the position. “I’m so humbled and honored to serve in this role, and it’s not lost on me that I am the first African American MDTA Police Chief,” Scott […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Salvage teams at the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse located the sixth and final victim and promptly notified the Maryland Department of State Police. Maryland State Police investigators along with officers from the Maryland Transportation Authority Police and the FBI responded to the scene and recovered the body of a sixth construction worker. The victim is […]
BELCAMP, MD—Maryland State Police are actively investigating a bus crash that left one person dead and several others injured on Interstate 95 in Harford County on Sunday morning. At just after 6:00 a.m. on May 5, police responded to the scene of a single bus crash on northbound I-95 just before the MD 543 exit in Belcamp. Authorities say a […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Crews recovered the body of another missing victim at the Key Bridge incident site on May 1, 2024. The victim has been identified as Miguel Angel Luna Gonzalez, 49, of Glen Burnie. On Wednesday, salvage teams located one of the missing construction vehicles and promptly notified Maryland State Police. MSP investigators along with officers from the Maryland Transportation Authority […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Transportation Authority Police Collison Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Monday afternoon in Baltimore City. At just after 12:30 p.m. on April 29, MDTA Police responded to the ramp from southbound I-395 to southbound I-95. Responding officers determined a black Kawasaki motorcycle had been involved in a single-vehicle crash. The driver of the […]