From Maryland State Police: Maryland State Police troopers conducted multiple traffic enforcement operations over the weekend, but despite their efforts, were still called to more than one dozen crashes involving suspected impaired drivers, including one that involved the team leader of the DUI enforcement unit. During the weekend, troopers statewide made more than 4,700 traffic […]
Gov. Hogan’s Regulations Expand Maryland’s Ignition Interlock Program; Saves Lives by Taking More Drunk Drivers Off Roads
From the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration: Governor Larry Hogan’s regulations to allow more people the opportunity to participate in Maryland’s ignition interlock program go into effect today. The new regulations, proposed by the Governor in November, allow drunk drivers who register between a 0.08 and 0.14 blood alcohol concentration (BAC) a chance to opt-in to […]
Maryland State Police Arrest More than 100 DUI Suspects in Weekend Sweeps, Investigate Rt. 7 Drunk Driving Crash
From the Maryland State Police: (PIKESVILLE, MD) – State Police drunk driving patrols in every Maryland county during the St. Patrick’s Day weekend led to the arrests of more than 100 people who are suspected of driving under the influence. From Friday, March 14th, through Monday, March 17th, Maryland state troopers arrested 120 drunk drivers […]
Sen. Jennings’ Drunk Driving Legislation Requires Offenders Attend Education Program at Shock Trauma
From the office of Sen. J.B. Jennings: According to a drunk driving lawyer in town, senator J.B. Jennings introduced legislation that requires any person who is convicted of, or granted probation before judgment (PBJ) for drunk driving offenses, to attend an educational program offered by the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint on Labor Day Weekend
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: August 27, 2013 [Harford County, Maryland] – The Harford County Sheriff’s Office will conduct a sobriety checkpoint this Labor Day weekend. The checkpoint, part of the continued crack down on drunk driving, will take place during the late evening hours of Saturday Aug. 31 and continue into the early […]
Maryland State Police to Operate First “Janet Hardy Memorial Checkpoint” Against Impaired Driving
From the Maryland State Police, JFK Barrack: (Perryville, MD) – Maryland State Troopers from the JFK Memorial Highway Barrack are hosting the first annual “Janet Hardy Memorial Checkpoint” this weekend in an effort to combat impaired driving in Harford County. On October 26, 2003, Janet Hardy, 13, and Daphine Gizzi, 55, were killed on their […]
Don’t Let Drunk Driving Ruin Your New Year’s Celebration; 171 Alcohol Related Deaths in Maryland Last Year
From Maryland State Police: Maryland state troopers are encouraging motorists to celebrate the New Year responsibly by not drinking and driving, but for those who don’t heed the warning, additional troopers will be on patrol beginning today and continuing through New Year’s Day. Maryland State Police Superintendent Colonel Marcus L. Brown has directed commanders to […]
98 Rock Radio Personality Stash “No Longer With” Station
Longtime 98 Rock afternoon DJ “Stash” is “no longer with” the FM channel or its AM companion, WBAL 1090 AM, the stations said Thursday, four days after he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol following a three-car crash in Abingdon. The move was announced in a statement posted on the WBAL 1090 […]