The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) charged nine impaired boaters and investigated nine reportable boating accidents during its annual Operation Dry Water “saturation patrol” campaign, conducted from July 4 to July 6. Statistically this time is the busiest and most dangerous boating holiday. Fortunately, no boating fatalities were recorded on Independence Day weekend. NRP officers made nine Operating While Under the Influence of Alcohol (OUI) arrests during the agency’s heightened enforcement period from July 4-6. Boaters facing impaired boating charges can be penalized with up to $1,000 in fines and one year of jail time. Targeted patrols throughout the holiday weekend have resulted in 33 impaired boaters removed from Maryland’s waterways during the past five years of Operation Dry Water participation. The total of nine boating accidents recorded during this year’s July 4 weekend was the same as last year. In 2023, 10 accidents were recorded. In total, NRP issued 152 citations and 703 warnings, conducted 422 recreational vessel inspections, 146 of which were conducted by reserve officers, and stopped 313 vessels during the three-day heightened enforcement period. The following were charged with Operating While Under the Influence of Alcohol and other offenses during Operation Dry Water 2025. A 54-year-old California man and […]
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