Maryland State Police are urging motorists to avoid aggressive, distracted and impaired driving throughout St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Maryland State Troopers from all 23 barracks, including the State Police Impaired Driving Reduction Effort (SPIDRE) team, will focus on aggressive, distracted and impaired driving while conducting increased saturation patrols along roadways where impaired driving related crashes often occur. Enforcement efforts are bolstered by funds from the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration’s Highway Safety Office. Among the planned initiatives from Friday, March 14 through Monday, March 17 include: Eastern Region: Troopers from the Berlin, Centreville, Easton, Princess Anne and Salisbury barracks will focus enforcement efforts on major corridors including routes 301 and 50. The Berlin Barrack will deploy additional troopers for the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Ocean City. Central Region: Troopers from the College Park, Forestville, Golden Ring, Rockville, Waterloo and Westminster barracks will conduct high-visibility enforcement efforts on interstates 495 and 270, and routes 50, 5 and 301. Additionally, the Waterloo Barrack will participate in a traffic-enforcement initiative with the Howard County Police Department and the Westminster Barrack will combine enforcement efforts with the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department and Westminster City Police Department. Western Region: Troopers from the Cumberland, Frederick, Hagerstown […]
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