A routine late-night traffic stop on November 16, 2024, escalated into multiple charges for Wulliam Alberto Moreno-Zamora, 26, of Silver Spring, Maryland. Deputy Vincent Pontorno of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop at approximately 9:25 p.m., after observing a gray 2017 Honda Civic traveling at 68 mph in a 50 mph zone on Point Lookout Road near Sunnyside Road. Upon approaching the vehicle, Deputy Pontorno noted that Moreno-Zamora exhibited signs of impairment. The deputy reported that Moreno-Zamora had bloodshot, glassy eyes and that a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage was emanating from his person. When asked, Moreno-Zamora stated, “I was driving home from fishing and had consumed alcohol before driving.” During this interaction, Deputy Pontorno also noticed a seven-year-old child sitting in the right rear seat without a seat belt or child safety seat, which is required by law for children under the age of eight. Moreno-Zamora explained, “The child did not like to be in the seat, so I allowed him to ride without it,” despite a child safety seat being present in the vehicle. Field sobriety tests were conducted by Deputy Pontorno to assess Moreno-Zamora’s level of impairment, and he agreed to a […]
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