MD Police To Increase Patrols On Roads This Labor Day Weekend

MARYLAND — Maryland State Police will increase patrols on roads across the state this Labor Day weekend to target distracted, impaired and aggressive drivers.

Starting Friday and continuing through Labor Day, state troopers from all 23 barracks will conduct extra patrols across Maryland.

The State Police Impaired Driving Reduction Effort team, otherwise known as the SPIDRE team, will also patrol this weekend to remove impaired drivers from Maryland highways who endanger other motorists.

The initiative includes partnering with allied law enforcement and other state agencies to both enforce the law and reach out to the community through social media and electronic billboards.

Among the planned police crackdowns that start Friday:

• Eastern Region: Troopers from the Berlin, Centreville, Easton, Princess Anne and Salisbury barracks will conduct DUI enforcement on major routes including 50, 301, 13 and 413.
• Central Region: Troopers from the College Park, Forestville, Golden Ring, Rockville, Waterloo and Westminster barracks will concentrate efforts on interstates 495, 70 and 695.
• Western Region: Troopers from the Cumberland, Frederick, Hagerstown and McHenry barracks will focus on areas known to have a higher number of traffic-related incidents including interstates 68, 220, 70 and Route 219.
• Northern Region: Troopers from the Bel Air, JFK Memorial Highway and North East barracks will conduct enforcement along areas known to have a higher number of impaired driving crashes and throughout the Harford and Cecil counties. This includes routes 22, 24, 40, 1 and 213.
• Southern Region: Troopers from the Annapolis, Glen Burnie, La Plata, Leonardtown and Prince Frederick barracks will conduct DUI saturation patrols in areas known to have impaired-related crashes including Route 50 and interstates 695 and 97. The Maryland State Police Mobile Breath Alcohol Testing truck will be deployed to assist with removing dangerous drivers from the roads.

Learn more about the Motor Vehicle Administration's efforts to reduce traffic fatalities at ZeroDeathsMD.gov.