November 24th, 2022 by WCBC Radio

With more than 1 million Marylanders expected to travel 50 or more miles over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Maryland State Police will be increasing patrols to ensure motorists arrive safely at their destination. Maryland State Police will be conducting saturation patrols at each of the 23 barracks with a focus on impaired, aggressive and distracted driving. The goal of the enhanced enforcement is to focus on removing these dangerous drivers from Maryland highways who endanger the lives of other motorists…

The initiatives, which began Wednesday,  will include saturation patrols in areas known to have a higher number of DUI crashes or arrests. These efforts, in many cases, will include partnering with allied law enforcement and other state agencies to both enforce the law and offer outreach to the community through social media and electronic billboards. Distracted and impaired drivers will be a priority…