July 19th, 2024 by WCBC Radio

The Maryland Natural Resources Police reported a safer weekend than years past during the July 4 weekend this year. 

Despite being the busiest boating holiday, no boating fatalities were recorded on Independence Day weekend. Nine boating accidents occurred on Maryland’s waterways, down from 12 in each of the previous two years.  

RP officers made nine Operating While Under the Influence of Alcohol arrests during the agency’s “Operation Dry Water” heightened enforcement period from July 4-6. This was the highest number of arrests NRP recorded since making 12 arrests during Operation Dry Water in 2018.