Tuesday, January 1, 2013
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism debunks a few common myths about "sobering up." According to AAA Mid-Atlantic, New Year's Day is among the deadliest days to be on road.
New Year's Day consistently ranks among the deadliest days to be on the road due to alcohol-related traffic incidents, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic. Statistics from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) offers more data to support AAA's claim. The NIAAA debunks a few common myths about "sobering up". Myth: You can drive as long as you are not slurring your words or acting erratically. Fact: The coordination needed for driving is compromised long before the signs of intoxication are visible. Plus, the sedative effects of alcohol increase the risk of nodding off or losing attention behind the wheel. Myth: Drink coffee. …
Monday, December 31, 2012
Maryland State Police will target areas where crashes, impaired driving arrests are the highest.
More state troopers will be on the roads now through New Year’s Day, part of an effort to reduce traffic deaths this time of year. Maryland State Police said in a statement Friday they would be targeting areas where crashes and impaired driving arrests are the highest. According to state police, there were six deaths on Maryland roads between Dec. 30, 2011 and Jan. 3, 2012. Police said two of those deaths involved impaired drivers. The additional patrols coincide with the Maryland Highway Safety Office initiative “Towards Zero Deaths” and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration initiative “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.” Overtime costs for additional patrols was funded by grants from the Maryland Highway Safety Office, state …
Thursday, October 25, 2012
There will be extra state police patrols on Halloween.
Maryland State Police will be upping patrols from Oct. 26 through Oct. 31 to help make the Halloween holiday safer for drivers and pedestrians. Halloween is the second most dangerous day for pedestrians, according to the National Highway Safety Administration. “These patrols will be specifically looking for and removing dangerous and impaired drivers from the roadways to ensure everyone has a safe Halloween celebration,” State Police Col. Marcus L. Brown said. “Our goal is to keep children safe while they are trick-or-treating as well as to keep the motoring public safe while they are traveling to and from their celebrations.” Of all the highway fatalities during Halloween in 2010, 41 percent involved a driver with a blood alcohol …
Monday, October 1, 2012
Approximately six minutes apart, one driver nearly drove into the community pool and another struck a transformer box at the intersection of Great Seneca Highway and Kentlands Boulevard.
Two drunk driving incidents a mere six minutes apart caused significant damage to Kentlands property Saturday morning, according to Gaithersburg Police. At 5:13 a.m., 19-year-old Jarrad Mathew O’Brien, of Germantown, lost control of his 1992 BMW at the Kentlands Civic Center and drove across the grassy field and through the iron fence of the pool, finally coming to rest after striking numerous stone pillars, Gaithersburg Police officer Dan Lane told Patch. Minutes earlier, 19-year-old Jonathan Juhan Aquino, also of Germantown, lost control of his 1998 Acura and struck a transformer box at the intersection of Great Seneca Highway and Kentlands Boulevard, ending up against a brick wall, Lane said. The incident caused a power outage in …
Greg Goldstein
10:58 am on Saturday, October 6, 2012
Who struck the wood guardrail on Lakelands Drive last night? Was there a crazy party in K/L and if so will they charge the homeowners? more ›