LA PLATA, Md. – A La Plata Police Department officer observed a vehicle speeding and driving erratically in the early hours of April 21, 2024. The vehicle was clocked at 68 mph in a 50 mph zone and stopped near the intersection of Crain Highway and Centennial Street.
Upon interviewing the driver, the officer noticed signs of impairment. Also alarming were the two children, aged 4 and 9, present in the vehicle at the time.
The driver underwent a field sobriety test which indicated clear signs of alcohol influence. Consequently, the driver was arrested and the children were safely returned to their family.
The driver, identified as 40-year-old Angela Denise Hill of Waldorf, was transported to the Charles County Detention Center. There, a breathalyzer test recorded an alcohol level of .10.
Hill faces several charges and traffic citations:
- (Driving, Attempting To Drive) Vehicle While Under The Influence Of Alcohol
- (Driving, Attempting To Drive) Vehicle While Impaired By Alcohol
- (Driving, Attempting To Drive) Vehicle While Under The Influence Of Alcohol Per Se
- (Driving, Attempting To Drive) Vehicle While Impaired By Alcohol While Transporting A Minor X2
- (Drive, Attempt Drive) Vehicle While Under Influence Of (Alcohol, Alcohol Per Se) While Transporting Minor X2
- Driving Vehicle On Highway At Speed Exceeding Limit
- Driver Failure To Obey Properly Placed Traffic Control Device Instructions
- Reckless Driving
- Negligent Driving
Hill was later released on recognizance. A court hearing for Hill is scheduled for June 27, 2024, at the Charles County District Court.
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Bet she was cooperative and kind throughout this ordeal.
This woman should go to jail for a while for what she did, putting kids at risk like that. We need to strongly discourage this behavior. That said, I think we have a problem with our justice system. There are 11 charges here. I don’t know the sentencing guidelines but something tells me you could murder somebody with a hammer be looking at less time than this woman is. The system is setup with the hope that prosecutors and the judges will apply common sense and in most cases I think that happens. But the way it is, it leaves the door open for injustice and unequal application of the law. Had this been me I might have gotten off with a speeding ticket and a simple DUI because I’m white, polite, a government employee, or whatever other factor might play into an officer’s decision to ‘throw the book’ at somebody. We need to simplify our laws to avoid this type of thing if we really want equitable outcomes. But seriously, send her to jail for a couple months anyways. She’s lucky she didn’t end up like that recent case in St Mary’s.
Where’s the child endangerment charges at ?