The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Special Operation Division and members of the Patrol Division on April 20 conducted saturation patrols in the vicinity of California, Maryland. The saturation patrols resulted in seven traffic citations and 14 written warnings.
During the Saturation Patrols, deputies noticed many cab services, buses and designated drivers were being used to provide sober rides home. Law enforcement officials and community prevention organizations believe public service announcements, print advertisement citing, the dangers of drunk and drugged driving, saturation patrols, sobriety checkpoints and the public’s pre-planning contributed to increased traffic safety.
The sheriff’s department hopes this cooperative community partnership will continue to reduce drunk and drugged driving and increase highway safety.
For more information regarding traffic safety or DUI saturation patrols contact Sgt. Butler of the Traffic Safety Unit at 301-475-4200 ext. 9006 or mike.butler@stmarysmd.com
