This week, a group of specialized DUI enforcement officers with the Ocean City Police Department will be hitting the streets in an effort to curb impaired driving in the resort town. A group of officers that are specially trained in traffic safety will now dedicate their time to detecting and enforcing impaired driving.
“Impaired driving continues to be an issue in Ocean City and now with this dedicated enforcement team we will be able to combat impaired driving head on,” commented Chief Ross Buzzuro. “Finding a sober ride home is an easy choice one can make to protect their safety.”
This group of specialized officers is dedicated to making Ocean City safer by striving to eliminate the threat of impaired drivers on roadways. Other specialized DUI enforcement teams across the state, including the Maryland State Police SPIDRE team, have seen great success and experienced significant decrease in impaired driving collisions.
"Impaired driving is one of the biggest problems on our roadways," began Milt Chaffee, Administrator of the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration and the state's Governor's Representative for Highway Safety. "An average of 175 people have died every year for the past five years as a result of someone being impaired while behind the wheel. I applaud the Ocean City Police Department's effort to stop impaired drivers and urge all drivers to always find a safe ride home. Call a friend or call a cab but do not get behind the wheel after you have been drinking."
The Ocean City Police Department reminds citizens to always plan a safe ride home prior to consuming any alcoholic beverages. Citizens are strongly encouraged to designate a sober driver, call one of the many local taxi companies or ride the municipal bus.
For more information on the OCPD’s specialized DUI enforcement initiative, contact Public Affairs Specialist Lindsay O’Neal at 410-520-5395.
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ReplyDeleteBiggest governmental cash machine existing. J.C. himself coudn't repeal the DUI laws. Everybody makes money.
I would just one time on a Memorial Weekend or 4th of July, the police say--"We are not enforcing anything this weekend. Everyone have at it. It would be interesting to see if we all somehow survived without enforcement of these overextended laws and initiatives that do one thing and one thing only --raise money for the police. I mean, if they actually protect us, which they do not, then give us one weekend to prove how much they are saving us. If most of us go sliding off roads and die, we would then know, right?
ReplyDeletePS - waviers to fagers, mackies, secrets, the clarion, the beach club, pirates den, phillips, the green turtle, and the galaxy!
ReplyDeleteExcellent work OCPD! Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteThey could start with their own PD dept. and other city officials. That would keep them busy for awhile.
ReplyDeleteI thing I've learned from reading this blog: Comments from cop haters are ridiculous and moronic. You guys write some of the stupidest things I've ever read.
ReplyDeleteA couple of issues to address:
#1 - My experience with investigating really serious traffic crashes is kind of limited. I've responded to 4 fatal accidents in my career. Two were caused by the drunk drivers (died), One was caused by a drunk pedestrian (died) stepping out in front of a vehicle, and the last was a single vehicle crash that involved the presence of a lot empty beer cans in the cab of the truck with driver. He had been transported prior to my arrival and at that time they didn't know if he was drunk or not but it was thought to be a contributing factor. That's 3 out of 4 definites and 1 maybe. As for other nonfatal accidents that I've responded to, the two worst ones that come to mind involved a drunk driver (hit & run suspect) hitting a drunk pedestrian and another crash involving a male subject that was high not drunk, driving a minvan head on into a very large tree, resulting in one crippled passenger. Not a lot of experience there but in 5 out 6 crashes, the "at fault" person was drunk or high, and in #6, alcohol was suspected but I didn't handle the final investigation so not sure on that one.
#2 - In reference to the money making comments. Where do you guys come up with this crap? Other than getting a couple of hours for OT for going to court when I'm supposed to be off duty, I'm not making anything off it. Plus, I'd much rather be home anyway because going to court is usually a waste of time. Spending time with my family, sleeping, or being productive around the house would be much preferred. If you are referring to the occassional Holiday DUI checkpoints. They are targeted towards holidays or major events that are well known for heavy drinking and usually take place in areas that are expected to have a lot of DUI activity. These checkpoints cause a lot of people out there to utilize taxis, buses, Safe Ride, or designated driver's. Where is the harm in that? Lives are saved, injuries are prevented, damage to property is prevented, insurance rates should be going down. All these things seem like good worthy investments. If you can come up with a better alternative, I'd love to hear it.