(PIKESVILLE, MD) - Maryland State Police are reminding fans who are planning a Super Bowl celebration that the best game plan is one that includes sober designated drivers.
With the anticipation of fans traveling to and from their Super Bowl celebrations, Lt. Colonel Anthony Satchell, Acting Superintendent of the Maryland State Police, has ordered all 22 barracks to conduct DUI saturation patrols. Additional troopers will be assigned to concentrate on impaired, aggressive and distracted drivers. The State Police Impaired Driving Effort, otherwise known as the S.P.I.D.R.E. team, the full-time drunk driving enforcement team, will be patrolling as well.
“There will be zero tolerance for those who choose to ignore the law and put others in danger by drinking and driving,” Lt. Colonel Anthony Satchell said. “Drunk driving is completely preventable. We want fans to remember that it’s a choice to either drink or drive, but never both.”
If you plan on watching the Super Bowl with friends, at a sports bar, or a restaurant; here are a few tips:
Plan a way to get home safely before the party begins. DESIGNATE A SOBER DRIVER!
If you don’t have a designated driver, then call a cab, ask a sober friend for a ride home, call a friend or family member to come and get you, or just stay where you are.
Look out for one another and never let your friends drive who choose to drink.
Last year, on Super Bowl Sunday, troopers arrested 34 drunk drivers. Driving with a blood alcohol content of .07 (driving while impaired) is illegal in Maryland and .08 (driving under the influence) or higher is illegal in every state. A driver under the age of 21, with any measurable alcohol in their system is in violation of alcohol laws in Maryland.
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