Worcester Co. achieves state’s highest DUI conviction rate

WORCESTER CO., Md. – The Office of the State’s Attorney for Worcester County has again earned the highest conviction rate in the state of Maryland for the prosecution of alcohol and drug-related driving offenses.

We’re told that a recently released study showed that Worcester County prosecutors had handled 841 DUI/DWI offenses from May 2019 through May 2020, and had secured a 92.7% conviction rate.

The Maryland State’s Attorney’s Association previously recognized Worcester County prosecutors for having the state’s top conviction rate during the preceding year as well.

“I want to thank all of our police agencies for aggressively patrolling the roadways in search of these dangerous drivers. Each time our police officers conduct a traffic stop that leads to a DUI arrest, we want citizens to know that they can count on Worcester County prosecutors to finish the job in court,” commented State’s Attorney Kris Heiser.