MSP to step up patrols statewide for Labor Day weekend

MARYLAND – Maryland State Police are stepping up patrols statewide for Labor Day weekend.

State troopers from all 23 barracks will conduct patrols throughout the weekend as part of the “No DUI Friday” National Highway Traffic Safety Administration initiative. All statewide initiatives will focus on preventing impaired, aggressive, and distracted driving in areas where data indicates high numbers of crashes or arrests.

Planned initiatives on the Eastern Shore for the weekend include:

• Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot Counties: Enforcement efforts will be conducted on Routes 50 and 404
• Kent and Queen Anne’s Counties: Enforcement efforts will be conducted on Routes 301, 20, and 50
• Somerset County: Enforcement efforts will be conducted on Routes 13 and 413
• Wicomico County: Enforcement efforts will be conducted on Routes 50 and 13