Crackdown on the Indian Head Highway Drag Strip

[David]

WASHINGTON — Following a December crash that left three children dead, the latest in a long string of tragedies, Prince George’s County police promised more enforcement along Indian Head Highway.

Not even a month and a half into the new year, they are delivering on that pledge.

So far in 2019, the department has handed out more than 3,000 tickets along Route 210. Last year, 10,000 tickets were issues in total.

As promised, police ticket drivers on Indian Head Highway at furious pace - WTOP News

Following a December crash that left three children dead, the latest in a long string of tragedies, Prince George’s County police promised more enforcement along Indian Head Highway.

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[officeguy]

We have see those 'initiatives' before. 3 months in the county police re-deploys the officers assigned to this to the north end of the county where people kill each other. The accident with the kids was not your typical 210 rush hour a$$hattery. This was drunk idiot who thought he had things under control when he didn't.

 

[nutz]

OK, but I wonder why US Park Police were doing traffic enforcement last night. Around 7 last night there were 3 cars doing traffic between Kirby Hill and Palmer. Did I mention 210 sucks anymore, I’d hate to do that everyday.

 

[Hijinx]

This won't last long. Wait until the perpetually offended start complaining.

 

[LightRoasted]

If I may ...

OK, but I wonder why US Park Police were doing traffic enforcement last night. Around 7 last night there were 3 cars doing traffic between Kirby Hill and Palmer. Did I mention 210 sucks anymore, I’d hate to do that everyday.

That is a good question, seeing is that it would be out their jurisdiction. Unless all that land under 210 has been deeded over to the Federal Government recently under the radar.

 

[TCROW]

If I may ...

That is a good question, seeing is that it would be out their jurisdiction. Unless all that land under 210 has been deeded over to the Federal Government recently under the radar.

For moving violations there is really no such thing as out of jurisdiction. I’ve been stopped by the Federal Protective Service police on NB 301 before.

He came to my window, and I questioned his jurisdiction. He talked to me a bit and called PGPD to respond. They did nothing because they didn’t see the alleged infraction (I was speeding) and sent me on my way.

While technically out of jurisdiction, they certainly can stop you, and while hanging out by your window it certainly can look like they are effecting a traffic stop to passers by.

 

[officeguy]

If I may ...

That is a good question, seeing is that it would be out their jurisdiction. Unless all that land under 210 has been deeded over to the Federal Government recently under the radar.

This is from the US park police website:

The U.S. Park Police are located in 3 geographical areas in the United States and are able to effect an arrest without a warrant in any unit of the National Park System, the District of Columbia, and the environs of the District of Columbia “… defined as embracing Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, and Stafford counties and the City of Alexandria in Virginia, and Prince Georges, Charles, Anne Arundel, and Montgomery counties in Maryland; the county of Frederick, Maryland; the city of New York and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester, New York; the counties of Monmouth, Hudson, Essex, Union, Bergen, Middlesex, and Ocean, New Jersey; the city and county of San Francisco, California, and the counties of Marin and San Mateo, California.

It would seem that their area of jurisdiction includes PG county. Park police covers Fort Washington and Piscataway national parks so you routinely see them on 210. I suspect they have it sorted out with the PGPD and the PG states attorneys office on what level of enforcement they provide on 210.