This press release is designed to inform the public of our commitment to ensuring safety and enforcing the laws in Maryland.
Our message this week is following too closely causes collisions and injury. We strongly urge everyone to maintain a safe distance between your vehicle and the vehicle in front. A general rule is to maintain at least one full car length distance between your vehicle and the vehicle in front for every 10 mph of speed. In other words, if you are traveling 60 mph, a good distance is six car lengths between your vehicle and the vehicle in front. One of the main causes for rear end collisions is following too closely and speed. The Maryland State Police is committed to enforcing these laws to ensure safe driving. Our enforcement actions will result in the driver receiving a traffic citation. Please slow down, maintain a safe distance and give 100% of your attention to your driving. It will save lives, injury and property damage.
Reporting period 5/6/19-5/12/19
Vehicle collisions that required a report: 39
Vehicle collisions that did not require a report: 38
Community policing activity: 6
Disabled/unattended vehicles: 10
DUI arrests: 8
Miscellaneous: 18
Premise checks: 9
Probable cause searches for drugs: 4
Traffic stops: 219
Vehicle storages: 1
Criminal/civil investigations: 7 (Drugs, Theft and Assault)
Below is a list of individuals that were arrested in this time period:
Date/Time: Last name: First name: Charge:
DANGEROUS WEAPON: WEAR/CARRY WITH INTENT
TO INJURE, ASSAULT SECOND DEGREE,
ASSAULT-FIRST DEGREE, RACE/RELIG. CRIME
RACE/RELIG CRIME: PERSON/GROUP
CONTACT: D/Sgt. Pietanza, Maryland State Police, College Park Barrack, (301)345-3101
[ This article originally appeared here ]
Our message this week is following too closely causes collisions and injury. We strongly urge everyone to maintain a safe distance between your vehicle and the vehicle in front. A general rule is to maintain at least one full car length distance between your vehicle and the vehicle in front for every 10 mph of speed. In other words, if you are traveling 60 mph, a good distance is six car lengths between your vehicle and the vehicle in front. One of the main causes for rear end collisions is following too closely and speed. The Maryland State Police is committed to enforcing these laws to ensure safe driving. Our enforcement actions will result in the driver receiving a traffic citation. Please slow down, maintain a safe distance and give 100% of your attention to your driving. It will save lives, injury and property damage.
Reporting period 5/6/19-5/12/19
Vehicle collisions that required a report: 39
Vehicle collisions that did not require a report: 38
Community policing activity: 6
Disabled/unattended vehicles: 10
DUI arrests: 8
Miscellaneous: 18
Premise checks: 9
Probable cause searches for drugs: 4
Traffic stops: 219
Vehicle storages: 1
Criminal/civil investigations: 7 (Drugs, Theft and Assault)
Below is a list of individuals that were arrested in this time period:
Date/Time: Last name: First name: Charge:
| 05/11/2019 0457 | Jackson | Latyoa | DUI, DUI SE, POSSESS-NOT MARIJUANA |
| 05/11/2019 0343 | Gewe | Tsega | DUI |
| 05/11/2019 0314 | Onuoha | Onyedikachi | DUI, NEGLIGENT DRIVING, RECKLESS DRIVING |
| 05/11/2019 0239 | Quinteros Melendez | Lucia | DUI, DUI PER SE, CELL PHONE VIOLATION |
| 05/11/2019 0102 | Jackson | Lionela | DUI, DUI PER SE |
| 05/10/2019 0117 | GALICIA LEIVA | CALEB | DUI, DUI PER SE |
| 05/09/2019 1542 | Pinkney | Devonte | DUI, DUI PER SE |
| 05/08/2019 0840 | Gertson | Andris | WARRANT |
| 05/07/2019 2231 | Endy | Nicole | DUI |
| 05/06/2019 1358 | Joines | Clifton | RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT, |
| 05/06/2019 1341 | Tran | Tracey | WARRANT |
| 05/06/2019 0627 | White | Quinton | WARRANT |
DANGEROUS WEAPON: WEAR/CARRY WITH INTENT
TO INJURE, ASSAULT SECOND DEGREE,
ASSAULT-FIRST DEGREE, RACE/RELIG. CRIME
RACE/RELIG CRIME: PERSON/GROUP
CONTACT: D/Sgt. Pietanza, Maryland State Police, College Park Barrack, (301)345-3101
[ This article originally appeared here ]