State Police Waterloo Barrack Sobriety Checkpoint

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(Howard County, MD.)

On Thursday, September 26, 2019 the Maryland State Police Waterloo Barrack conducted a DUI sobriety checkpoint and a DUI saturation patrol which netted the arrests of 6 suspected impaired drivers.

The arrests stemmed from a DUI sobriety checkpoint which was conducted at Northbound Rt. 1 north of Maryland 175, Howard County, MD. The DUI saturation patrol was conducted in the surrounding area. The operation was conducted from 10:00 p.m. Thursday evening to 03:00 a.m. Friday morning. 409 vehicles traveled through the checkpoint. The checkpoint and saturation patrol were a collaborated effort on the part of Troopers from the Waterloo Barrack and Officers from the Howard County Police Department.

During both the checkpoint and saturation patrol, 6 motorists were charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. Additionally, 7 motorists were charged with drug related offenses. Other enforcement efforts yielded, 75 traffic stops, 61 citations, 46 warnings and 17 safety equipment repair orders being issued. The checkpoint was assisted by members of the Maryland Department of Transportation and witnessed by representatives from Mothers Against Drunk Driving (M.A.D.D.)

Disclaimer: In the U.S.A., all persons accused of a crime by the State are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. See: https://so.md/presumed-innocence. Additionally, all of the information provided above is solely from the perspective of the respective law enforcement agency and does not provide any direct input from the accused or persons otherwise mentioned. You can find additional information about the case by searching the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Database using the accused's name and date of birth. The database is online at https://so.md/mdcasesearch . Persons named who have been found innocent or not guilty of all charges in the respective case, and/or have had the case ordered expunged by the court can have their name, age, and city redacted by following the process defined at https://so.md/expungeme.