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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

POLL: Drinking or Texting, Which Is Bigger Issue For Teens Driving on Prom Night?

Demonstrations this week focused on drinking and driving on prom night.

  • POLICE & FIRE
  • Lisa Rossi
  • Wednesday, April 25, 2012

High schools across the region, including in Howard County, are conducting demonstrations this week to educate teens about the danger of drinking and driving. What do you think is the bigger issue among teens: drinking and driving or texting and driving? Tell us in comments or in the poll. Alcohol awareness has been a focus this prom season. On Monday, students from Liberty High School in Eldersburg went to the Sykesville Driver Training Facility and, donning glasses designed to simulate drunkenness, got behind the wheel. “That was crazy,” one teen said. “I don’t think I’ll ever drink and drive.” The event was organized by The Maryland Community Crime Prevention Institute, the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services …

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Monday, June 20, 2011

Sobriety Checkpoint This Week in Howard County

Howard County police arrested more than 1,600 people last year for drinking and driving.

The Howard County Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint at an undisclosed location in the county this week, according to a statement released by the department on Monday. Officers in both marked and unmarked vehicles will be checking for drunk drivers, as well as those violating seat belt and child safety seat laws. According to the department, alcohol was a factor in six of 13 fatal collisions in 2010, and more than 1,600 people were arrested for driving under the influence or driving while intoxicated. The checkpoints are part of the Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign, funded with help from a grant by the Maryland Highway Safety Office. Police are reminding citizens to call 911 if they see someone behind the wheel whom they …

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