The Calvert County Sheriff's Office completed several
traffic safety operations during the month of April that specifically targeted distracted
driving. The Sheriff's Office secured
additional overtime funding from the Maryland Highway Safety Office for the
month of April. This funding was crucial
for the Sheriff's Office to be able to have deputies working to reduce distracted
driving related crashes in lieu of using on-duty deputies who had various other
responsiblities. Distracted driving accounts for 69% of Calvert County’s
serious injury crashes and 50% of Calvert County fatal crashes. The month of April is one of Calvert County’s
peak months for distracted driving crashes.
The Sheriff's
Office conducted 4 initiatives. As a
result of the initiatives a total of 152 vehicles were stopped, 131 citations
were issued (a large portion were cell phone, texting or seatbelt violations),
47 warnings and 2 arrests were made for violations of the State DUI laws.
