Monday, May 12, 2014

PRESS RELEASE FOR DUI CHECKPOINTS

     The Calvert County Sheriff's Office is dedicated to reducing the number of alcohol related fatalities in support of the Maryland Highway Safety Office's "Towards Zero Deaths" campaign.  One of the ways the Sheriff's Office supports this initiative is by utilizing grant funding obtained from the Maryland Highway Safety Office to place additional deputies on our roadways for the specific task of locating impaired drivers.

     The Sheriff's Office conducted a sobriety checkpoint May 3rd, 2014 in Solomons, MD.  The purpose of the checkpoint is to educate drivers about the dangers of driving a motor vehicle after they have consumed alcoholic beverages. During the checkpoint a total of 390 vehicles were contacted.  Sixteen of those vehicles were pulled to the shoulder for field sobriety testing.  Two of the operators pulled to the shoulder for testing were arrested for violating the State's DUI laws.  A third driver was arrested for violating the State's DUI laws after a deputy assigned to monitor the checkpoint observed the driver make several traffic violations.  Below is a list of the motorists who were arrested as a result of the checkpoint.

Laura Lynn Emery, 40, of Coltons Point
Brandon Adam Bolen, 23, of Newberry, FL
Joseph Scott Kovalcik, 27, of Chaptico

     The Calvert County Sheriff's Office will continue to aggressively enforce the State DUI laws and will be conducting more DUI Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols in the near future.  Sheriff Mike Evans asks that "if you consume any alcoholic beverages, please find a sober driver and help reduce the number of fatal and serious crashes on the roadways of Calvert County".