On
May 21, 2018, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies participated in a
Border-to-Border initiative sponsored by the Maryland Highway Safety Office. Officers
conducted enforcement for various violations, specifically focusing on seat belt
usage in the area of the county borders with Charles and Calvert counties. That
day, St. Mary’s officers issued 24 citations for various violations related to
seat belt usage and distracted driving.
More
than 120 unbelted drivers and passengers are killed every year in Maryland and
those involved in a crash without wearing seatbelts are 67 percent more likely to
suffer a moderate to fatal injury.
The
St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office reminds drivers to ensure that all persons in the
vehicle are buckled in and to put the cellphone down while driving.
