A cooperative effort between the Maryland State Police and the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office led to a sobriety checkpoint that was conducted at MD Route 234 at Horseshoe Road, Chaptico, St. Mary’s County. The operation was conducted between 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm Monday evening (05/28/2012). 405 vehicles were checked during the operation. The Checkpoint was manned by 10 State Troopers and 4 St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Deputies.
During the Checkpoint, 3 motorists were pulled to the side for additional field sobriety testing, however, there were no arrests.Also utilized during the operation were 2 License Plate Reader cars, which resulted in several “hits,” but no arrests.
