During the eighth week of Montgomery County’s Summer Traffic Task Force, officers conducted 88 traffic stops resulting in 13 DUI arrests and one criminal arrest, with additional citations and warnings issued; since the task force began, there have been 110 DUI arrests and nearly 2,200 combined citations and warnings. These figures reflect only task force activity and do not include DUI arrests made by regular patrol officers.
Per MCPD: “During the eighth week of the Summer Traffic Task Force, officers from the Montgomery County Police Department’s Alcohol Initiatives Unit and Alcohol Enforcement Section worked with other law enforcement agencies to continue their traffic enforcement efforts across the county.
Between July 6 and July 12, officers conducted 88 traffic stops, which led to 13 arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) and 1 criminal arrest. In addition, officers issued 131 traffic citations, 110 traffic warnings, 11 equipment repair orders, 8 breath tests performed, and 1 criminal citation…