On Friday, August 18, 2023, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police and allied agencies conducted a sobriety checkpoint on northbound Frederick Road at Game Preserve Road in Gaithersburg. On Tuesday, MCPD announced that during the checkpoint, officers stopped approximately 565 vehicles and arrested 4 people for driving while impaired.
Last month, recreational marijuana use became legal in the state of Maryland and Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones issued the following reminder before the July 4th weekend, “We implore drivers to think of cannabis the same way they think of alcohol. Do not get behind the wheel of a car if you are impaired. Our officers will pull over and arrest anyone they suspect of driving while impaired. Alcohol, marijuana and other drugs can impair the ability to drive because they slow coordination, judgment, and reaction times. Our priority is keeping the roads safe for everyone.”
During the August 8 checkpoint on northbound Frederick Road at Game Preserve Road, officers from Montgomery County Police and allied agencies stopped approximately 565 vehicles and arrested 4 people for driving while impaired. https://t.co/KO8gpwaEta#McpNews #ImpairedDriving pic.twitter.com/gE2KclhfxC
— Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) August 22, 2023