The House and Senate both voted last week to make driving while texting a primary offense with increased fines. The House bill, HB 1907 passed 94-4 Tuesday while the Senate Bill 1222 passed the Senate 24-15 also on Tuesday. Currently, drivers may not be pulled over only for texting while driving. They could be penalized…
A Howard County police officer was struck by a woman allegedly driving under the influence Friday night, near Ellicott City. According to reports, 45-year-old Sung Ok Jang was driving a Kia Sorento when she hit the officer’s Dodge Charger just before midnight on Route 40 at Route 29. The officer’s vehicle had its lights on…
A Chesterfield County teen, who was found guilty of aggravated involuntary manslaughter in the drunk driving accident that left two men dead, will begin serving a six-year term in a juvenile detention center. Jose F. Martinez was convicted of killing the two men when he caused a crashed as he drove the wrong-way while he…
The Federal Aviation Administration chief resigned today after he was arrested on charges of drunk driving. Randy Babbitt, 65, was arrested Saturday night in Fairfax City, Va. about 10:30 p.m. The officer reported Babbitt was driving on the wrong side of the road at the time of the arrest and Babbitt is charged with a…
Two teens were killed and three more were injured in a single car accident Friday evening in Howard County. According to reports, 18-year-old Dale Kirk Audet II of Lithicum was driving a Pontiac GT on Lawyer’s Hill Road when he apparently lost control, crossed the eastbound lanes and hit a tree. Two of the passengers…
A woman was killed in a hit-and-run in Prince George’s County early Sunday morning. According to reports, a 911 call was received about 12:30 a.m. reporting a woman walking on the road. Minutes later, 911 calls were received reporting a pedestrian had been hit in the northbound lanes of Route 3, just south of Route…