WHAT:
The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) will join members of the Maryland State Police (MSP) to remind drivers to plan for a safe and sober ride home ahead of the Fourth of July holiday weekend. The event will feature the Maryland State Police Impaired Driving Reduction Effort – or SPIDRE – team, which will highlight increased enforcement operations targeting impaired drivers. The Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division will also provide a behind the scenes look at the role the Division plays in supporting DUI investigations. From crime scene investigation to latent print examination to toxicology testing, this showcase will highlight not only the time and effort that goes into every investigation, but the far-reaching ramifications that impaired driving can have on the community. WHO:
Representative from the Motor Vehicle Administration
Lieutenant Colonel Daniel C. Pickett, Chief, Maryland State Police Field Operations Bureau
Trooper Ashleigh Deems, who was struck by an impaired driver while conducting a traffic stop in March WHEN:
Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. WHERE:
Maryland State Police Forensics Sciences Division
221 Milford Mill Road
Pikesville, MD 21208 CONTACT:
Motor Vehicle Administration Office of Media Relations
John Lazarou
mobile: 443-517-2933
Charles Brown
mobile: 443-504-4377 Video Opportunities: Officials are available for interviews. MSP’s Chief Toxicologist Dr. Haley Mulder will conduct an onsite overview of how the Department processes a vehicle from a suspected impaired driving crash. ###
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