Crime & Safety
Sheriff Warns August Deadliest Month for Traffic Fatalities
The Carroll County Sheriff's Office is part of a statewide initiative to crack down on speeding, reckless, aggressive and impaired driving.
According the , August has proven to be the deadliest month in terms of traffic-related fatalities in Maryland. As a result, police have launched a statewide effort called "Toward Zero Deaths" to curb unsafe driving.
According to the Maryland Highway Safety office, during 2011 a person was killed on Maryland roadways every 18 hours, totaling 486 deaths for the year. During the past decade, there have been proportionally more traffic-related deaths overnight in the month of August, making nighttime enforcement operations a focal point of current enforcement operations, according to a news release.
Speeding, reckless, aggressive and impaired driving remain the primary causes behind motor vehicle collisions, according to information released by the Maryland Highway Safety Office.
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The “Toward Zero Deaths” campaign is a high-profile initiative that works towards the ultimate goal of zero traffic fatalities.
Information in this article was taken from a Sheriff's Office news release.
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