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Thousands of Traffic Tickets Handed Out in Maryland During Holiday

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Maryland State Police issued just over 68-hundred traffic citations over the Memorial Day Weekendwith another 51-hundred warnings.

There were also 102 arrests for impaired driving as well as another 51 for drug offenses.

Another 73 were charged with other criminal violations.

The Maryland Highway Safety Office provided grants to fund the overtime needed for additional patrols. 

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.