Police Cite Dozens of Drivers in Montgomery County for Distracted Driving (PHOTO)

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Did you know that April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month?

Montgomery County police officers cited dozens of drivers during a directed enforcement earlier today on River Road at Goldsboro Road, and at the entrance ramp from Clopper Road onto southbound I-270 with the assistance of Maryland State Police.

At River Road at Goldsboro Road, police issued the following tickets:

• 25 citations issued for driver using handheld (cellular) phone while driving;
•  nine citations issued for writing, sending, or reading text message while operating vehicle in roadway;
•  29 citations issued for driving vehicle off roadway while passing another vehicle;
•  one citation issued for driving in excess of reasonable and prudent speed;
•  one Safety Equipment Repair Order issued.

At the entrance ramp from Clopper Road onto Southbound I-270, and with the assistance of Maryland State Police, police ticketed dozens more:

• 38 citations issued;
• 20 Safety Equipment Repair Orders issued;
•  two truck inspections conducted.

Police Spokesperson Rebecca Innocenti said officers will be continuing these directed enforcement actions across the county this month.

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