Where DUI Checkpoints, Patrols Will Be In Maryland: Patch PM

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If you're planning to start your Thanksgiving celebration on Wednesday night, or "Drinksgiving," take heed: Multiple agencies will be out in force looking for impaired drivers. From DUI checkpoints to saturation patrols, we've rounded up where police have announced extra enforcement around the holiday:

• ‘Drinksgiving’ DUI Checkpoint Planned In Montgomery County
• DUI Checkpoint In Howard County Planned For Thanksgiving Weekend
• DUI Patrols In Bel Air Planned For Thanksgiving Holiday: Police
• Westminster Thanksgiving DUI Patrols Planned: Police

Police encourage drinkers plan ahead for a sober ride home or download the Safer Ride app, which is sponsored by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration and pulls up taxi services in the area.

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