DUI Charge For Severn Driver In Overnight Patrol: Police

ELLICOTT CITY, MD — Seven people were charged with DUI overnight during a patrol aimed at taking impaired drivers off area roads, the Howard County Police Department reported Saturday. A driver from Severn was among those arrested.

The legal blood alcohol limit for drinking and driving in Maryland is .08. People are reminded to designate a sober driver if they plan to drink while out.

These drivers were charged in the recent DUI patrol, which was conducted overnight Friday to Saturday, police said:

• Kelsey Marie Anderson, 25, of Fulton
• Keum Young Lee, 51, of Ellicott City
• Michael Jefferson Meers, 32, of Nottingham
• Mercedes Renee Palmer, 56, of Columbia
• Roberto C. Cordones-Rodriguez, 30, of Severn
• Dion Thuy Bang Ngoc Tran, 20, of Boyds
• Anthony Tyrone Webster, 46, of Columbia

The detail was funded by a grant, Howard County police said. The department is participating in the Maryland Department of Transportation's campaign Toward Zero Deaths. The initiative is designed reduce the number of motor vehicle crashes in which speed, alcohol and other driving violations are contributing factors through high-visibility patrols conducted throughout the year.

According to state transportation officials, more than 160 people die each year in Marylandin crashes involving impaired drivers.

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