The Baltimore Sun reports that police agencies in Harford County, Md., have created a traffic safety task force — with the goal of reducing serious traffic accidents in the suburban and rural region. According to The Sun, 15 people were killed in 10 fatal car crashes in Harford County, Maryland, this year alone.
Harford County car accident injury lawyers work with injured people and grieving families, when serious auto accidents occur in Maryland. The region’s secondary and rural back roads — many of which weren’t designed for the volume of traffic they handle — can be dangerous for drivers. Add speeding and/or driving under the influence of alcohol to the mix, and it’s a recipe for disaster.
Representatives of county, state and municipal police forces gathered at the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Southern Precinct Station in Joppa, Maryland, this week to sign a document creating the Harford County Traffic Task Force. Participants noted that the most serious motor vehicle accidents in the county are due to speeding or drunk driving. Heavy traffic volume on narrow roadways is also a factor: A traffic study out of the county seat of Bel Air, Maryland notes that 40,000 people travel in one direction on Route 24 every day.