Maryland Transportation Authority Police targeting speeding drivers on I-95

BALTIMORE -- The Maryland Transportation Authority Police are cracking down on speeding on I-95 in the Baltimore metropolitan area, the department said in a statement Tuesday.

The effort comes in support of a 16-state campaign led by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, "Speeding Wrecks Lives".  

MDTA Police said that on Friday alone, officers conducted 159 traffic stops and issued a combined 249 citations, warnings, and repair orders. 

The campaign launched in July 2022, after the NHTSA saw a spike in speeding related crashes.  The agency said that in 2021, there were 12,330 fatalities as a result of speeding related crashes.