Westminster Driver Charged In DUI Patrol In Howard County: Police

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — A Westminster man was among nearly one dozen drivers arrested the night before Thanksgiving in an impaired driving enforcement detail, according to the Howard County Police Department.

Extra officers were patrolling roads in Howard County around Thanksgiving with the assistance of a highway safety grant. They were focused on impaired drivers and had announced a checkpoint in advance.

Officials said that 11 people, including a Westminster man, were charged with driving under the influence:

• Stephen Lyndon Abbott, 50, of Westminster
• Dung Chi Nhan, 40, of Ellicott City
• Michael Ellsworth Diggs, 39, of Laurel
• Afton Paquita Smith, 34, of Ellicott City
• Aubrey Wilson Baber III, 32, of Jessup
• Van Cung Bik, 27, of Baltimore
• Everardo Martinez Gancedo, 24, of Mt. Airy
• Corey Lucas Macklin, 24, of Laurel
• Zachary Ellis Mitchell, 24, of Laurel
• Godfrey I. Ovia Jr., 22, of Jessup
• Quann Joseph Crump, 21, of Baltimore

Drivers will be out in force throughout the holiday season looking for impaired, distracted and speeding drivers as well as those conducting additional traffic violations.

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