The Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office apprehended a driver for allegedly intoxicated driving, which caused damage to the eastbound span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, an off-duty police officer reported a vehicle failing to maintain its lane and repeatedly colliding with guardrails about 12:16 a.m. on May 29.
According to officials, the officer, driving an unmarked vehicle, triggered emergency lights to provide a safe distance between traffic and the reported driver until a sheriff’s deputy arrived and stopped the vehicle after the bridge.
According to a press statement, deputies noticed symptoms of intoxication when they approached the vehicle’s driver, 33-year-old Brenda Gonzales Martinez of Columbia, and a juvenile passenger.
The driver allegedly refused standardized field sobriety testing and was arrested, but the young passenger was released to a sober adult.
Gonzales Martinez faces the following charges:
- DUI
- DWI
- Driving Vehicle While so Far Impaired by Drugs or Alcohol Cannot Drive Safely
- Driving Vehicle While Impaired by Alcohol While Transporting a Minor
- Driving Vehicle While Impaired by Drugs and Alcohol While Transporting a Minor
- DUI While Transporting a Minor
- Failure to Return to and Remain at Scene of Accident Involving Attended Vehicle Damage or Property
- Failure to Control Vehicle Speed on Highway to Avoid Collision
- Negligent Driving
- Reckless Driving
- Driver Failure to Obey Properly Placed Traffic Control Device Instructions
- Driver Changing Lanes When Unsafe
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