A crash this morning in Montgomery County highlights the importance of motorists adhering to the state’s “Move Over” law. On Wednesday, January 2, 2019, at approximately 6:15 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police Rockville Barrack stopped a suspected impaired driver on Interstate 270 North prior to Shady Grove Road. Four troopers were on the scene to assist with the suspect. At this time, another driver traveling on I-270 North struck three state police cruisers, which had all emergency lights activated at the time of the crash. None of the troopers were in their patrol vehicles at the time of the crash. In addition, no troopers were injured as a result of the crash. All state police vehicles involved in the crash were towed from the scene. The suspect that hit the patrol vehicles, identified as Albert Danene Bishop, 80, of North Bethesda, Md., was transported to Suburban Hospital for precautions. Drugs and alcohol are not believed to be factors in the crash. Bishop was cited for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, negligent driving and failure to obey a traffic control device. The driver suspected of DUI was identified as Jonathan Lee Hostetter, 27, of Sunderland, Md. He was … Continue reading Another Reminder of the Importance of Motorists Adhering to the State’s “Move Over” Law