Baltimore Co. State Delegate Arrested, Cited, For Drunken Driving In Ocean City

A Baltimore County Republican state delegate was arrested for driving while impaired Thursday evening following a traffic stop in Ocean City, according to reports.

The Daily Record reports Del. Richard Impallaria, an Essex resident whose district includes parts of Baltimore and Harford counties, was in town for the Maryland Association of Counties conference and had just attended a Maryland Senate Republican Caucus reception.

He was stopped by police just after 8 p.m. Thursday after an officer saw him get into an illegally parked Ford Ranger truck. The officer who approached Impallaria near the Ropewalk restaurant on 82nd street saw an open container of alcohol and smelled breath on his breath and person, a police spokeswoman told the Record. The spokeswoman was not immediately available for comment to WBAL NewsRadio 1090.

Impallaria reportedly failed a series of field sobriety tests and was then arrested. A test conducted afterwards found his concentration to have been .07, just below Maryland's legal limit. He was cited for driving while impaired then released. He was not charged for the open-container violation.

Impallaria has two other recent, less severe traffic violations, according to online court records. Last week, Impallaria was sentenced to probation before judgment and a fine for a June equipment and seat belt violation on Mountain Road in Harford County. In February, he was fined for not wearing a seat belt near Towson.

In June, Cecil County State's Attorney Edward "Ells" Rollins was arrested for alleged indecent exposure and disorderly conduct after allegedly standing naked on a hotel balcony. Rollins faces an October trial on four misdemeanor charges in that case, according to online court records.