During Super Bowl Weekend Sweep, State Police Arrest Off-Duty State Trooper

Among the arrested by Maryland State Police for suspected driving under the influence was one of their own.

Just before 11 p.m. Saturday, troopers from the Princess Anne Barrack were called to a single-vehicle crash in Marion. They arrived to find a pickup that had gone off the road and into a field. There they found the driver, Trooper First Class John Dize Jr., who was not on duty at the time. He was injured and taken to a nearby hospital.

An investigation led him to be charged with failing to obey designated lane directions and driving under the influence. He is suspended without pay, according to state police.

Statewide over the weekend, state police stopped 4,700 vehicles and issued more than 2,900 citations and more than 2,900 warnings, in addition to the arrests.