Queen Anne’s County Sheriff Gary Hofmann reports DWI arrests

DWI driver Christopher Thomas Giles passed police cruiser before swerving across highway

KENT NARROWS, MD. — Queen Anne’s Gary Hofmann reports that Sheriff’s Deputy First Class Brad Martz was on patrol on Oct. 21, 2016, at 1:00 am when saw a vehicle approaching him on Rt. 50 near Kent Narrows while westbound at a high rate of speed, passing the patrol car and then swerving across several lanes. The red pickup was then stopped and the driver identified as Christopher Thomas Giles, 25, of Eastport, Md.

A strong odor of alcohol was noted coming from the vehicle, beer on the passenger floorboard and several indicators (slurred speech–glassy eyes) that the driver had been drinking.

Giles was asked to attempt several standardized field sobriety tasks. Giles attempted the tasks and eventually stated, “it’s no point”.

He was placed under arrest for DWI, transported to Centreville and later released to a sober driver.

Lights too bright; Christopher Long not too bright

Driver tipped off Deputy that he was driving drunk by failing to dim his headlights

STEVENSVILLE, MD. – Queen Anne’s County Sheriff Gary Hofmann reports that Dfc. Chad Hartmetz stopped a white Ford SUV with VA plates on Rt. 8 at Bay City Road in Stevensville on Oct. 8, 2016, at 12:33 am for failure to dim lights to oncoming traffic, one of which was a patrol car.

Police say that the driver was identified as Christopher Michael Long, 46, of Stevensville, Md.

While speaking with the driver an odor of alcohol was present. When asked, the driver denied having anything to drink.

Police say the driver was asked to attempt several field sobriety tasks which he was unable to complete correctly. It was also learned that his Virginia driver’s license was not valid and he did not have a Maryland license.

Long was issued citations for DWI and Driving without a license and then released at the scene.