New Laws Passed, Others yet to Be Voted on, as Prince George’s Co. Council Ends Year

New laws passed, others yet to be voted on, as Prince George’s Co. Council ends year

The Prince George’s County Council is getting ready to wrap up its legislative year with a busy final two days of the session. On Monday, the council passed what’s been dubbed as Zoey’s Law. The new law, which passed by a 10-0 vote, is named after 3-year-old Zoey Harrison, who was killed in a crash caused by a someone trying to run from police. She was one of three people killed within a 30-day span earlier this year. The new law, which will tak…

Prince George's County Council passes Zoey's Law after 3-year-old killed in police pursuit

The new legislation focuses on how police conduct vehicle pursuits, and brings all the county’s police departments under the same standard.

Prince George's passes ‘Zoey's Law' in effort to limit police pursuits

The Prince George's County Council passed a law Monday named after a 3-year-old girl who was killed by a driver allegedly fleeing a traffic stop.