5 Maryland drivers owe DC more than $625K in unpaid traffic tickets, lawsuits say

Marylanders are often regarded as some of the worst drivers in the nation, and a string of lawsuits by the District of Columbia’s Office of the Attorney General is not helping our case.

Five Maryland drivers owe the district more than $625,000, collectively, for unpaid traffic citations. Most of the 1,966 violations are for excessive speeding. Many of the Maryland drivers also had Virginia license plates despite not living in the state.

For decades, Marylanders chose to register their cars in Virginia because the state allows drivers to pay an uninsured motorist fee instead of buying auto insurance. The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles doesn’t require in-state residency to register. The state rolled out the fee in 2024.

Under the Strengthening Traffic Enforcement, Education and Responsibility Act, the attorney general’s office can hold nonresident drivers accountable for D.C. traffic laws. The law took effect in October 2024, and the office has filed 29 lawsuits and won 10 judgments since then, according to the news release.

Michael William Hall Jr., who resides in Prince George’s County, got 826 speeding tickets between 2021 and 2025, with 87 constituting aggravated reckless driving. The fines ranged from $100 to $500 each, before the addition of penalties for failing to pay previous tickets and repeat violations. The traffic violations span across 15 Maryland license plates, five Virginia license plates and one D.C. license plate. Hall owes $284,550 to the district.

The other Maryland residents in the lawsuit owe significantly less than Hall. The office is suing Wayne Proctor, who lives in Charles County, for $155,220. He has 530 traffic citations from between 2020 and 2025 across two Maryland license plates and three Virginia plates. Most of the citations are for speeding, running red lights and running stop signs.

Anne Arundel County resident Tameisha Monai Williams owes the district $122,610 for 324 traffic citations across six Maryland license plates and two Virginia plates. Andrew Jerry Kirkland and Dabreon Shavone Bryan from Prince George’s County each owe more than $30,000 in fines.

The office also settled with two drivers who committed to pay thousands of dollars in fines and taking a safe driving course.