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P.G. adds patrols after two drag-racing crashes

One racer killed, pedestrian injured

Marc Black, a spokesman for the Maryland State Police, said spontaneous races like the two this past weekend are “much more difficult to work with and prevent.” He echoed the other safety officials’ strategy to curb future races using “high visibility and strict enforcement” on roads and monitoring areas known to host illegal races.

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