# Maryland State Police road sign on Route 40 in Hagerstown hacked with racist message

- Date: 2022-03
- Location: Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
- Type: Screen hijack
- Sector: Road sign

A Maryland State Police electronic message sign on Route 40 at Smithfield Lane was reprogrammed to display a racist message. The lock on the display box had been pried open, troopers disabled the sign and removed it, and state police investigated the incident as a hate crime.

## Sources

- [Electronic Road Sign In Hagerstown Hacked To Beam Racial Slur, Authorities Say](https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/electronic-road-sign-in-hagerstown-hacked-to-beam-racial-slur-authorities-say) (CBS Baltimore)

Page: https://signagelist.org/incidents/2022-03-maryland-state-police-road-sign-on-route/