64 Eastern PA Police Depts. Launch Aggressive Driving Crackdown

EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA —Dozens of police departments in Eastern Pennsylvania have embarked on a special aggressive driving enforcement campaign through the end of August.

More than 60 departments are participating in the campaign, which aims to reduce crashes, injuries, and deaths, PennDOT said.

Officers will be focusing on various aggressive driving behaviors, including running red lights, tailgating, speeding, distracted driving, and more.

Municipal police agencies that participated in last year’s campaign wrote 50,707 aggressive-driving related citations statewide, including 30,197 for speeding. Failing to stop for red lights and stop signs resulted in 3,657 citations, according to information from PennDOT.

According to 2017 PennDOT data, there were 1,482 aggressive-driving related crashes and 17 fatalities in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties.

The aggressive driving enforcement campaign is a part of the Pennsylvania Aggressive Driving Enforcement and Education Project and is funded by PennDOT and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Participating departments include:

Bucks County

• Bensalem Township;
• Richland Township;
• Warrington Township;
• Upper Southampton Township;
• Buckingham Township;
• Penndel Township;
• Warwick Township;
• Bristol Township;
• New Britain Township;
• Lower Southampton Township;
• Doylestown Township; and
• Hilltown Township.

Chester County

• Caln Township;
• Downingtown;
• Easttown Township;
• East Whiteland;
• Kennett Township;
• North Coventry;
• Southern Chester County Regional PD;
• Schuylkill Township;
• Tredyffrin Township;
• Uwchlan Township;
• Valley Township;
• West Brandywine;
• West Goshen;
• West Whiteland;
• Westtown-East Goshen; and
• Willistown Township.

Delaware County

• Aston Township;
• Chester City;
• Haverford Township;
• Lansdowne Borough;
• Marple Township;
• Newtown Township;
• Radnor Township;
• Ridley Township;
• Springfield Township;
• Upper Darby Township;
• Upper Providence Township; and
• Yeadon Borough.

Montgomery County

• Abington Township;
• Cheltenham Township;
• Douglass Township;
• Franconia Township;
• Hatfield Township;
• Horsham Township;
• Limerick Township;
• Lower Gwynedd Township;
• Lower Merion Township;
• Lower Moreland Township;
• Lower Pottsgrove Township;
• Lower Providence Township;
• Montgomery Township;
• New Hanover Township;
• Norristown;
• Plymouth Township;
• Pottstown Borough;
• Towamencin Township;
• Upper Dublin Township;
• Upper Merion Township;
• Upper Moreland Township;
• Upper Providence Township;
• West Norriton Township; and
• Whitemarsh Township.