Limerick PD To Launch Month-Long Aggressive Driving Crackdown

LIMERICK TOWNSHIP, PA — Limerick Township is one of 60 police departments in the Philadelphia area that will launch a month-long, coordinated aggressive-driving enforcement campaign starting this week.

The campaign starts Wednesday, July 29 and goes through Aug. 23. The goal is to decrease crashes, injuries, and deaths on roadways, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

The enforcement wave will focus on red light running, tailgating, pedestrian safety and heavy truck violations. Drivers exhibiting other aggressive actions or unsafe behaviors such as speeding or distracted driving may also be cited, according to officials.

According to 2019 PennDOT data, there were 1,546 aggressive-driving related crashes, resulting in 22 fatalities in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties.
Municipal police agencies that participated in last year's campaign made 39,141 aggressive-driving related contacts statewide, which included citing 22,353 drivers for speeding, and 3,077 citations for failure to stop for red lights and stop signs.

The following Montgomery County municipalities are participating in the enforcement:

• Abington Township
• Cheltenham Township
• Douglass Township
• Franconia Township
• Hatfield Township
• Horsham Township
• Limerick 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
• Whitemarsh Township