Delaware County Police Joining Aggressive Driving Crackdown

DELAWARE COUNTY — Numerous police departments in Delaware County are joining more than 60 other Philadelphia-area police departments in a regional crackdown on aggressive driving.

From Wednesday, July 29 through Sunday, Aug. 23, police in Delaware County — as well as others from Bucks, Chester, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties — will join Pennsylvania State Police in a coordinated aggressive-driving enforcement wave.

Delco police departments joining the effort are:

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

The crackdown aims to help reduce the number of crashes, injuries, and deaths on roadways as part of a statewide mobilization.

Police will focus on red light running, tailgating, pedestrian safety and heavy truck violations. Motorists exhibiting other aggressive actions or unsafe behaviors such as speeding or distracted driving may also be cited.

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 aggressive-driving enforcement is a part of the Pennsylvania Aggressive Driving Enforcement and Education Project and is funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.