Bensalem Police To Launch Month-Long Aggressive Driving Crackdown

BENSALEM, PA — Bensalem 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 runs 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 police departments in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties will participate in the upcoming campaign:

Bucks County

• Central Bucks Regional Police Department
• Bensalem Township
• Warrington Township
• Penndel Borough
• Upper Southampton Township
• Doylestown Township
• Buckingham Township
• Hilltown Township
• New Britain Township
• Bristol Township
• Richland Township
• Dublin Borough
• Newtown Township
• Lower Southampton Township
• Plumstead Township

Chester County

• Easttown Township
• Southern Chester County Regional PD
• Schuylkill Township
• Tredyffrin Township
• Upper Uwchlan Township
• Uwchlan Township
• West Brandywine Township
• West Chester Borough
• West Goshen Township
• West Whiteland Township
• Willistown Township.

Delaware County

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

Montgomery County

• 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

Philadelphia

• Philadelphia Police Department

Patch's Kara Seymour contributed to this report.