Close To 3,000 Drivers Caught On Camera Violating Red Lights In Warrington: Police

WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA — During the first six months of 2025, Warrington Township Police said close to 3,000 drivers were caught on camera committing red light violations at the township's two monitored intersections.

According to its six month Automated Red Light Enforcement program report, officers assigned to review violations between Jan. 1 and June 30 approved 77 percent for violation notices after looking at the evidence.

In total, the program sent out 2,946 notices of violation during the first six months of the year, according to the report.

Red light violations carry an associated civil monetary penalty of $100. They do not affect a person's driving record (no points), insurance rates or CDL status.

During the first half of the year, police reported that the program realized an average initial payment rate of 71 percent for notices issued from January through June.

The report noted that 12 percent of the violation notices were issued to Warrington addresses, 11 percent were sent to Doylestown addresses, 11 percent to Warminster, five percent to Chalfont and three percent to Jamison.

(Warrington Township Police Department)

(Warrington Township Police Department)

The red light camera enforcement system, the first in the county, went live in January 2024 at Route 611 and Bristol Road and Route 611 and Street Road (Route 132).

The intersection photo enforcement system operates only when the traffic light is red, capturing evidence of actual violations. The camera captures two photographic images and video of the alleged red light violation, which are reviewed by sworn Warrington police officers prior to any penalty being issued.

"Our goal is not to ‘catch’ violators," said Chief Daniel Friel. "We get no additional revenues from the program and we have no incentive to just catch violators. Our main objective is to reduce accidents, and especially accidents with injuries, by deterring violators and reducing the number of red light violations, not just catching the violators after the fact."

The monitoring system, Friel said, is aimed at deterring speeding and red light running, reducing crashes and ultimately saving lives. "Each year, too many families are impacted by crashes caused by people speeding or drivers failing to stop at red lights. Sadly, the victims of traffic crashes are often occupants of other vehicles or pedestrians who were in the area," said Friel.

The intersections were chosen based on a study conducted by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation that looked at the number of violations, the number of accidents with injuries, and the difficulty of effectively and safely conducting “traditional enforcement” at the intersections.