Delco Police Cracking Down On Impaired Driving This Weekend

DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — Police in five Delaware County municipalities will be cracking down on impaired driving this weekend.

The Northern Delaware County DUI Taskforce will be conducting roving DUI patrols during over the weekend, according to Haverford Township Police.

Police in Haverford, Marple, Newtown, Radnor, and Springfield townships comprise the task force.

Since the task force launched in 2009, it has conducted 119 operations.

These operations have led to 186 of alcohol or drug DUI arrests, 49 citations issued for underage drinking, 1,305 citations, and 1,992 warnings for other motor vehicle violations.

The purpose of the Northern Delaware County DUI Taskforce is to save lives on the roadways and reduce injuries by aggressively enforcing DUI laws, police said.

Sobriety checkpoints are a proactive visual deterrent while also removing impaired drivers; roving patrols are traffic details with the main goals to spot and stop possible impaired drivers before they can cause harm to innocent unsuspecting motorists traveling on our roadways.

The Northern Delaware County DUI Taskforce reminds all drivers over the age of 21 to be responsible and never operate a motor vehicle while impaired.

Read carefully all instruction labels on prescription or over the counter medications, and make arrangements prior to consuming alcohol for a designated driver.