Aggressive Driving Crackdown Planned In 28 Montgomery County Towns

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — Police are cracking down on agressive driving around Montgomery County and the greater Philadelphia region as part of a wide-ranging, multi-agency initiative, they announced Monday.

Police said they will be on the lookout for behaviors like running red lights, failing to stop at stop signs, and speeding, officials said.

Traffic enforcement zones, work zone enforcement, and multi-jurisdictional patrol strategies will all be used to identify and cite aggressive drivers.

Some 1,326 crashes were caused by aggressive drivers around the five-county Philadelphia area in 2022, resulting 37 deaths and 94 serious injuries.

The following Montgomery County municipal police departments are participating:

• Abington Township
• Bridgeport Borough
• Collegeville Borough
• Douglas Township
• Franconia Township
• Hatfield Township
• Jenkintown Borough
• Limerick Township
• Lower Merion Township
• Lower Moreland Township
• Lower Pottsgrove Township
• Lower Providence Township
• Marlborough Township
• Montgomery Township
• New Hanover Township
• Norristown Borough
• Plymouth Township
• Pottstown Borough
• Springfield Township
• Towamencin Township
• Upper Dublin Township
• Upper Merion Township
• Upper Moreland Township
• Upper Pottsgrove Township
• Upper Providence Township
• West Norriton Township
• West Pottsgrove Township
• Whitemarsh Township

Aggressive driving is identified as running stop signs and red lights, tailgating, careless passing, and speeding.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Buckle Up PA, and AAA Mid-Atlantic are joining state and local police in assisting on the campaign.