DUI Crackdown In Haverford Township This Weekend

HAVERFORD TOWNSHIP, PA — Police in Haverford Township will be cracking down on DUI this weekend in conjunction with several other police departments.

Haverford Police will be conducting roving DUI patrols this weekend as part of the Northern Delaware County DUI Taskforce's crackdown starting Friday and lasting through the weekend.

The Northern Delaware County DUI Taskforce includes Haverford, Marple, Newtown, Radnor and Springfield Townships.

Formed in 2009, the taskforce has arrested 176 drivers for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, issued 47 citations for underage drinking, 1,179 citations and 1,736 warnings for other motor vehicle violations via 109 operations to date.

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

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.