Delco Police Cracking Down On DUI This Weekend

DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — Six municipal police departments in upper Delaware County will be out cracking down on DUI this weekend.

The Northern Delaware County DUI Taskforce will be conducting roving DUI patrols during the weekend of July 19 within its jurisdictional area.

The taskforce includes police from Haverford, Marple, Newtown, Radnor, Springfield and Upper Darby Townships.

It has been in operation since September 2009 and has conducted 94 operations to date.

The taskforce has arrested 160 drivers for Driving Under the Influence of alcohol or drugs, issued 44 citations for underage drinking, 983 citations and 1,354 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

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.