Aggressive Driving Crackdown Starts July 8 In Newtown Township

NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — Police in Newtown Township are launching the third wave of its aggressive driving enforcement campaign.

Newtown Township is one of more than 215 police departments from across Pennsylvania to participate in the seven-week aggressive driving enforcement campaign, which goes from July 8 to August 25.

The focus will be on heavy truck enforcement, red light running, tailgating, the Move Over law, and speeding. Other unsafe driving behaviors, such as driving too fast for conditions, texting, careless driving, and Work Zone Safety violations, will be included.

"Any aggressive driver stopped by police will receive a citation," police said.

The second wave of the year's Aggressive Driving campaign was conducted March 18 to April 28.

During that span, there were 16,266 citations/arrests, including 9,499 speeding-related citations and 1,177 related to traffic control signals and signs.