MONTOURSVILLE - Local law enforcement agencies will join the Pennsylvania State Police and more than 330 municipal agencies to conduct the second targeted aggressive driving enforcement wave from March 23 to May 3.
Participating aggressive driving enforcement police agencies in north central Pennsylvania are Towanda (Bradford County); Bloomsburg, South Centre Township, Hemlock Township and Montour Township (Columbia County) Williamsport, Old Lycoming Township and Tiadaghton Regional Police (Lycoming County); Danville and Mahoning Township (Montour County); Coal Township, Shamokin, Northumberland and Mount Carmel Township (Northumberland County); Shamokin Dam (Snyder County), and Buffalo Valley Regional Police (Union County).
As part of the Aggressive Driving Enforcement and Education Project, the second wave will aim to reduce the number of aggressive-driving related crashes, injuries and deaths on 474 roadways throughout the state. Any aggressive driver stopped by police will receive a ticket.
The enforcement wave will focus on distracted driving, work zones safety violations and speeding. Motorists exhibiting other unsafe behaviors such as driving too fast for conditions or following too closely will also be cited.
Municipal police agencies that participated in last year's campaign wrote 53,587 aggressive-driving related citations, including 31,150 for speeding. Failure to obey traffic control signal signs was the second most-common offense, resulting in 5,011 citations. Additionally, the enforcement accounted for 51 felony arrests, 145 DUI arrests and 179 drug-related arrests.
The aggressive driving enforcement is a part of the Pennsylvania Aggressive Driving Enforcement and Education Project and is funded by PennDOT and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
For more information, visit www.justdrivePA.org or call 570-368-8686.