Crime & Safety
Aggressive Driving Crackdown, Special Patrols Planned In Plymouth, Conshohocken
PennDOT cited 2,159 aggressive driving crashes in the greater Philadelphia area in 2025, leading to 36 deaths.
PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, PA — Law enforcement officials in Plymouth, Conshohocken, and around southeastern Pennsylvania will crack down on aggressive driving during a concentrated enforcement effort on April 14.
The one-day operation will coordinate state and local agencies.
“The Pennsylvania State Police is committed to enforcing laws against aggressive and distracted driving to reduce crashes and save lives,” Captain Jonathan Sunderlin shared in a statement. “Troopers will focus on drivers who are speeding, tailgating, not using turn signals, and driving while distracted."
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PennDOT cited 2,159 aggressive driving crashes in the five county greater Philadelphia area in 2025, leading to 36 deaths.
Major aggressive driving factors include running stop signs or red lights, tailgating, careless turning or passing, and driving too fast for conditions.
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The state also touted the recently passed Paul Miller's Law, which prohibits drivers from using cell phones, as something they will enforce.
More than 80 municipal agencies will participate in the cross-jurisdictional crackdown, including the following departments in Montgomery County:
- Abington Township
- Bridgeport Borough
- Cheltenham Township
- Collegeville Borough
- Conshohocken Borough
- Douglas Township
- East Norriton Township
- Franconia Township
- Hatfield Township
- Jenkintown Borough
- Limerick Township
- Lower Frederick Township
Lower Gwynedd Township - Lower Merion Township
- Lower Moreland Township
- Lower Pottsgrove Township
- Lower Providence Township
- Lower Salford Township
- Marlborough Township
- Montgomery Township
- New Hanover Township
- Norristown Borough
- Plymouth Township
- Pottstown Borough
- Springfield Township
- Towamencin Township
- Upper Dublin Township
- Upper Gwynedd Township
- Upper Merion Township
- Upper Moreland Township
- Upper Pottsgrove Township
- Upper Providence Township
- West Norriton Township
- Whitpain Township
If you see an aggressive driver, police say you should get out of their way and stay as far away as possible, avoiding eye contact.
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