Township and borough police departments across Bucks County are joining the Pennsylvania State Police in taking part in a statewide aggressive driving enforcement wave.
The Bedminster Township, Bensalem Township, Bristol Borough, Bristol Township, Buckingham Township, Doylestown Township, Falls Township, Hilltown Township, Lower Southampton Township, Middletown Township, Morrisville Borough, New Britain Township, New Hope Borough, Newtown Borough, Newtown Township, Northampton Township, Penndel Borough, Quakertown Borough, Richland Township, Solebury Township, Tinicum Township, Upper Southampton Township, Warrington Township, and Warwick Township police departments will participate.
In addition to ongoing regular enforcement, the local and state police will be holding a coordinated enforcement detail on Tuesday, April 14.
“No matter where you drive, if you engage in aggressive driving, you will be stopped by the police,” PennDOT warned drivers.
Tuesday’s increase enforcement is part of an ongoing aggressive driving enforcement wave running through April 26
Rich Vona, Bucks County’s director of emergency services and law enforcement and safety, identified aggressive driving as the primary cause for traffic crashes.
“The focus is aggressive driving in Bucks County,” Vona said. “This is what this enforcement is about.”
The campaign targets speeding, distracted driving, and work zone violations. Under state definitions, an aggressive driving crash involves at least two factors, such as tailgating, running red lights, or making careless lane changes.
Preliminary 2025 PennDOT data for the five-county Philadelphia region recorded 2,159 aggressive driving crashes, resulting in 36 deaths and 111 suspected serious injuries.
“Keeping our roadways safe is truly a collective effort,” said PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll. “We’re committed to reminding drivers to slow down, buckle up, and stay distraction-free.”
Vona, a former Warwick Township police officer, said the surge is designed for “behavior modification” rather than revenue. He noted that municipalities receive only $12.50 of the fine—a figure he said has remained stagnant since 1986 despite the rising costs of officer salaries and operational costs.
“We want people to change the way they drive,” Vona said. “That’s the reason.”
State police Captain Jonathan Sunderlin said law enforcement statewide will use saturation patrols and traffic enforcement zones to cite drivers who are speeding or failing to use signals.
The enforcement also highlights last year’s passage of Paul Miller’s Law, which bans the use of handheld devices while driving.
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The law is named for Paul Miller Jr., a Scranton man who was killed in a 2010 crash caused by a distracted tractor-trailer driver.
Eileen Miller, who spent 13 years advocating for the bill, spoke at a event in Philadelphia last week.
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“I don’t want any parent to ever have to go to a morgue to identify their child, by something so preventable,” Miller said.
Under the law, officers and troopers can issue written warnings for handheld device violations until June 5, after which drivers will face $50 citations.
PennDOT urges motorists who encounter aggressive drivers to stay calm, avoid eye contact, and refrain from challenging them. Drivers are encouraged to pull over to a safe location before calling police to report dangerous behavior.
The enforcement effort in Bucks County is funded through grant money provided by the state.
Vona explained that Bucks County was the first county to administer the money from PennDOT to prevent departments from having to submit individual requests for the money.
The county administered model has been seen as a success over the past 25 years.
