Radnor Police Joining DUI Crackdown With Northern Delco DUI Taskforce

RADNOR TOWNSHIP, PA — Police in Radnor Township are joining their comrades from Haverford, Marple, Newtown, and Springfield townships for a DUI crackdown this weekend.

The Northern Delaware County DUI Taskforce — which includes police from those municipalities — will be undertaking the crackdown Friday through Sunday.

Since September 2009, the taskforce has conducted 115 operations, arrested 180 drivers for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and issued 47 citations for underage drinking along with 1,253 citations and 1,888 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, police said.

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, according to police.

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.

Police also urge drivers to read all instruction labels on prescription or over the counter medications carefully, and to make arrangements prior to consuming alcohol for a designated driver.