WXVU News Director Gabriella Raful hosts this week's Main Line News Minute.
Police in Delaware County are joining more than 80 other police departments in the five county region to crack down on aggressive driving through late April to help reduce the number of crashes, injuries, and fatalities on area roadways as part of a statewide mobilization.
The enforcement wave will focus on distracted driving, speeding, and work zone awareness. Motorists exhibiting other unsafe behaviors such as driving too fast for conditions, following too closely, or other aggressive actions will also be cited.
Police will use traffic enforcement zones, saturation patrols, speed enforcement details, corridor enforcement, work zone enforcement, and multi-jurisdictional patrol strategies to identify and cite aggressive drivers.
The enforcement is part of Pennsylvania's Highway Safety Program and is funded by part of PennDOT's investment of federal funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Any aggressive driver stopped by police will receive a ticket.
In other news, equipment from Spring Mill Fire Company in Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania is on its way to help firefighters in Ukraine. Chief Wayne Masters of Spring Mill Fire Company said that Volunteer fire companies want to give back to the community in any way possible, more than just locally. The department hasn't been able to donate for the last two years due to the pandemic so the company has more equipment than usual available to donate. The first delivery leaves this week and will take about two weeks to arrive in war-torn areas of Ukraine. These firefighters in Whitemarsh hope their donation will compel others to help too. Masters said that "Everybody believes the fire department is a brotherhood, whether in the same city, state, it just happens to be there in a different country. But the brotherhood still exists. So whatever we can do to help them out, we're happy to do it.