2008 Northampton Township, PA traffic crash and DUI report
Mar 18th, 2009 | By Michael L. Saile, Jr., Esq. | Category: Blogs, Criminal & Traffic, Local Car AccidentsGood news if you live in or have occasion to travel through Northampton Township, Bucks County, PA. The number of 2008 Bucks County car accidents and traffic crashes occurring in Northampton Township, PA is the lowest in three years.
In 2007, 960 Bucks County car accidents were investigated by the Northampton Township police; in 2008 the number was down to 817, a 14.9 % reduction from the previous year.
Of the 817 PA car accidents that the Northampton Township police department investigated, 209 of them were reportable to PennDOT. A PA traffic accident is reported to PennDOT if it occurred on a public roadway, the car accident involved a death or injury, or necessitated that the vehicle be towed from the scene due to a great degree of sustained damage. The other 608 Northampton Township, Bucks County PA car accidents, which were not reportable to PennDOT, entailed property damage and/or damage to a vehicle that was not severe enough to warrant towing or the accident occurred on private property.
In 2008, there were 84 total Bucks County DUI arrests made by Northampton Township police. There were 34 drunk driving related car accidents and 50 Bucks County DUI arrests made, which were non-crash related, for driving under the influence in Bucks County.
In their 2008 traffic accident report, Northampton Township police state that the two leading causes for Northampton Township, Bucks County car accidents are (i) careless driving and (ii) speeding.
Northampton Township police also cite three very common –and preventable – causes of auto crashes: (i) improper backing (up) movements, resulting in impact with another vehicle; (ii) pulling out without clearance and/or failing to stop at stop signs; and (iii) left hand turns being made without clear right of way.
With all of these preventable Bucks County car accidents in mind, Northampton Township police encourage all residents and visitors to slow down, pay more attention to their driving, and not to drive under the influence.
