Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The National Transportation Safety Board recommends reducing the limit. Some say it would save lives. Others say it's unreasonable.
One drink could be the standard for drunken driving – at least for some people if the National Transporation Safety Board has its way. On Tuesday, the NTSB recommended states lower the blood-alcohol threshold for driving under the influence from 0.08 percent to 0.05 percent. What do you think? Is the proposal reasonable? About 10,000 deaths a year are related to drunken driving. The NTSB says the lower limit would save 500 to 800 lives a year. Officials at the American Beverage Institute called the proposal "ludicrous." It said the average woman could reach the 0.05 percent limit by having one drink. Internationally, only a handful of countries, including Canada, the United States and England, have a BAC limit of .08 while most of the …
Friday, November 30, 2012
Police said a Southampton man crashed into a utility pole, fled the scene, abandoned the vehicle and was found at home.
According to Northampton Police, charges relating to DUI are pending after a Southampton man crashed into a utility pole, fled the scene, abandoned the vehicle in a wooded area and was found at home. A motorist reported witnessing a traffic crash on Chinquapin Road off of Buck Road, at 10:47 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 25, where a vehicle struck a utility pole and then fled the scene. The striking vehicle reportedly became disabled off of Bristol Road. Officers located the vehicle with extensive damage in a wooded area on Bristol Road near Murray Road, according to the police blotter. The vehicles registered owner, a 43-year-old man from Southampton, was located at his home near where the vehicle was found. The man said he had been drinking, …
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Officers will be conducting roving DUI patrols, as well as checks for agressive drivers and equipment violations.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
The Upper Southampton Township Police Department will be conducting roving D.U.I. patrols between the hours of 10 p.m. and 4 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 21. The patrols will take place on various roadways within the township, notably those that have had a high rate of D.U.I. related traffic arrests and D.U.I. crashes. Officers will also be on the look out for aggressive drivers and equipment violations. Before drinking and driving motorists should consider that Pennsylvania’s DUI laws prescribe a legal limit of .08% blood alcohol concentration (BAC). While DUI is a misdemeanor offense, penalties can range from a $300 fine with six months probation all the way up to fines of $5000 with prison sentences of up to 5 years. Sentences can include …
Thursday, August 30, 2012
The "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" initiative will increase awareness of drugged-driving, according to PennDOT.
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Thursday, August 30, 2012
PennDOT is partnering with state and local police to take part in a national enforcement effort through Labor Day on September 3, targeting motorists driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" effort will target impaired drivers and highlight the worsening problem of drugged driving. "As we remind motorists to drive sober for the Labor Day holiday, we also want to raise awareness of the growing safety threat that drugged drivers present," PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch said. "While overall DUI crashes are trending downward, we're seeing a troubling increase in drug-related crashes each year." PennDOT statistics for 2011 show there were 3,073 drug-related crashes statewide, with 116 fatalities …
Friday, August 24, 2012
Police said John Edel, the operator of the motorcycle, had a blood alcohol level 2.5 times the legal limit at the time of the accident.
The Upper Southampton Police Department issued the following statement Friday afternoon: The Upper Southampton Township Police Department has concluded its investigation into traffic accident which occurred on June 30, 2012 at the intersection of Street Road and Knowles Avenue which claimed the lives of motorcycle operator John Edel and his passenger Ellen Kelly. The accident investigation revealed that John Edel disregarded a steady red traffic signal located at the intersection of Knowles Avenue while traveling on Eastbound Street Road. Witness interviews provided information that Edel entered the intersection at least two seconds after the traffic signal had changed to red. Furthermore, Edel had a blood alcohol content of…
Friday, June 8, 2012
Information on incidents and arrests as reported by the Upper Southampton Police Department.
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Friday, June 8, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Upper Southampton Police Department: Arrest: Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Tamanend Park Wednesday, June 6, 3 p.m. Jefferson Maxwell Keaveney, 21, of Horsham, was arrested and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. Charges to proceed as a summons. Two juvenile females also cited for underage drinking. Attempted Burglary 735 Davisville Road Thursday, June 7, 10 a.m. Sometime during the overnight hours, someone attempted to pry open the doors to the office building. No entry was made. Arrest: Possession of a Controlled Substance, DUI 400 block of Second Street Pike Thursday, June 7, 1:35 p.m. Dale Nicklas, 21, of Southampton, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled…
Friday, May 25, 2012
While there’s never a good time to drink and drive, this weekend is an especially bad time to do so in Bucks County.
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Friday, May 25, 2012
Troopers from the Trevose station will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint sometime between May 25-28. While the exact location of the checkpoint was not released, it will be held somewhere in Bucks County. According to station commander Sgt. Jonathan Nederostek, a sobriety checkpoint is a traffic safety exercise wherein state troopers systematically stop vehicles at selected locations to briefly observe drivers for articulable facts and/or behaviors normally associated with alcohol or drug impaired drivers. The goal of a sobriety checkpoint is to reduce the number of alcohol and drug related fatal and serious crashes, and to reduce the number of DUI drivers on state highways. According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, 158 people were …
Thursday, December 22, 2011
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Ad Council are reminding everyone that the best way to stay safe is to plan ahead and designate a sober before you head out for your festivities.
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
Last year, approximately 10,500 people died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes. Historically, holiday periods have shown higher incidences of alcohol-impaired driving crashes, so whether you're at a holiday party, a New Year’s Eve bash at a bar or reveling with friends, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Ad Council are reminding everyone that the best way to stay safe is to plan ahead and designate a sober before you head out for your festivities. Here are 7 ways to stay safe this holiday: Looking for more ways to stay safe this holiday season? Here are even more tools to do so:
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
PennDOT is reminding motorists to 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.'
PennDOT announced on Aug. 19 the distribution of federal funds to help municipal and state police crack down on impaired driving across the state through Labor Day during the "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" initiative. "People may have end-of-summer plans that involve alcohol, but safety should be at the forefront of everyone’s mind," PennDOT Secretary Barry Schoch said in a press release. "Getting behind the wheel when you're impaired by drugs or alcohol puts your life in danger, as well as the lives of everyone sharing the road with you. Do everyone a favor by designating a driver," he continued. The $4.2 million in federal funds PennDOT distributes come from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA] and have been used …
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Catherine Amon, 47, of Maple Avenue, is charged with multiple offenses following a crash on Bristol Road early New Year's Day.
When Upper Southampton Police Officer Albert Costantini arrived at the accident scene on the morning of New Year’s Day, he said he saw a hysterical Catherine Amon leaning in the window of the sports car that had flipped on its side. “She was yelling, ‘Help him, help him! You have to help him!” Costantini said. He said as he walked closer to the car on the 1800 block of Bristol Road he saw that the roof of the white Mazda 6 had been peeled back, and there was a man inside, laying across the console with several tree branches strewn about him. “He had a large laceration to his head and he didn’t have a pulse,” said Costantini. The man was Raymond Bloemker III. According to court documents, Bloemker was Amon’s passenger following a night …
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1:21 pm on Friday, May 24, 2013
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