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VIDEO: MontCo Police, PennDOT Kick Off Holiday Driving Enforcement
Seek to prevent impaired and aggressive driving accidents.
Dozens of police chiefs and deputies from across Montgomery County gathered on the steps of the Montgomery County Court House Tuesday morning, in a show of solidarity for impaired driving enforcement during the holiday season. A number of law enforcement, county, and state officials made brief remarks to raise awareness of the dangers of drunk driving and say what their agencies will be doing to help prevent accidents and deaths through the new year. "85 to 90 percent of crashes are caused by driver behavior, such as drunk and impaired driving," said Scott Fletcher, PennDOT's assistant executive for services in the Greater Philadelphia area. "That's why PennDOT channels millions of federal highway funds to local police each year, to …
