• State police reported that sometime
during the weekend of Nov. 13-14, someone stole a generator from a driveway in
the 800 block of Northbrook Road in Pocopson Township. No other information was
available.
• One man received minor
injuries after a deer crossing Route 1 forced a motorist to brake hard, which led to a rear-ender accident
near Chadds Ford Elementary School at 3:21 p.m. on Nov. 25. Police said the
first driver tried to avoid the deer, but hit it anyway. The second driver was following
too closely, police said, and struck the first car from behind. The second driver,
Ryan Patton, 20, of Moorestown, N.J., was cited for following too closely. He
was also transported to Riddle Hospital with a head injury and complaining of
back pain.
• State
policewill be stepping up traffic enforcement over the Thanksgiving weekend
due to the increased traffic on the roadways,
according to a press release.Police
will be seeking out and citing careless and aggressive drivers and arresting
drug and/or alcohol-impaired motorists.Motorists
are also reminded to wear a seat belt and drive safely. Additionally, drivers need to remember
to that if the vehicle’s windshield wipers are operating then the headlights
(not just day-time running lights) must also be on.
