Drivers in Bucks County should expect to be stopped at a sobriety checkpoint this weekend as Pennsylvania State Police ramp up enforcement across the region.

PSP Troop M – Dublin announced Monday that troopers will conduct the checkpoint at an undisclosed location in Bucks County between Friday, July 24, and Sunday, July 26.

At the checkpoint, troopers will systematically stop vehicles and briefly observe drivers for signs of alcohol or drug impairment, according to the PSP press release. State Police said the checkpoint aims to reduce alcohol- and drug-related fatal and serious crashes on Pennsylvania's highways.

Broader enforcement push

The checkpoint lands during a wider summer crackdown. PennDOT and State Police launched an aggressive-driver enforcement campaign along U.S. Route 1, which runs through Bucks County, on Monday. That campaign targets Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties and continues through Sunday, August 16.

"No destination is worth a life," State Police Lt. Thomas Falcon said at the campaign's launch. "We ask every driver to slow down, leave adequate following distance, obey traffic signals and show patience."

Falcon cited a recent crash in Limerick Township where two vehicles traveling at nearly 100 mph collided, sending both off the highway and into the woods. One driver died; the other was charged with DUI.

In 2025, aggressive driving caused 2,190 crashes in the five-county Philadelphia region, resulting in 37 fatalities and 114 suspected serious injuries, according to PennDOT spokesperson Din Abazi.

Statewide DUI numbers at record low

Statewide, impaired-driving fatalities dropped from 342 in 2024 to 258 in 2025, the lowest on record, according to a PennDOT report released Wednesday, April 29. Total Pennsylvania traffic deaths fell to 1,047 in 2025, also a record low. PennDOT distributes more than $6.7 million annually from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for impaired-driving enforcement.

Drivers who encounter the checkpoint this weekend should have their license, registration, and insurance accessible. Anyone with information about impaired drivers can call 911 or the PSP Dublin barracks.