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Encompassing approximately 6.7 square miles in the southwestern corner of Pennsylvania’s Delaware County, Upper Chichester Township is home to nearly 17,000 residents. The first road in the township was laid out in the 1680s to provide the horses and carts common in those days with a means of traveling in and around the area. Today, nearly 170,000 vehicles per day travel through Upper Chichester via Interstate 95 and three main state roads.
This amount of traffic in such a relatively small area has at times created challenges for the Upper Chichester Township Police Department, particularly during the morning and evening commute times when traffic is at its heaviest. Because every accident worsens traffic congestion, the department’s goal is to respond to and resolve incidents as quickly as possible. However, this isn’t always possible, especially when it becomes necessary to investigate an accident, whether because of significant property damage, injury or even fatality.