Deana Eckman News Today

Column: Three new laws that should make Pennsylvania safer in 2023.

The Christmas season is a time to be cheery and celebrate the good things in life. So I will take a break from my running criticism of our overpaid state legislators to note some of the positive work they’ve done recently that should make Pennsylvania a safer place to live.

Pennsylvania lawmakers have toughened penalties for people who repeatedly violate impaired driving laws. Inspired by the memory of Deana Eckman of Brookhaven, Delaware County, who was killed in 2019 b...

Pennsylvania is increasing penalties for repeat DUI offenses under a new law now in effect.

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Gov. Tom Wolf signed legislation Monday to increase penalties for motorists who have multiple driving-under- the influence (DUI convictions to try to end

Gov. Tom Wolf signed legislation Monday to increase penalties for motorists who have multiple DUI convictions to try to end what critics call Pennsylvania’s “revolving door” for the most serious drunken drivers.

Motorists who have multiple DUI convictions will face stiffer penalties after Gov. Tom Wolf signed legislation aimed at trying to end what critics call...

The new law takes effect in November and increases penalties for some offenders who receive a third or subsequent DUI conviction.

It has been more than three years since Deana DeRosa Eckman was killed in a head-on collision in Delaware County, and now legislation in her honor is targeting repeat DUI offenders like the one behind the wheel of the truck that crashed into her vehicle.