

Major roads in Haverford include Lancaster Avenue ( US 30/ Lincoln Highway), Montgomery Avenue, Haverford Road, and I-476 (Blue Route).Īs of August 2009, the average home price in the Haverford ZIP Code 19041 was $849,000. Today, Haverford is most notable for being the site of Haverford College and one of the United States' oldest country clubs, the Merion Cricket Club.

Haverford's name is derived from the name of the town of Haverfordwest in Wales, UK. Haverford borders the unincorporated portion of Haverford Township called " Havertown," as well as the unincorporated communities of Bryn Mawr, Gladwyne, Ardmore, Wynnewood, and a small portion of Broomall. The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) opened Haverford Station in 1880 on their Main Line west out of Broad Street Station (now Suburban Station) in Philadelphia. The department on Monday said the incident is under review in accordance with their Use of Force policy.Haverford is an unincorporated community located in both Haverford Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, and Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Philadelphia. Superintendent Mike McGrath told FOX 29 "officers encountered a non-compliant driver who actively resisted their follow-up investigation, force was required to take the driver safely into custody." The Lower Merion Police Department says the traffic stop happened after a short pursuit, but has provided limited details. "I'm feeling, frankly, embarrassed that this is going on in my community, I grew up here," another witness said. "Cops walked up to her door with a gun pulled, tased her and ultimately dragged her out of the car? How is that appropriate for a traffic stop?" said a woman named Danielle who witnessed the incident.

Witnesses claim the driver was originally pulled over for tailgating, prompting those who watched the incident unfold to demand answers from police about how things escalated. No charges have been filed against the driver as of this writing. She was brought to Lankanau Hospital for a medical condition and later released, according to a witness who spoke to FOX 29's Chris O'Connell.
