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Schuylkill driver facing DUI count after crash

A Schuylkill County woman is facing a charge of driving under the influence following a one-vehicle crash in which she had two juveniles in the vehicle with her.

The crash occurred about 11:30 a.m. on July 13 along Plane Street in Gordon borough.State police at Frackville said Chantelle A. Klinger, 34, of Pottsville, was driving a 1997 Subaru Outback northbound when she failed to maintain her lane of travel.She veered through the southbound lane and struck an embankment.The vehicle traveled about 75 feet south through a yard before hitting a stop sign with the front end.Klinger and her two passengers, a 9-year-old boy and a 7-year-old girl, were not injured.Troopers said Klinger showed signs of impairment and was placed under arrest for suspicion of DUI.She was transported to a Pottsville hospital for a blood test.