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LEHIGHTON STATE POLICE - DUI

State police at Lehighton reported on the following driving under the influence arrests. In each case, troopers declined to release the name of the suspect.

• A 27-year-old man from Effort was involved in a crash along Jonas Road, east of Camp Trexler Road, in Polk Township, Monroe County, at 8:06 a.m. on Friday. Troopers said the man was found to be under the influence and was taken into custody and transported to the county DUI center. Charges are pending blood test results.• Also on Friday, about 3:30 p.m. a 36-year-old woman from Lehighton was stopped along Bank Street near White Street in Bowmanstown, Carbon County, for traffic violations. She was found to be under the influence of a controlled substance and marijuana was recovered in the vehicle. She was taken to the Palmerton hospital for a blood test. Charges are pending test results. She is also facing a drug possession charge.• A 54-year-old man from Palmerton was stopped at 9:58 p.m. at Third Street and Columbia Avenue in Palmerton for a traffic violation. He showed signs of being under the influence of alcohol and was taken to the Palmerton hospital for a blood test. Charges are pending the test results.