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Hazleton driver facing DUI count

McAdoo police have cited a Hazleton woman following a traffic stop on July 5.

An officer was conducting a speed enforcement patrol at 1:03 a.m. when he timed a white Jeep traveling 41 mph in a 25 mph zone on Kennedy Drive. The officer stopped the Jeep in the unit block of South Kennedy Drive and identified the driver as Jannette Irizarry-Orengo of Hazleton.An open can of Coors Light was plainly visible in a cupholder and a strong odor of alcohol wafted from the driver's mouth, despite the gum she was chewing. She admitted drinking "earlier in the day," but failed the field sobriety tests she was given.She was cited for driving under the influence of alcohol and traffic violations.