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4 plead to drunken driving

Four defendants in pending driving under the influence cases entered guilty pleas on Tuesday in Carbon County court.

Judge Joseph J. Matika accepted the pleas from the following:Nicole Alexis Miller, 24, of Lehighton, was arrested on July 25, 2013, along Schleicher Lane, in East Penn Township, by state police at Lehighton. Given a test, the result was 0.24 BAC.Matika deferred sentencing so Miller could apply for placement in the Intermediate Punishment Program.Cynthia M. Pittenger, 48, of Collegeville, Texas, formerly of Effort, was arrested on June 3, 2012, along Lafayette Avenue in Palmerton by state police at Lehighton. Given a test, the result was 0.15 BAC.She was previously placed in the Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition probation program for first-time offenders but was revoked from it.Matika placed her on probation for six months and ordered her to pay a fine of $300, get a D&A evaluation, and render 25 hours of community service.The sentence is consecutive to a probation violation sentence she is currently serving in Monroe County.Edward P. Campbell, 47, of Throop, Lackawanna County, was arrested on April 25, 2013, in the parking lot of the Giant Market by Mahoning Township police. Given a test, the result was 0.14 BAC.Matika placed him on probation for six months and ordered he pay a fine of $300, get a D&A evaluation, and render 25 hours of community service.Trevor G. Sommerfield, 32, of Jim Thorpe, pleaded to two DUI counts in two separate incidents.He was arrested by Kidder Township police along Route 534 on Nov. 7, 2013, and by park rangers of Hickory Run State Park following an accident. Given a test, the result was 0.21 BAC.Matika deferred sentencing so Sommerfield could apply for the IPP.Each defendant sentenced must also pay court costs, which average about $1,000, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.