Six defendants entered guilty pleas on Tuesday in Carbon County court to driving under the influence charges.

The pleas were accepted by Judge Joseph J. Matika.Shane Garey, 33, of White Haven, was arrested on July 17, 2014, along Route 940 by Kidder Township police. He refused to submit to a blood test and will lose his license for a year for the refusal.Matika deferred sentencing so Garey could obtain a comprehensive drug and alcohol evaluation.Joseph L. Moyer Sr., 62, of Lansford, was arrested on July 18, 2014, along Patterson Street by Lansford police. A test showed the presence of a controlled substance.Sentencing was deferred so Moyer could obtain a comprehensive D&A evaluation.Michael D. Palka, 23, of Lansford, was arrested on Dec. 22, 2012, along Route 209 by Lansford police. A test showed the presence of a controlled substance.Palka was previously placed in the county's Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition probation program for first-time offenders but was revoked for failing to complete all conditions.Sentencing was deferred so Palka could obtain a comprehensive D&A evaluation.Nicole Angelique Comitino, 34, of Nesquehoning, was arrested on May 11, 2014, along Market Street by Summit Hill police. A test showed 0.25 BAC.Sentencing was deferred so Comitino could obtain a comprehensive D&A evaluation.David Edwin Alberswerth, 50, of Weatherly, was arrested on Jan. 26, 2014, along Spring Mountain Road, in Banks Township by state police at Hazleton. A test showed 0.18 BAC.Sentencing was deferred so Alberswerth could obtain a D&A evaluation.John Joseph Harkins IV, 37, of Coplay, was arrested on July 4, 2012, along Route 248 in Palmerton by state police at Lehighton. A test showed 0.13 BAC. He was previously placed in the ARD program but was revoked from it.Matika placed him on probation for six months and ordered he pay a fine of $300, court costs of about $1,500, pay a $50 per month supervision fee, and render 25 hours of community service.