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State police at Lehighton - DUI

State police at Lehighton reported on the following driving under the influence cases:

• A 57-year-old Albrightsville man is facing charges driving under the influence of a controlled substance or alcohol after a motor vehicle crash.

Police said it happened at 12:33 a.m. April 21 at 260 Stony Mountain Road in Penn Forest Township.

• A 25-year-old Saylorsburg man is facing charges for driving under the influence of alcohol after police responded to a call at 8:02 p.m. April 26.

Police said they came upon the man in a 2015 Honda while responding to a suspicious vehicle report along Martindale Court, Ross Township.

• A 26-year-old woman from Lehighton was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after a traffic stop at 1:50 a.m. April 22.

Police said they stopped the woman in a 2017 Honda Civic for Motor Vehicle Code violations at the intersection of Route 873 and Lehigh Drive in Lehigh Township.

• A 49-year-old Palmerton woman is facing charges of driving under the influence of controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia after a traffic stop.

Police said they stopped her while driving a 2010 Volvo for a Motor Vehicle Code violation at 12:56 a.m. May 2 at the intersection of Ridge Allen and South First Street in Lehighton.

• A 27-year-old Palmerton man is facing drug possession charges after a traffic stop they made at 1:50 a.m. April 22 on Lehigh Drive in East Penn Township.

Police said he was a passenger in a 2017 Honda Civic at the time.

• A 25-year-old Lansford man is facing charges of possession of drug paraphernalia after they responded to a domestic incident at 7:05 p.m. April 28 at East Ridge and Leisenring streets.

Police said they discovered the man in possession of the paraphernalia while on scene.

• A traffic stop at 12:38 a.m. April 27 resulted in a 46-year-old Tamaqua woman being charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance.

Police said they stopped the woman for a Motor Vehicle Code violation while she was driving a 2003 Mazda at the intersection of Interchange and Cherry Hill roads in Franklin Township.