Ten defendants facing charges of driving under the influence entered guilty pleas in Carbon County court on Tuesday.

Judge Joseph J. Matika accepted the pleas from the following:Angelica Carmona, 36, of Beaver Meadows, was arrested on May 2 along Broad Street by Beaver Meadows police. At the timed of the stop, two small children were in the vehicle. She admitted drinking alcohol before the stop, but the report did not indicate if a test was administered. She also pleaded to endangering the welfare of children.Because children were in the car, Matika noted, penalties under the state drunken driving law are enhanced.A first offense, Carmona was placed on two years probation instead of the normal six months, and also ordered to pay a fine of $1,000, a $700 increase of the normal fine, and license suspended for 18 months. Normally there is no license suspension.She was also ordered to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment.Kathryn Bobal, 50, of Beaver Meadows, was arrested on May 5, 2013, along East Main Street in Banks Township by state police at Hazleton. She refused a blood test and lost her license for a year for the refusal.Matika deferred sentencing so she could apply for placement in the county's Intermediate Punishment Program.Edmund H. Wilkinson Jr., 50, of Slatington, was arrested on March 1 along Interstate 80 in Kidder Township by state police at Fern Ridge. Given a test, the result was 0.32 BAC.Matika sentenced him to serve five days to six months in jail, a fine of $300, one year license suspension, get a D&A evaluation, zero tolerance on D&A use, and render 25 hours of community service.He will serve the five days on weekends beginning Oct. 10 for three days and Oct. 17 for two days.Andrew Anthony Kressler, 66, of Lehighton, was arrested on Jan. 31 along Blakeslee Boulevard Drive in Mahoning Township. Given a test, the result showed the presence of a controlled substance.Kressler is currently serving an 18- to 36-month state prison term for another DUI which was imposed in August by President Judge Roger N. Nanovic II. He is an inmate at the state correctional institution at Graterford.Matika sentenced him to serve 17 to 60 months in a state prison, concurrent with his present sentence, and ordered he get a D&A evaluation, pay a fine of $2,500, have his license suspended for 18 months, and zero tolerance for D&A use.Brian Edward Hamill, 25, of Emmaus, was arrested on Jan. 25 by Nesquehoning police along Market Street after being involved in a crash. Given a test, the result was 0.12 BAC.He has a pending DUI case in Schuylkill County and told the court he had spent 21 days in an inpatient rehabilitation program since his arrest.Matika sentenced him to serve 30 days to six months in jail, pay a fine of $750, one-year license suspension, get a D&A evaluation, zero tolerance on D&A use, and render 25 hours of community service. He was given credit for the 21 days in rehab and still has nine days to serve.He will serve the nine days on consecutive weekends beginning Oct. 5 for three days, Oct. 9 for three days and Oct. 16 for three days.Elaine M. Rufo, 70, of White Haven, was arrested on June 12, 2012, along Mountain Drive by Kidder Township police. She was stopped after police had initially responded to an assault report. She refused a blood test and lost her license for a year for the refusal.Sentencing was deferred so she could apply for the IPP.Derek Maxum Hedmeck, 25, of Lehighton, was arrested on May 12, 2013, along Route 209 by Nesquehoning police. Given a test, the result was 0.09 BAC. At the time of the stop a child was in the vehicle.Sentencing was deferred.Jennifer M. Hosier, 37, of Tamaqua, formerly of Andreas, was arrested on July 21, 2013, along Mill Road by Mahoning Township police. Given a test, the result was 0.12 BAC.Because of enhanced penalties, Matika placed her on probation for two years and ordered she pay a fine of $1,000, license suspended for 18 months, and ordered her to get a D&A evaluation, and render 100 hours of community service.Troy A. Refsnider, 43, of Nesquehoning, was arrested along Route 54 by Nesquehoning police on Feb. 27. He refused a blood test and lost his license for a year for the refusal.Sentencing was deferred.Daniel J. Sabol, 34, of Coaldale, was arrested on March 29 along Route 54 by Nesquehoning police. Given a test, the result showed the presence of a controlled substance.Sentencing was deferred.Each defendant sentenced must also pay court costs, which average about $1,500, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.