A hearing for a Carbon County woman who killed a Lehighton man during a hit-and-run in the borough has been postponed.

Jennifer Coleman, 44, of 15 N. Shore Drive, Albrightsville, was scheduled to have a preliminary hearing Friday before District Judge Ed Lewis.No new hearing date has been set.Coleman was charged with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence; accident involving death or personal injury, accidents involving personal injury while not properly licensed, flight to avoid apprehension, trial or punishment; driving under the influence of alcohol or controlled substance; reckless driving; homicide by vehicle; and involuntary manslaughter.She remains incarcerated in the Carbon County Correctional Facility.According to an affidavit of probable cause filed by patrolman Bruce Broyles of the Lehighton Police Department:On Nov. 8, Broyles was dispatched to the 100 block of South First Street for a man who had been struck by a vehicle.The Carbon County Communications Center reported that the vehicle, a blue Ford F-150 pickup with an extended cab, fled the scene.None of the on-scene witnesses could provide a registration for the vehicle. However, the communications center advised that a vehicle with two people who had witnessed the pickup strike the pedestrian were following the truck, and gave the registration.Sgt. Joseph Lawrence of the borough police department stopped the Ford pickup in front of New England Motor Freight on Mahoning Drive East.The two witnesses also stopped and gave a written statement.The driver of the pickup was determined to be Coleman. The license number was expired as of Sept. 20, 2015.Lawrence observed Coleman to have very slurred speech, and she was incoherent as well as sluggish. Lawrence also observed Coleman to be off balance as she walked and had to lean against her vehicle as she stood outside.Cpl. Shawn Noonan of the state police arrivedand took Coleman into custody after several field tests for more in-depth testing at Gnaden Huetten Hospital.Once at the hospital, Noonan determined Coleman to be under the influence of a controlled substance. Coleman agreed to ablood test.The man, Vincent J. Smith, was transported to Gnaden Huetten Hospital by Lehighton Ambulance, where he was then transported to St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem via helicopter.At 11:55 p.m., Broyles was notified by the Lehigh County Coroner's Office that Smith had died.