Published December 29. 2016 12:51PM
Two traffic stops made by state police at Lehighton resulted in the drivers being arrested for driving under the influence.
The first stop happened at 9:17
p.m.Tuesday on Little Gap Road, near 57 Road, in Towamensing Township.Police said they stopped the vehicle for a traffic violation and then discovered the driver was driving under the influence and had contraband.Police said a passenger in the vehicle was also found to be wanted by a local police department.Police did not identify the driver and/or passenger, but they identified the occupants of the vehicle as Stephanie Lynn Blew of Saylorsburg and Anthony Pellegrino of Kunkletown.The second stop was made at 7:42
p.m.Wednesday in the 300 block of Iron Street, Lehighton. Police said the driver committed summary violations.The driver, a 27-year-old Lehighton man whose identify was not released, was found to be under the influence.They took him into custody and for a blood test. The results are pending.