While being followed by a state trooper on Market Street in the city about 12:10 a.m. on Oct 30, Thomas Dakota James, 27, of 1132 Hepburn St., suddenly accelerated and turned off the lights to his pickup truck, prompting the officer to pull him over near Maple Avenue, according to an affidavit. “There was a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from the vehicle, and James’ speech was slow and his eyes were bloodshot and glassy,” the trooper wrote in the court document. Charged with DUI and two summary violations, James, who had a BAC .19, has waived his preliminary hearing and is free on $5,000 bail.

In another case, moments after state police pulled her over for driving with a burned out headlight near Mulberry and Ross streets in the city about 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 13, Katheen Dewald, 45, of 427 Wilson St., readily admitted that “she smokes marijuana,” according to an affidavit. There was “a strong odor” of the controlled substance coming from her 2007 Chevrolet Equinox, police said, adding that it was suspected that she was “under the influence of a controlled substance.” A blood test revealed that she had marijuana and other drugs in her system at the time, police said. Charged with DUI of controlled substances, possession of marijuana and a summary violation, Dewald was free on $5,000 bail after she waived her preliminary hearing.

In another case, arriving at the scene of a one car on the Market Street bridge about 1:15 a.m. on Oct. 28, state police found Anneliese Clayton, 18, standing next to her 2009 Hyundai Accent that was on top of a concrete barrier, according to an affidavit. Asked what happened, Clayton, of 361 E. Mountain Ave., South Williamsport, replied she “didn’t know exactly what happened,” police said. The troopers detected “a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from her,” police added. Clayton, who had BAC of .17, has been charged with DUI and two summary violations. She is free on $5,000 bail.

In another case, driving a 2014 Kia Soul, Alicia Nicole Campbell, 27, of Blossburg, had a BAC of .21 when she pulled into a parking lot at the foot of Maynard Street in the city about 2:30 a.m. on May 8, state police said. A trooper was handling another incident in the parking lot when he heard Campbell’s car “park against a sign in front of the parking stall,” court records stated. When he approached Campbell, he detected “an odor of an alcoholic beverage on her breath. Charged with DUI, she is free on $5,000 bail.

Within minutes after a state trooper stopped her 2009 Honda CRV because it “crossed line designators multiple times” on Washington Boulevard about 2 a.m. on Aug. 21, Amy Bitler, admitted that she “had three drinks that were vodka and tonic,” according to an affidavit. During field sobriety tests, Bitler, 56, of 262 S. Main St., Picture Rocks, showed signs of “high probability” that she was under the influence of alcohol, police said. With a BAC of .26, she has been charged with DUI and two summary violations. She is free on $5,000 bail.

In another case, when Dylan Matthew Lewis, 24, of 416 Lower Barbours Road, was stopped by Montoursville police after he ran through a blinking red traffic light at Loyalsock Avenue and Fairview Drive about 2 a.m. on Nov. 13, he told the officer he was unaware that he had to stop at such lights. He also admitted to being “just a bad driver” when the officer said he hit a guardrail with his 2009 Honda Accord. The officer detected “a heavy odor of alcohol” on the driver’s breath, police said. Lewis told the officer he had a few” drinks, court records stated. Charged with DUI and one summary violation, Lewis, who had a BAC of .13, has waived his preliminary hearing and is free on $5,000 bail.

Shortly after a state trooper stopped his 2005 GMC Yukon near Washington Boulevard and Lafayette Parkway in Loyalsock Township about 1 a.m. on Dec. 7, Gage Wood, 29, of 714 Pearl St., admitted to the officer that he “consumed two beers and smoked marijuana earlier in the evening,” according to an affidavit. “Wood exhibited numerous indicators of impairment,” police said in the court document. Wood, who refused to submit a blood sample, was charged with DUI and three summary violations, including driving without a license. He has waived his preliminary hearing and is free on $5,000 bail.

Within minutes after crashing his 2001 Toyota into the fence at around the Genetti Hotel at Fifth and Hepburn streets about 2 a.m. on Nov. 18, Caleb James Goodrich admitted to a city police officer “I’m drunk,” adding that he drank “five shots of vodka,” according to an affidavit. Goodrich, 27, of 1570 Northway Road, “smelled of alcohol and appeared unsteady on his feet,” the affidavit stated. With a BAC of .20, he has been charged with DUI and is free on $5,000 bail.

At another crash two days later, on Nov. 20, Iman Lawson, 24, of 1024 Meade St., apartment 4, admitted to a city police officer that she “had been drinking for nine hours” before she got behind the wheel of her 2010 Chevrolet that struck a utility pole and overturned at Washington Boulevard and Almond Street about 3:30 a.m., according to an affidavit. Due to her being “extremely unsteady on her feet,” police opted not to have her complete field sobriety test, the affidavit stated. Charged with DUI, Lawson, who had a BAC of .24, is free on $5,000 bail.

In another case, as soon as Robin German, 19, of Red Lion, York County, rolled down the driver’s window of her pickup truck at a DUI checkpoint on Interstate 180 in the city about 11:50 p.m. on Sept. 9, the DUI Task Force police officer immediately detected the odor of burnt marijuana from inside the vehicle. German admitted she had “smoked marijuana 15 minutes ago” in a Montoursville parking lot. After the woman completed a series of field sobriety tests, the officer determined that German was “under the influence to a degree that rendered her incapable of safe driving,” according to an affidavit. A jar of marijuana was found inside the truck, police said. Charged with DUI and possession of a controlled substance, German is free on $5,000 bail.