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At 12:30 a.m. on March 20, state police stopped Jamar Drummond, 32, of 626 Pine St. Apt. 2N, after noting an inoperable brake light on his 1998 Ford F-150XTL in the area of High and Campbell in the city.
While following the vehicle, police also noted his failure to stop at a blinking red traffic light, and that his registration had expired in November, according to an affidavit.
Drummond stated to police that he did not have his driver's license on him, had glassy, bloodshot eyes and a strong odor of alcohol from his breath, court documents state. The vehicle also lacked valid state inspections, having expired in January 2019.
Drummond had glassy, bloodshot eyes and his breath had a noticeable odor of alcohol, police allege.
He stated that he had one 12-ounce beer, 20 to 30 minutes before driving, according to an affidavit.
A record check revealed that Drummond's license was under 60-day suspension, beginning in February 2022, due to a previous DUI, police state.
Drummond failed a field sobriety test, and had a BAC of .16.
He was charged with DUI, a number of summary offenses, waived his preliminary hearing, was released on $5,000 bail.
In another case, at 2:30 a.m. on March 26, city police stopped Samuel Harris, 38, of Philadelphia, after observing his SUV swerving within the driving lane, touching the center lane several times and activating his turn signal at the last minute.
Harris had glassy eyes, and admitted to police that he had consumed alcohol at the Shamrock about an hour before driving, according to an affidavit.
Harris failed a field sobriety test, and had a BAC of .13.
He was charged with DUI, a summary offense, waived his preliminary hearing, and was released on $5,000 bail.
In another case, at 4:45 p.m. on July 14, 2022, Halie Graham, 31, of Norwich, N.Y., was arrested following an incident in which she crashed her 2015 Kia Soul into a tree, then fled the scene.
State police located Graham at Main Street and Senneca Drive, Salladasburg, where she stated that a deer had run out in front of her, and she swerved to avoid it, but could not stop the vehicle before impacting the tree, court documents state.
Graham had low, raspy speech, slow, sluggish movements and failed a field sobriety test, police allege. She tested negative for the presence of alcohol during a preliminary breath test.
Graham then stated that she had crashed the car on purpose after an argument with her husband, and admitted to having used heroin, methamphetamine and Gabapentin, according to an affidavit.
Lab results were positive for numerous controlled substances.
Graham was charged with DUI, two summary offenses, and released.
In another case, Jerome Bennett, 63, of 2198 Mahaffey Lane, was arrested at his residence following a witness call to 911 reporting Bennett's 2013 Nissan Sentra driving erratically in the area of Hellers on Lycoming Creek Road.
The witness stated that the vehicle had almost struck him twice, ran a stop sign, and had been driving in the wrong lane. The witness then followed the Nissan as they called 911, leading police to the defendant's home, court documents said.
Upon making contact with Bennett in his driveway, Lycoming Regional Police observed a strong odor of alcohol coming from Bennett, as well as slurred speech, and glassy, bloodshot eyes, dilated pupils, according to an affidavit.
During questioning, Bennett initially refused to provide any documentation to police, stating that he was stopped in his driveway, and wanted to speak to a supervisor. When Bennett finally agreed to furnish the requested information, he repeatedly tried to hand police a credit card, in place of his driver's license, according to court documents.
Bennett failed a field sobriety test, and had a BAC of .23.
He was charged with DUI, a summary offense, and released.
In another case, on June 1, Tanner Allison, 22, of 1333 Walnut St., Jersey Shore, was stopped in the 200 block of South State Route 44, after police observed his 2010 Chevrolet Traverse fail to use a turn signal, and travel at 35 mph in a posted 55 mph zone.
Allison was also braking heavily, crossing the fog line, and almost struck the bridge and guardrails repeatedly, police allege.
Upon questioning, Allison was sweating profusely, had red, bloodshot eyes with droopy eyelids and slurred speech, an affidavit said.
Allison admitted to having six or seven drinks earlier that night at the Valley Inn with friends, court documents state.
Police also observed several red plastic cups and ping pong balls on the floor of the passenger side, along with a case of Busch Light in the backseat of the vehicle, according to court documents.
He failed a field sobriety test, and had a BAC of .16.
Allison was charged with DUI, a summary offense, and was released.
In another case, at midnight on March 19, Ryan Riddell, 25, of 589 Kepner Hill Road, Muncy, was stopped by Muncy Borough Police in the Sheetz parking lot in Muncy, after they saw his license plate light was out.
Riddell initially stepped out of the vehicle with his hands raised, but returned once instructed to by police. Police attempted to explain to Riddell why he was pulled over, but Riddell repeatedly responded that he didn't understand, according to an affidavit.
Upon exiting the vehicle, Riddell was unable to walk straight and had glassy eyes with dilated pupils, and police detected the odor of alcohol coming from him. Riddell also admitted to having had a couple of drinks.
He failed a field sobriety test, and had a BAC of .24.
Riddell was charged with DUI, a summary offense, waived his preliminary hearing, and was released on $5,000 bail.
In another case, at 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 9, Kenneth Vincent, 51, of 215 E. Center St., Elysburg, was taken into custody after state police found him slumped over the steering wheel of his 2021 Chevrolet Silverado, which was parked on the travel lane of exit 13, on Route 180 Westbound in Muncy Creek Township.
Upon being put into a patrol car, police immediately detected the odor of alcohol coming from Vincent, court documents state.
Lab results revealed Vincent to have a BAC of .23.
He was charged with DUI. Vincent waived his preliminary hearing and was released on $5,000 bail.