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It was an inoperative taillight on motorist Bethann Hearn's sedan that caught the attention of a county DUI Task Force officer and prompted him to stop the woman at Route 220 and Pine Run Road in Wolf Township about 8:45 p.m. on Dec. 12, according to court records.
It turned out that Hearn, 36, of 907 Highland Lake Road, Hughesville, was under the influence of methamphetamines, police said, adding that she "showed signs of impairment" while undergoing a series of field sobriety tests.
A blood test revealed she had both methamphetamines and amphetamines in her system, police said. Charged with DUI of a controlled substance and driving with a suspended license (her eighth such offense), Hearn is free on $1,500 bail.
Another motorist charged with DUI of a controlled substance and driving with a suspended license was Ronald Scott, 35, of 1409 Park Ave., who admitted to a Muncy police officer that he had smoked marijuana in the last hour after the officer stopped his 2012 Chevrolet Cruze for speeding on Route 15 in Brady Township on March 6, 2020.
Scott admitted that he "was not paying attention (to how fast he was going) because he just left his home after having an argument with his girlfriend," according to an affidavit.
The officer had "detected a very strong odor of burnt marijuana" coming from the vehicle. Scott was charged after a blood sample he submitted confirmed that there was marijuana in his system. He has been sent a summons to appear before a district judge.
In another DUI case, after striking a stopped pickup truck at Main and Water streets in Hughesville on Sept. 29, motorist Raymond Haefner, 44, of 104 N. Main St., apartment 1, Hughesville, admitted to a borough police officer that he had had just one alcoholic drink, but the officer did not believe him.
The officer "smelled a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from him," and the man's eyes were glassy and bloodshot. His speech also was slurred, according to an affidavit.
Although Haefner refused to perform a series of field sobriety tests for the officer, he did submit a blood sample which revealed that at the time of the crash, is blood-alcohol concentration level was .20 police said.
Another driver involved in a crash who was charged with DUI was Brandon Buck, 21, of 227 Woolen Mill Road, according to state police. The crash occurred and Woolen Mill and Sawmill roads, not far from his home about 6:15 a.m. on Jan.. 17, police said. Following the crash, Buck walked home, where a state trooper found him shortly after arriving at the crash scene.
When the trooper asked him what happened, Buck said he "was being stupid," and admitted that he had his last alcoholic drink about two hours before the crash. Buck suffered a leg injury and needed help in walking outside. The trooper asked him how much he had to drink, Buck replied "enough." A blood sample revealed his blood-alcohol concentration at the time was .16, police said. He has been sent a summons to appear before a district judge.
Another motorist, Khiara Barone, 36, of 1050 High St., was charged with DUI after a state trooper stopped her 2012 GMC Terrain on Maynard Street in South Williamsport because she was driving without her headlights at 12:10 a.m. on Sept. 20, according to court records.
The trooper said he "detected a strong odor of alcoholic beverage from inside the vehicle and noticed that Barone's eyes were glassy and bloodshot," court records stated. She showed signs of impairment while undergoing a series of field sobriety tests. She also admitted to that she had been drinking, police said.
Barone had a blood-alcohol concentration level of .23, police said. She is free on $5,000 bail after waiving her preliminary hearing.
In another case, Brad Smith, 30, of Lock Haven, had a blood-alcohol concentration level of .14 about 1:45 a.m. on Sept. 20 when a state trooper stopped his pickup truck near East Third Street and Westminster Drive for "crossing a lane designator three times in a mile," according to an affidavit.
Smith admitted to "consuming a few beers at a local bar," the trooper said. Charged with DUI and careless driving, he is free on $5,000 bail.
A blood sample taken from motorist Michael Taylor, 39, of 2091 Field Station Road, Trout Run, revealed he had marijuana and three other drugs in his system when a state trooper stopped him at East Third Street and Clayton Avenue at 2:15 a.m. on July 31 because of a malfunctioning brake light on his 1998 Chevrolet pickup, court records state.
Taylor admitted to smoking marijuana and also taking suboxone, police said. She waived her preliminary hearing and is free on $5,000 bail.
After motorist Tina Baumgardner, 52, of 241 Reeder Drive, Cogan Station, submitted a blood sample following a crash in which she rear-ended another driver with her 2003 Dodge Dakota on Fairview Drive in Montoursville about 1 p.m. on Oct. 29, the results revealed that she was driving under the influence of two drugs that were found in her system, Montoursville police said.
This was Baumgardner's second DUI arrest, police said. Charged with driving under the influence controlled substances, she is free on $10,000 bail.