6 motorists charged with driving under the influence
At 12:45 a.m. on Feb. 19, 22-year-old Jacob Martin, of 4831 Route 487, Benton, was stopped by state police after they clocked his 2013 Dodge Dart traveling at 74 mph in a posted 55 mph zone along I-180 West near mile marker 26.2.
Martin had glassy, bloodshot eyes and an odor of burnt marijuana was detected from the vehicle, police allege.
He related that he had last smoked marijuana before leaving his home, roughly 40 minutes prior.
He failed a field sobriety test, and lab results were positive for the presence of THC.
Martin was charged with DUI, a summary offense, and waived his preliminary hearing.
In another case, state police stopped Adair Atkinson, 59, of Dundalk, Md., after they observed her asleep at the wheel of her 2011 Honda Accord around noon on Nov. 14, along Route 15 near mile marker 156 in Cogan House Township.
As police approached, Atkinson made suspicious hand movements as she reached for her glove compartment, an affidavit said.
An odor of alcohol was detected from the vehicle, and Atkinson had glassy, bloodshot eyes and slurred speech, police allege.
An open can of alcohol was observed in the center console, and during a consensual search, police discovered a 375 ml bottle of vodka that was two-thirds consumed.
Atkinson failed a field sobriety test, and refused lab work.
She was charged with DUI and two summary offenses.
In another case, at 8:15 p.m. on March 16, state police stopped Jack Bullock, 18, of Havertown, after they observed his 2009 Lincoln MKZ making erratic lane changes, including two without signaling, and failing to stop behind a stop line at E. Third Street and Northway Road.
Bullock had an odor of alcohol and glassy, bloodshot eyes, police allege.
An open can of beer was observed next to the foot of a front seat passenger, which Bullock said belonged to someone in the back of the vehicle.
Slurring his speech, Bullock denied having consumed alcohol, telling police, “I know how these field sobriety tests go. It’s just going to make me look bad. Even if I was sober… if I was sober,” as he refused the test, court documents said.
He also refused chemical testing of his blood.
Bullock was charged with DUI, eight summary offenses, waived his preliminary hearing, and was released on $5,000 bail.
In another case, 22-year-old Lonnie Whipple, of 1914 Newberry St., was stopped by city police after his 2002 Chevrolet Impala braked rapidly at Arch and W. Fourth streets causing it to skid into the intersection, where it remained for nine seconds before crossing over the double yellow line as it turned onto W. Fourth Street at 12:45 a.m. on Dec. 15.
Whipple had glossy eyes and slow speech, admitting to having consumed alcohol prior to driving, police allege.
He failed a partial field sobriety test, according to court documents.
Whipple was charged with DUI, waived his preliminary hearing, and was released on $5,000 bail.
In another case, state police stopped Jacob Whitmoyer, 20, of 68 Reed Road, Hughesville, after his 2005 Ford Ranger was observed to be straddling the fog line in the area of Green Valley Road and Route 118 just before 1 a.m. on Jan. 14.
An odor of alcohol was detected from within the vehicle and Whitmoyer had glassy, bloodshot eyes, police allege.
He admitted to having consumed alcohol prior to driving, relating that his last drink had been one hour prior, court documents said.
Whitmoyer failed a field sobriety test, and had a BAC of .16.
He was charged with DUI, six summary offenses, waived his preliminary hearing, and was released on $2,500 bail.
In another case, at 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 12, Derrick Bradford, 28, of 328 Rural Ave., was stopped by state police after his 2016 Dodge Charger, bearing windows tinted to the point that nothing inside the vehicle was visible, almost struck a curb near Market and W. Fourth streets.
He had an odor of alcohol, and admitted to having consumed two to three large mugs of beer earlier in the night, police allege.
Bradford failed a field sobriety test, and had a BAC of .121.
He was charged with DUI, three summary offenses, and waived his preliminary hearing.





