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Carbon County court — DUI

Sean B. Hoffman,

27, of Bethlehem, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence on March 4. He was charged by state police at Hazleton.

Matika sentenced Hoffman to six months on probation.

Hoffman will lose his license for a year, pay a $300 fine, perform 25 hours of community service, and complete Alcohol Highway Safety School.

Brian D. Kintz

, 43, of Lehighton, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence on Jan. 16. He was charged by Mahoning Township police, who reported his blood alcohol content to have been 0.24.

Matika sentenced Kintz to 48 hours to six months in jail. He’ll serve the time over a weekend.

Kintz will lose his license for a year, pay a $500 fine, perform 25 hours of community service, and complete Alcohol Highway Safety School.

Michael R. Searfoss

, 30, of Albrightsville, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and endangering the welfare of a child on Oct. 8, 2015, by Kidder Township police along Route 534.

There were young children in the vehicle.

Matika deferred sentencing.

Mark Simmonds

, 51, of Blakeslee, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and speeding on March 12 by Weatherly police, who reported his blood alcohol content to have been 0.13.

Matika sentenced Simmonds, who had already completed a 28-day rehabilitation program and now attends Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, to five days to six months in jail, with credit for his 28 days in rehab.

Simmonds will lose his license for a year, pay a $300 fine, perform 25 hours of community service, and complete Alcohol Highway Safety School.

Bryan P. Smith

, 39, of Berwick, Columbia County, was charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance on June 21, 2016, by state police at Fern Ridge along I-80 in Kidder Township.

Matika deferred sentencing.

Amber R. Sypeck

, 28, of Weatherly, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence on July 25, 2015.

She was charged by state police at Hazleton, who reported her blood alcohol content to have been 0.214 percent.

Sypeck had been accepted into the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program, but that was revoked after she failed to comply with the terms.

Matika deferred sentencing.