Lansford woman sentenced to prison term for DUI

A Lansford woman was sentenced on Thursday morning to a county prison term after previously pleading guilty in three pending cases, including two counts of driving under the influence and one of possession of drug paraphernalia.

Megan Creveling, 21, was sentenced to serve a total of 90 days to 60 months in prison and pay fines totaling $2,500 and license suspensions totaling 30 months. She also faces a big restitution bill.

She was arrested on the DUI counts on April 13, 2018, along Market Street by Nesquehoning police, and on May 21, 2018, along Centre Avenue by Jim Thorpe police. In both cases tests revealed the presence of a controlled substance. The drug charge stems from the April 13 incident when police took her into custody and they found the paraphernalia.

She told Judge Steven R. Serfass, “I’m very sorry for what I did. I’m trying to move on from everything.” She said she gave birth to her first child about two months ago.

She was also ordered to make restitution to State Farm insurance for $10,694.93, supply a DNA sample, follow any recommendation of her drug and alcohol evaluation, pay court costs of about $1,000, pay a $50 per month supervision fee and render a total of 175 hours of community service.

She will serve the prison term on consecutive two-day weekends beginning Feb. 21 at 5 p.m. She was given credit for one day already served.