Carbon County court — DUI
Four people entered guilty pleas to driving under the influence charges on Monday in Carbon County court.
Judge Joseph J. Matika accepted the pleas from the following:
Penny Jo Zimmerman, 47, of Lehighton, was arrested on May 28, 2017, by Franklin Township police along Main Road. She refused a test.
Sentencing was deferred so she can obtain a drug and alcohol evaluation and also apply for placement in the Intermediate Punishment Program — house arrest.
Jason Gregory Zsilavecz, 42, of Bethlehem, was arrested on Jan. 21, 2017, along Route 534 in Kidder Township at Hickory Run State Park by park rangers. A test revealed a 0.29 BAC.
He was sentenced to serve 48 hours to six months in jail, a fine of $500, one-year license suspension, render 50 hours of community service, pay court costs of about $1,000 and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on parole.
He was given credit for 26 days spent in an inpatient rehab facility and paroled.
Robert A. Gonzalez, 39, of Lansford, was arrested on Jan. 2 at Patterson and Center streets by Lansford police. He refused a test.
Sentencing was deferred so he can obtain a drug and alcohol evaluation. He is currently an inmate in the Lehigh County prison on a parole violation petition.
Sherwin D. Haman Jr., 49, of Albrightsville, was arrested on April 2, 2016, by Mahoning Township police along Troxells Road. A test revealed a 0.13 BAC.
He was sentenced to serve 48 hours to six months in jail, a fine of $300, one-year license suspension, render 25 hours of community service, pay court costs of about $1,000 and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on parole.
He will began the jail term at 5 p.m. on April 18.
Summary offenses
Thomas A. Swartz, 38, of Elysburg, Northumberland County, pleaded to two summary motor vehicle code violations of reckless and careless driving. A DUI charge was dropped following a suppression hearing held previously.
He was arrested on Sept. 1, 2016, by state police at Lehighton along Lizard Creek Road in East Penn Township after being involved in a crash.
Matika deferred sentencing as there is a question concerning restitution.
