SUNBURY - A 49-year-old Mount Carmel charged with injuring a pedestrian with a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and drugs had her guilty plea continued Monday because she has applied for treatment court.
Cheryl L. Twiggs, of 250 S. Poplar St., Apt. 4A, was scheduled to enter a plea before Judge William H. Wiest, but the proceeding was continued indefinitely at the request of Northumberland County Public Defender Paige Rosini. She asked for the continuance because Twiggs' application for treatment court is pending.
Twiggs was charged by Mount Carmel Township Patrolman Daniel Politza with aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, careless driving and driving at an unsafe speed.
Police said the charges relate to a Feb. 8 two-vehicle accident in the 800 block of West Fifth Street that injured pedestrian Gerard Koveleskie, of Mount Carmel.
Police reported Twiggs had a blood-alcohol content of .145 percent and also was driving under the influence of Cotinine, Nicotine, Theobromine, Delta-9 Carboxy THC, Oxycodone and Paroxetine.