SHAMOKIN - A preliminary hearing for a local doctor and member of Mount Carmel Area School Board charged with driving under the influence of alcohol has been continued until next month.
Dr. Raymond J. Kraynak, 55, of Kulpmont, whose family practice is based in Mount Carmel, was initially scheduled for a preliminary hearing this morning, but it has been continued until 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. The continuance was granted by Gembic earlier this month at the request of Kraynak's attorney, James Zurick, Shamokin.
Kraynak is charged by Coal Township Patrolman Matthew Henrich with one count of driving under the influence of alcohol in connection with a May 26 DUI checkpoint on Route 61 near Sam Bressi Motors just east of Shamokin.
Kraynak claimed he stopped at the checkpoint around 11 p.m. to offer medical assistance because he thought there was an accident at the site.