DUI charges
MOUNT CARMEL TOWNSHIP - Jason John O'Hara, 41, of 426 W. Mulberry St., Shamokin, has been charged by township Chief of Police Brian Hollenbush with driving under the influence of a controlled substance, driving under the influence of a combination of drugs and failure to drive in a single lane relating to a Jan. 22 incident on Route 2038 near Regency Warehouse.
Police said O'Hara was found slumped over the wheel of his vehicle and under the influence of Alprazolam, Oxycodone, Sertraline, Desmethylsertraline, Amitriptyline and Notriptyline.
Drug charges
MOUNT CARMEL - Patrolman Matthew Dillman has charged Kyle James Knopp, 22, of 342 S. Oak St., Mount Carmel, with possessing Spice and possessing a purple smoking pipe at his residence July 24.
The charges were filed at the office of Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones.
Two injured
COAL TOWNSHIP - Two people were injured Friday morning when a car struck a concrete barrier and rolled onto Route 61 near the former Ames Plaza.
Coal Township police reported Christine L. Jeffery, 28, of 554 Chestnut St., Apt. 1, Kulpmont, was driving a 2012 Dodge Journey north on Route 61 at 8:41 a.m. when her auto traveled to the left and hit the center concrete barrier. The car then went to the right, ascended an embankment and traveled along the embankment before rolling onto the highway.
Jeffery and her passenger, David Swatski, 33, of 543 E. North St., Marion Heights, suffered injuries and were transported by AREA Services Ambulance to Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital, where they underwent emergency room treatment before being released.
Also assisting police at the scene were members of Brady and East End fire companies, and Coal Township fire chiefs Russell Feese and Michael Timco.
The accident remains under investigation.