Troopers Make Eight DUI Arrests

Between April 6-9, made the following arrests:

On April 6 at 12:24 a.m., state police stopped a vehicle on I-95 southbound at milepost 46.5 in Lower Makefield. The driver, John J. Hoban, 23, of Newark, Del., was found to be intoxicated. He faces DUI charges. Trooper Thomas Geerlof investigated the incident.

On April 7 at 2:13 a.m., state police stopped a vehicle on I-95 northbound at milepost 36.8 in Bensalem. The driver, Phillip Sofia, 23, was found to be impaired. He faces DUI charges. Trooper Robert Richter investigated the incident.

On April 7 at 3:28 a.m., state police were conducting a vehicle stop at the BP Gas Station on E. Lincoln Highway, Penndel. While conducting that stop, the state police cruiser was struck by another vehicle pulling out of a parking spot driven by Ryan Hazelett, 21, of Langhorne. He was found to be impaired and faces DUI charges. Trooper Kevin Lee investigated the incident.

On April 7 at 5:54 a.m., state police stopped a vehicle on Route 1 northbound in Middletown. The driver, Mark Burgard, 50, was found to be impaired. He faces DUI charges. Trooper Robert Richter investigated the incident.

On April 8 at 4:13 a.m., state police stopped a vehicle for erratic driving on I-95 northbound at milepost 37.2 in Bensalem. The driver, Yilma D. Kedeme, 44, of Philadelphia, was found to be impaired. He faces DUI charges. Trooper John McIlhinney investigated the incident.

On April 9 at 12:12 a.m., state police stopped a vehicle on I-95 southbound at Ford Road in Bristol. The driver, Vijakumar Mehta, 53, of Bensalem, was found to be intoxicated. He faces DUI charges. Trooper Kevin Lee investigated the incident.

On April 9 at 2:30 a.m., state police stopped a vehicle on I-95 northbound at Woodhaven Road in Bensalem. The driver, Elvira J. Girmsheid, 26, of Bristol, was found to be impaired. She faces DUI charges. Trooper John McIlhinney investigated the incident.