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Driver pleads guilty to deadly DUI crash in Luzerne County

The wreck happened in July 2020 on Interstate 81 in Pittston Township.
Credit: WNEP

LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — A woman in  Luzerne County has pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and not being properly licensed at the time of a deadly crash.

The wreck happened in July 2020 on Interstate 81 between the Wilkes-Barre and Pittston exits in Pittston Township.

Jayda Barber was driving when she lost control, and the car went over the median and flipped.

A passenger, Zyier Spruell, 18, from Wilkes-Barre, was thrown from the vehicle and died. A second passenger was badly hurt.

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