A New York woman is in serious trouble after being arrested on
DWI charges twice in one night.
Talitha Gorea, a 33-year-old college professor, was first stopped by Oneida County sheriff's deputies just after 7 p.m. for traffic violations. The officer who conducted the stop discovered an open container of alcohol in Gorea's car, as well as an Ecstasy pill.
Gorea was taken into custody, charged with misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance, DWI, and driving with a blood alcohol concentration above .08 percent. Police also issued several traffic tickets for failing to signal, consuming alcohol in a vehicle, and operating in violation of a conditional driver's license.
Gorea was later released to a family member.
According police reports, Gorea was pulled over again around 11:30 p.m. after another officer spotted her driving at high speeds the wrong way down a one-way street. The officer attempted to stop Gorea, but she continued to speed away before she was eventually stopped.
The same officer who arrested Gorea earlier in the night was called to the scene, who recognized her. Once again, officers found a container of alcohol in her vehicle.
The second set of charges include traffic tickets for consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle, imprudent speeding, failing to reduce speed at an intersection, failing to stop at a stop sign, driving the wrong way on a one-way street, having an open container of alcohol in the vehicle, operating in violation of a conditional driver's license, and of course DWI.
Gorea was held in custody until her arraignment the next morning.
If she is found guilty of the charges, she could be sentenced to incarceration, fines, driver's license suspension/revocation, community service, probation, and mandatory DWI classes.
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