JEFFERSON CO., Pa. (EYT) – A hearing for a Punxsutawney woman facing DUI and child endangerment charges is set for Thursday morning.
According to court documents, 28-year-old Brianna Nicole Gummo is scheduled to stand for a preliminary hearing in front of Magisterial District Judge Jacqueline J. Mizerock at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 3, on the following charges:
– Endangering Welfare of Children – Parent/Guardian/Other Commits Offense, Felony 2
– Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Misdemeanor 2
– Driving Under Influence of Alcohol/Controlled Substances, Misdemeanor
– Use/Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Misdemeanor
– Use/Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Misdemeanor
– Careless Driving, Summary
– Reckless Driving, Summary
– Driving Without a License, Summary
– Failure to Use Safety Belt – Driver and Front Seat Occupant, Summary
– Oper/Perm Op W/Unsafe Equipment, Summary (two counts)
Details of the case:
According to a criminal complaint filed on February 14 in Magisterial District Judge Jacqueline J. Mizerock’s office, the incident occurred around 12:55 p.m. on Pine Street, near its intersection with Gilpin Street, in Punxsutawney Borough, Jefferson County, involving Brianna Gummo.
A Punxsutawney-based State Police Trooper was traveling south on North Findley Street, in the Borough of Punxsutawney, and observed a 2000 Jeep Cherokee without any form of exhaust system traveling directly in front of him. The vehicle turned left onto Pine Street, and the trooper activated his vehicle’s emergency lights to conduct a traffic stop.
During the traffic stop, the trooper observed that the driver of the Jeep Cherokee, Brianna Gummo, had signs of DUI, the complaint notes.
According to the complaint, upon investigation, it was determined that Gummo was under the influence of a drug/or combination of drugs to a degree that impaired her ability to safely drive or operate the vehicle. In addition, Gummo possessed a clear plastic straw wrapped in black electrical tape with suspected drug residue, two orange plastic syringe caps, and one clear plastic syringe cap.
During the traffic stop, the trooper also noted there was a child as a rear-seat passenger and a male adult as a front-seat passenger.
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