A Philadelphia woman admitted in Carbon County court on Friday with driving drunk while two juveniles were in her vehicle.

She was one of 14 defendants in pending driving under the influence cases to enter a guilty plea before Judge Steven R. Serfass.

Two incidents

Princess Betsy Gonzalez-Serrano, 34, pleaded to one count each of DUI and endangering the welfare of a child. She also entered a plea in a second case to one count of accidents involving damages to attended vehicle/property. Both incidents occurred on Feb. 24, 2021.

Franklin Township police charged her for a hit-and-run crash. After she fled that scene she was stopped by Lehighton for DUI. Police said two children, ages 7 and 13, were in the vehicle when she was stopped for DUI of a controlled substance. She refused to submit to testing.

Serfass deferred sentencing because there is a question concerning restitution due in the hit-and-run case.

Other pleas

Others pleading to DUI and related charges included:

Randy Lee Edgar, 40, of Lehighton. He was arrested on Jan. 8, 2021, by Weatherly police for DUI of a controlled substance. He also pleaded to driving under suspension with a charge of endangering the welfare of a child dropped in a plea deal with the district attorney’s office.

Sentencing was deferred so he can apply for placement in the house arrest program.

Michael T. Walker, 38, of Ridgewood, New Jersey, was arrested on May 30, 2021, for DUI of a controlled substance by state police at Fern Ridge. He also pleaded to driving under suspension. He refused a test.

On the DUI charge he was sentenced to serve 72 hours to six months in jail, pay a fine of $1,000, license suspended for a year and render 25 hours of community service. On the suspension count he was fined $200.

He will begin the jail term at 7 p.m. on Feb. 24.

Heather Irene Crossley, 52, of Schnecksville, Lehigh County, was arrested on March 10, 2021, by state police at Lehighton. In a plea deal with the DA’s office, two counts of DUI were dropped and she pleaded to three motor vehicle code summary offenses.

She was fined a total of $75 and costs.

Trevor Harold Zimmerman, 52, of Lehighton, was arrested on Sept. 5, 2021, by Lehighton police for DUI of a controlled substance.

He was sentenced to serve 72 hours to six months in jail, pay a fine of $1,000, license suspended for a year and render 25 hours of community service.

He will begin serving the prison term at 6 p.m. on Feb. 18.

Jesse Dale Krum, 29, of Nesquehoning, was arrested on July 3, 2020, by state police at Lehighton for DUI of a controlled substance.

Sentencing was deferred so he can apply for the house arrest program.

Hunter David Schoch, 21, of Palmerton, entered pleas in two pending cases. He pleaded to DUI as a minor for an incident on June 4, 2021, filed by state police at Lehighton. The second offense occurred on May 8, 2020, also filed by state police at Lehighton following a crash.

Sentencing was deferred so he can apply for the house arrest program.

Michael Anthony Gorbea, 52, of Philadelphia, was arrested on July 4, 2021, by state police at Lehighton for DUI of alcohol.

He was placed on probation for six months and ordered to pay a fine of $300 and render 25 hours of community service.

Scott Thomas Gill, 36, of Stroudsburg, was arrested on Oct. 30, 2020, by Franklin Township police, after a crash.

Sentencing was deferred so he can obtain a drug and alcohol evaluation.

Michael Everett, 46, of Lehighton, was arrested on March 4, 2020, by state police at Lehighton, for DUI of a controlled substance.

Sentencing was deferred so he can apply for the house arrest program.

Jeffrey Espinal, 26, of Lehighton, was arrested on Jan. 28, 2021, by state police at Lehighton. He pleaded to an added DUI of a controlled substance charge.

Sentencing was deferred so can obtain a drug and alcohol evaluation.

Christopher David Snyder, 49, of Barnesville, was arrested on April 12, 2021, by Palmerton police. He also pleaded to three summary motor vehicle code violations.

Sentencing was deferred so he can obtain a drug and alcohol evaluation.

Mark Alan Honish, 54, of Hazleton, was arrested on July 18, 2021, by state police at Hazleton.

He was placed on probation for six months and ordered to pay a fine of $300 and render 25 hours of community service.

Michele Goodhile, 55, of Lehighton, pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia with a charge of DUI of a controlled substance dropped in a plea deal. She was arrested on Dec. 31, 2020, by state police at Lehighton.

She was placed on probation for a year and ordered to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and render 50 hours of community service.

Sentencings

The following defendants previously entered guilty pleas to DUI charges and were sentenced.

Jennifer Hess, 44, of Summit Hill, was sentenced to serve 90 days to 60 months in prison, pay a fine of $1,500, license suspended for 18 months, supply a DNA sample and render 100 hours of community service.

She was arrested on May 11, 2021, by Summit Hill police along Panther Pride Drive (Route 209) for DUI of a controlled substance.

She will begin serving the prison term on March 18 at 7 p.m. and serve it on consecutive weekends.

Michael K. Strohl, 44, of Lehighton, was sentenced to serve 10 days to 24 months in prison, pay a fine of $500, license suspended for a year and render 100 hours of community service.

On a driving under suspension count he was sentenced to serve 45 to 90 days in jail and pay a fine of $1,000, with the term running concurrent with the DUI charge.

He was arrested on Jan. 12, 2021, by state police at Lehighton.

He will begin serving the prison term on April 28 at 9 a.m. He was given credit for 3 days already served.

Jennifer Dooley, 46, of Palmerton, was sentenced to serve 72 hours to 6 months in jail, pay a fine of $1,000, license suspended for a year and render 25 hours of community service.

She was arrested on Oct. 7, 2019, along Fireline Road in Palmerton by state police at Lehighton, for DUI of a controlled substance.

She will begin serving the prison term at 5 p.m. on Feb. 18.

Serfass noted the delay to starts of prison terms is due to a COVID-19 surge at the county prison which has caused a halt on weekend sentences and others for at least 30-plus days.

Each defendant must also pay court costs of over $1,000 and a $50 per month supervision fee while on parole or probation.