New Kensington woman ordered to stand trial, accused of DUI with 3 kids in car where drugs were found

A woman has been ordered to stand trial on charges that she was drunk when she drove from Greensburg to New Kensington with her three children in a car, where police found ecstasy pills and psychedelic mushrooms.

Alicia Lagrant Woody, 25, of Haser Drive in New Kensington waived her right to a preliminary hearing Thursday, Sept. 28 before District Judge Frank J. Pallone Jr., who ordered her to stand trial on three felony counts of endangering the welfare of children along with three counts each of driving under the influence, reckless endangerment and drug possession.

Woody was released from custody on a $25,000 unsecured bond after New Kensington police arrested her Aug. 11, court records show. Formal arraignment is scheduled for Nov. 29 in Westmoreland County Court.

Police wrote in a criminal complaint that officers were advised to be on the lookout for a gold Hyundai Elantra with rear-end damage that fled after hitting a vehicle in Greensburg.

The car was stopped along Seventh Street by a Lower Burrell officer shortly after 2:30 p.m. The car was detained until New Kensington police arrived. The driver was identified as Woody, who police said appeared to be intoxicated, along with the man riding in the car, the complaint said.

Woody was arrested for DUI when she failed a series of field sobriety tests, police said.

The car was impounded, and Woody was taken to Allegheny Valley Hospital in Harrison to have blood drawn before being released to a family member who also took custody of her three children.

While searching Woody’s purse, police said they found an ecstasy pill in a resealable bag.

When officers searched Woody’s car, they found 12 more ecstasy pills along with 16.9 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, an electronic marijuana grinder and a digital scale covered in marijuana residue, according to the complaint.

The results of Woody’s blood test showed she had a blood alcohol content of 0.158%, the complaint said. A person is considered too drunk to drive in Pennsylvania if their blood alcohol content is 0.8% or greater.