Florida Highway Patrol trooper arrests wrong-way driver Natalia Gorecki carrying a child in Polk County

A motorist driving under the influence in the wrong direction on a highway with a 7-year-old passenger was intercepted by law enforcement before a potential collision occurred.

• •A woman was arrested after driving in the wrong direction on S.R. 570 with a child in the backseat.
• •The incident occurred shortly after midnight on Wednesday in Polk County.
• •Lakeland police notified the Tampa Bay Regional Communication Center about the wrong-way vehicle.
• •A Florida Highway Patrol trooper attempted to slow the vehicle using emergency lights, sirens, and weaving across lanes.
• •The vehicle traveled at 50-60 mph heading toward oncoming traffic in the westbound lanes.
• •The trooper successfully disabled the vehicle by performing a P.I.T. maneuver.
• •The driver was identified as Natalia Gorecki.
• •A 7-year-old daughter was found in the rear seat and turned over to her grandmother.
• •The driver showed signs of impairment, had red and glassy eyes, and smelled of alcohol.
• •Gorecki was booked for DUI, child endangerment/neglect, fleeing to elude, reckless driving, and refusing a breath test.