My husband. Your husband what? Gives you money. Well, is that supposed Is that make you above the law, Ms. Arnold? No. Everyone that I think is impaired by alcohol or drugs, yes. >> to go home. I'm not drunk. >> We've We've expressed that. I said alcohol or drugs. There's my husband. >> That's fantastic. Your husband's not going to do anything that's going to sway my decision-making whatsoever. Hey George, you want to stop him? That's the husband. Just after midnight, [music] an officer spots a vehicle running a stop sign, drifting across lanes, and failing to signal. A routine traffic stop quickly turns into a DUI investigation. Evening. Hi. Hi, I'm Sergeant Wagner with the El Paso Police. For a couple reasons I'm stopping you today. Yeah. One, you came across Second Street without stopping at that stop sign. I didn't. You did not stop completely cuz you crossed You crossed Smiley right in front of another car that had to hit their brakes to prevent from hitting you. >> Okay. And then you were driving on the wrong side of the road on Second Street there. Is there a reason for any of that? And then you just turned left or turned right here without using your blinker at from the left lane. >> I never use my blinker here. >> You never use your blinker here? Do you know it's a law, all right? I'm sorry. >> That's okay. Do you have a driver's license on you? Yes. And your proof of insurance. Where you coming from tonight? I was at Chuy's with my husband who retired. Oh, I got you. Here's my license. >> Thank you. Ms. Arnold, how much have you had to drink tonight? I had maybe three drinks. >> Maybe three drinks? What kind of drinks were they? Titos and diet. Huh? Titos and diet? Mhm. I got diet what? Diet Coke or Pepsi? Sorry, I'm a I'm a I'm a snob when it comes to drinks. Does that matter? Whatever they give you? Whatever they're giving to you? >> Okay. Uh Arnold, right? It's your last name. Obviously it's on your license plate, right? Yeah. Ms. Arnold, where are you headed to? Home. Okay. Without looking at a watch right now, I want you to look right at me. What time do you think it is right now? Probably like 12. >> Probably like 12. Okay. Ms. Arnold, do you know the English alphabet at all? Well, yes. You know, I'm not I'm not I'm not trying to insult you. I got to ask you. All right, so here's what I want you to do. Can you put your hands on the steering wheel for me for a second? I'm a block from my home. >> you that you're a block from your home. I can see that from your address. Um can you put your hands on the steering Both of them for me? Now, I want you to say I All I want you to do, Miss Arnold, is don't you just say the alphabet, the letters of the alphabet. Not sing it, but say it from G to V. Can you do that for me? When I say start, do you Do you understand what I'm saying? I have to start G. You start at G and stop at V. Are you ready? H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V. Okay, well, I didn't tell you to start though, okay? Now, um you have to wait for me to tell you to start, but My husband Your husband what? >> gives you money. Well, is that supposed Is that make you above the law, Miss Arnold? No. Okay, well, I need you to turn your vehicle off for me. Shut the car off for me. There you go. Wait right here for me, okay? All right, Miss Arnold. Can you step out here for me? You can leave your phone in there. I'm a block from my house. Please let me >> Well, go ahead and hang up your phone and step out here for me. Let's walk back here. Do you have any weapons on you or anything? Do you? Do I what? >> any weapons or anything on you? Okay. >> I don't I don't have any weapons. >> Arnold, can you walk back there for me? Towards the back of your car. Thank you. Oh gosh. Don't fall over. Go over here. Over here. Miss Arnold, do you hear me talking? Over here. >> Right here. Stop right there. Turn and face me for me. You I see you're wearing glasses, right? Whoa, you okay? Yes. Okay. All right, well, I don't know. I'm a block from >> It makes no difference whether you're a block from your house, okay, Miss Arnold? The issue The issue here is whether or not you're safe to drive and whether you made a good decision to drive or not, Miss Arnold. Okay, so right now, I'm not thinking that's a good decision, but we're going to I'm going to I'm going to give you every benefit of the doubt here, okay? Does that make sense? Mhm. All right, so I'm going to have you turn and face me. That way your eyes aren't in the light, okay? Can you take your glasses off for me? Put your heels and toes together for me. Heels and toes together for me. Can you see how my heels and toes are together? Can you do that? Yeah, but you know what? That makes you It's It's a balance thing. Yeah, that's that's exactly what it's for. Can you put your heels and toes together for me? There's my husband. >> That's fantastic. Can you put your heels and toes together for me? Your Your husband's not going to do anything that's going to sway my decision-making whatsoever. Hey George, you want to stop him? That's the husband. Why are you doing this to me? Doing what, ma'am? Checking you Make sure that you're okay to drive. Is that what you're >> I'm going home. That's not my That's not my question. I got to make sure you're okay to drive home, okay? You see my finger right here, Ms. Arnold? >> Yes. Can you put your head perfectly still for me? Put your eyes straight up and out. There you go. You see this in my finger right here, Ms. Arnold? It's going to move back and forth in front of your face. I want you to follow with your eyes only without moving your head. Do you understand? You got to keep your head still. Do you understand what I mean? >> Why, yes. >> Okay, put your arms down at your sides for me. Down at your sides. There you go. See, my finger's going to move back and forth, okay? Do you have any blindness in either eye or any eye abnormalities? I know you wear prescription glasses, but >> No, I don't think so. >> think so? Okay, perfect. Whoops. You got to follow the finger with your eyes only, okay? I'm not following your finger. >> I want you to follow your finger. Follow this finger with your eyes only with your eyes, okay? >> Okay. Ready? Yeah. Nope, keep your head still, Ms. Arnold. Only your eyes. >> Oh. Nope, arms down at your sides, Ms. Arnold. You're not following instructions very good at all, okay? These are very simple instructions. All you got to do is follow my finger with your eyes, okay? >> can't you just let me go home? Because, Ms. Arnold, because >> I'm a block from my house. >> And you drove And you drove from several blocks away, and you drove across some >> I'm a shooter. >> You drove across a busy roadway in front of another vehicle that had to hit their brakes to prevent from striking you. When you had the stop sign for that, then you drove on the wrong side of the roadway. So, obviously, your driving was not safe to have been done. Hence why you've been pulled over, Ms. Arnold. And now, if you want me to let you drive home, I have to ensure that you're safe to even make it there. Will you let me go home? Miss Arnold, what did I just explain to you? Will you let me go What did I just explain to you? >> just let me go home? >> I feel that you're not impaired by alcohol, Miss Arnold, I'll be more than happy to let you drive home, okay? Mhm. Understand? But But we're going to have to actually follow instructions and do what we're complete these field sobriety tests, okay? So, put your hands back down at your sides for me. Down at your sides. You see the tip of my finger right here, Miss Arnold? It's going to move back and forth in front of your face, and I need you to follow the finger with your eyes only without moving your head. Do you understand what that means? Okay. Don't keep your eyes on the finger, Miss Arnold. You can blink if you have to. Just keep your eyes on the tip of my finger, okay? >> I just want to go home. I just want to go home. >> you want to go home. Me Me, too. Miss Arnold. Diabetic. Miss Arnold, I want you to go home, too, okay? But we got to we have to get through all the rest of this, all right? You put your arms back down at your sides for me. You're having a difficult time remembering those instructions. Well, you keep you keep breaking them. >> home. I want you to go home, too, Miss Arnold, but you're delaying that right now. Okay? The longer we keep go starting over, the longer you're delaying that you're going you're going home, okay? Tip of my finger right here. Do you see it? Mhm. Back and forth in front of your face. Follow it with your eyes only. Keep your eyes on the tip of my finger, okay? Look up this way out here, Miss Arnold. You got to keep your eyes on my Miss Arnold. I just want to go home. I just want to go >> you can't even follow simple instructions. Oh. I know it's frustrating to me, too. >> I just want to go home. >> Yeah, well, to get to get home, Miss Arnold, you have to do Miss Arnold. >> a block over there. Just let me go home. For that to happen, you're going to have to follow these instructions, okay? Despite multiple explanations, she struggles to complete even basic balance and eye tracking tests. >> Perfect. Over here for me. See where my old flashlight is? I I you to stand on that flashlight and look at my police car, okay? can you do that? Turn your whole body towards my police car. There you go. Now, what I want you to do, Ms. Arnold, I want you to put your left foot out in front of you like this. And put your right Now, I want you to imagine a straight line that comes out the width of your left foot that goes on forever. Okay, can you do that for me? >> to go home, officer. Everyone that I think is impaired by alcohol or drugs, yes. >> go home. I'm not drunk. >> we've expressed that. I said alcohol or drugs. Oh, I've had I've had Let me ask you a question, Ms. Arnold, on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being you barely feel the effects of the alcohol you've drank, and 10 being you're drunker than you've ever been for. What would you put yourself right now? 1 to 10? 1 to 10. 6. A 6? Okay. Can I just please go home? >> Ms. Arnold, do you want to Do you want to attempt to get walk the straight line for me? No, you won't listen to the instructions. You're I want you to imagine a line, Ms. Arnold, that goes the width of your foot, okay? From your left foot. Goes on forever, the straight line. Now, nope, I don't want you to go any I didn't tell you to walk any more. I just want you to imagine a line, Ms. Arnold. >> home. Ms. Arnold, you're delaying that. You could have We could have been done with this 10 minutes ago if you would just listen to simple instructions. I'm trying to get you home, but you're not following any simple instructions at all. I just want to go home. I heard you. That's probably the 14th time I've heard you say that, okay? So, imagine that line that goes out from your left foot that goes on forever, okay? Put your right foot >> this to me. Put your right foot in front of your left like that. Heel to toe. Can you put your right foot in front of your left, heel to toe? Can you do it like mine is? Your Your right foot's not in front of your left foot. >> Oh, you You make this so impossible. Well, it's not impossible. It's actually scientifically proven as accurate. >> home. I live a block from here. I just want to go home. I I I agree with you that you live a block from here. I just want to go home. Okay, do you want Can you even get into the starting position, Ms. Arnold? Not like this. Not like this? Can you Okay, well, I don't even feel comfortable trying to get you to do this because you can't even put your right foot in front of your left foot. >> home. Okay, can you balance on one here How about Can you think you can balance on one leg? Like if I wanted you to raise a foot, I don't care which one about 6 inches off the ground like that, you think you could do that? No, because I'm old. >> No, because you're old? Okay, well, how about this? This one's really simple, okay? So, all I want you to do is put your heels and toes together. Can you put your heels and toes together for me? No, because that's impossible. >> It's not impossible. I'm standing just like it. >> impossible to balance like this. I'm standing just like this. Okay, but All right. Now, I want you to put your Keep your arms out at your sides. And when I tell you to, but not yet, I want you to tilt your head towards the sky and close your eyes. When I say start, I want you to think about 30 seconds passing. Whenever you think 30 seconds has passed Are you here Can you hear me? Yes. Okay. Whenever you think 30 seconds has passed, bring your head back down and say stop. Okay, what's the word you're going to tell me? Stop. Awesome. All right, can you put your arms back down at your sides for me? Tilt your head back. Oop, your heels and toes together. Heels and toes together. >> Oh my gosh. All right. Do you understand the instructions that you're supposed to do? Okay. >> I understand. >> Okay, tilt your head back for me. Close your eyes. How can I close my eyes like this? >> That's what you're closing your eyes for. There you go. And start. Now, what do I do? I gave you the instructions and you told me you understood them. >> Okay, stop. >> How much time was that? 30 seconds. 30 seconds? How'd you get there? I just kind of Okay. Place your hands on your back for me. Oh, no. Put your hands on your back. Put your hands on your back. Put your hands on your back. Oh, okay. Please don't hurt me. All right. You're going to do the rest of the driving in the vehicle tomorrow. Why? Just like you want to go home, I do, too. Come over here. This way, Ms. Arnold. I just I home. I know you do, me, too. I want you to go home as well. Was my husband ever told? Yep, I'd be more than happy to inform your husband that he Oh, it looks like your husband might be going with us, too. Have a seat. Don't fall. Don't fall. I'm not. You just about You just fell into my door. I can't see where I'm going. >> That's why I have my flashlight here. We There's a footstep right there. Put your hand on the footstep. How can I do this? We already put them in front of you, Ms. Arnold. No, I can't do this >> I'm at the hand I'm at the hand I'm at the handcuffs. That's why I asked if you wanted to put them in front of you. But, you're not listening, so I am listening. Okay. She was arrested for DUI and refused chemical [music] testing, resulting in a license suspension and vehicle impound. She later pled guilty and was sentenced to 2 years of court supervision and fines.