Do you have anything on your back? I'm placing you under arrest for DUI. >> What were they thinking? A 19-year-old girl gets pulled over and instead of being honest, she lies straight to the officer's face. Then the breathalyzer result comes back and it's not even close. More than double the legal limit. So, how did she think this was going to go down? Let's watch exactly what happened step-by-step. >> New paper have on now? So, were you drinking tonight? >> I was not. >> Okay. Were they? >> Uh the back people were, yeah. They were. >> Okay. All right. Are you willing to do some standard field sobriety exercises so I can make sure you're good to drive, all that good stuff? >> Okay. >> We're actually going to pop up up here. >> It all started just after midnight on February 20th, 2021 in Palmetto, Florida. Deputy Charles spots a vehicle that looks like it may have been involved in a crash, parts missing, bumper hanging loose. He walks up to the driver's side. The driver, just 19 years old, already he can smell alcohol. Her eyes are glassy, her speech is slurred. He asks the first question, "Have you been drinking tonight?" >> I am, yes. >> You are wearing contacts? Are they soft or hard contacts? >> Soft. >> Okay. What I want you to do is look at the red light with your eyes, your eyes only. I don't want you to move your head. Do you understand? >> Mhm. >> Can you see the red light? >> All right. My eyes are like really My contacts are so messed up right now. I'm sorry. >> How so? >> I they don't fit my prescription. >> You mean like it's hard for you to see? >> Kind of, yeah, I'll be honest with you. >> Okay. Can you still see the red light though? >> I can, yeah. >> Now here's where it gets interesting. Instead of telling the truth, she starts playing it cool. No. I barely had anything. Just one drink hours ago. She sounds confident, but her body language says otherwise. She can't sit still. She won't make eye contact, and her answers keep changing. This is the classic mistake. People think lying makes it better. It never does. The officer already knows. He can smell it. He can see it. All he wants is to see if she'll be honest. >> How much have you actually had to drink today? >> I had one beer tonight at like 11:00. >> Honesty is a good thing with me, cuz that's not the correct answer. Okay. How much do you actually have to drink? >> I had one beer at 11:00. We went to a party, and it was a bad idea. And cops showed up. So, we went to the beach. We're hanging out, and that was it. >> Did you drink at the beach? >> No, we did not. >> drink at the church? >> At church, no. We were just hanging out with friends at church waiting for everyone to show up. And so, then we're going back to um Josh's house or Scotty's house. I'm not sure whose house it is. >> All right. Give me one moment. I'll be right back with you. >> Okay. >> So, you're at a party and cops showed up? >> Yeah, we did. As soon as they showed up, we just left. >> the party at? >> Um it was somewhere in West Barrington. And we were leaving. As soon as we were leaving, the cops started showing up, and I'm like, "Okay, good. Then we left." Like, it's not going to be here. Like, they think we left. And I wasn't driving at that point at all. >> You had one beer at 11:00. How long did you have to drink? >> Watch this >> he asks again. How much did you actually have? Now she says, "Okay, maybe two drinks, but that was hours ago. I'm totally sober." Hours ago? She can barely stand. Then she tries to turn it around. "Why are you targeting me? I haven't done anything wrong." That's textbook behavior. Minimize the truth, then get defensive when they don't buy it. >> When I tell you to begin, I want you to go one, two, three, four, five, and so forth until you get to nine. On your ninth step, leave that front foot planted on the line. Take a small serious step to turn around. >> Okay. Five. Seven. Eight. Nine. One. Five. Wait, how do you turn around? You told me to turn around this way. >> The way that I demonstrated. >> Here's the hard truth, your body doesn't lie. Alcohol doesn't care what you say, one drink or 10. The breathalyzer doesn't negotiate, and at 19 years old, she shouldn't be drinking at all. That's zero tolerance territory. Every state in the US has a law, under 21, any detectable amount of alcohol while driving is an automatic violation. So, she was already in trouble before the test even happened. >> When I tell you to begin, I want you to raise either leg approximately 6 in off the ground, okay? I'm going to demonstrate raising my left leg. I want you to raise either foot you choose. I'm going to demonstrate raising my left. Watch your lifted or elevated foot and count it loud, 1,001, 1,002, 1,003, 1,004, 1,005, and so on until I tell you to stop. >> Here's the hard truth, your body doesn't lie. Alcohol doesn't care what you say, one drink or 10. The breathalyzer doesn't negotiate, and at 19 years old, she shouldn't be drinking at all. That's zero tolerance territory. Every state in the US has a law, under 21, any detectable amount of alcohol while driving is an automatic violation. So, she was already in trouble before the test even happened. Double the limit, that is not one or two drinks hours ago. That is significant impairment. At that level, your reaction time is cut in half. Your judgment is gone. You can't judge speed, distance, or danger, and she was on the road with other people, other families. The scariest part, she genuinely believed she was okay. That's how impaired she was. She couldn't even see how drunk she actually sounded and looked. >> 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, >> You can stop. You want to walk over here? All right. Put your hands behind your back. You're placed under arrest for DUI. >> She's placed under arrest. The deputy reads her rights. She's silent now. No more excuses, no more arguments. The charges pile up. Driving under the influence, underage consumption, and reckless driving. And because she's under 21, this will stay on her record differently than it would for an adult. Insurance rates skyrocket, license suspended, court costs. It adds up fast. >> Is your phone or wallet inside the car? Where is it at? >> I'm not sure. >> Look, nobody's perfect. We all make mistakes, but this was avoidable. Call a friend, call a ride, sleep it off, anything but get behind the wheel. And lying to an officer, it never helps. The evidence doesn't care what you say, it just is. She charges D U I plus underage consumption plus reckless driving. Thanks for watching. Stay safe out there. Make the right call. Drop a comment. What would you have done in her shoes? See you next time.