On October 3rd, 2025 in Crescent City, California, highway patrol officers conducted a traffic stop for a malfunctioning third brake light after observing indicators that the driver may have been impaired. How many people in that front car? There's a dog back there. >> There's one on your side. That don't open. >> Oh, it didn't open. >> No, sir. >> You got a You got a break. You got a brake light out. >> I do? >> Yeah. >> I didn't know that. >> Okay. You got your license, registration shirts on you? I have my registration, insurance, and my licenses. And >> do you have ID? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. >> I have to get in the back to get my license, my uh registration. Okay. >> I hide it in the back. >> Okay. Any weapons in the car? >> No, sir. No. No. We're visiting my son and I got lost. >> Okay. >> All changed since I did. >> Gotcha. >> Can you like Can I beat that? Where are you driving from right now? >> Um, a pig junction. >> It's really Yeah, I keep it because it's not the place you want to keep your stuff. It is Thomas. Oh Lord, can you put that light on me, please? I really did hide it. >> Is it registered to you? >> Um, it's registered to my Oh, man. >> Where's your ID? >> My ID is up in front. >> Okay, let's just get that for right now. >> Okay. I'm sorry. I do have it here and there. >> How much alcohol have you had today? >> Me? >> Yeah, >> I probably three beers. >> Okay. How much did you smoke? I haven't been drinking for about 2 hours or so. >> Okay, let's let's get your ID real quick. >> Hold on a second. >> I don't know what happens when I travel. >> That's not me. Have >> you used any drugs or medication today? >> No sir. >> What about weed? >> Um earlier today. >> When you smoke weed? >> Probably uh exactly. >> How much did you smoke? >> Huge bite or whatever. Okay. There he is. >> There you go, dude. >> All right. Hang tight one second. Okay. >> Okay. >> Um >> we in the trunk, too. She open the trunk weed like this thing. Well, it's on it's on it's on this side. You can't see it. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Oh, I'm going do it. You You just run it and uh >> through dispatch. >> Yeah. Yeah. Through dispatch. Yeah. [snorts] >> All right. Hop out and join me back here for a second. I'm going to talk to you some more. All right. >> I just got to make sure you're safe to drive. All right. >> Yes. I just got lost because it's all changed. All right. Just go over here. You're fine. Stay right here. Yeah, that's fine. Do you wear glasses or contacts? >> Oh, I can't see very well, but look at me real quick. See, tip my finger. Follow it with your eyes only. Don't move your head. Okay. Follow it. >> I never done this before. Okay. >> When's the last time? When was the last time you used like fentanyl? >> I don't do that. Are you crazy? Okay, then. >> Why are your eyes Your pupils are super tiny right now and it's it's dark out. here. >> Turn around. Face this way. >> So you're not staring at the lights. >> I never do Vietnam in my life. That's just >> Okay. So that's it. >> Okay. >> Huh? >> So you've never used any drugs other than other than uh marijuana? >> No sir. >> I'm just asking. >> I don't know you. So ask I got to ask the question. >> Drug is stuff. It's not me. >> Okay. Um it's your car, right? >> Yes sir. Any problems mechanically with it? >> Pardon me. >> Any problems mechanically with it? >> Uh, a little bit. If I stop a little bit, it like stalls, >> but I just got it fixed. So, it's been okay. >> Are you sick or injured? >> No. I have asthma. That's it. >> You diabetic or epileptic? >> No. Do >> you take any insulin? >> No. Do >> you have any physical impairments? >> Um, just um rumatory. >> What was that? >> Rimatory arthritis. Asthma. Okay. When did you last sleep? >> Last night. >> How long did you sleep for? >> Probably got two, three hours. I got a rat problem in my house, so it's hard to do that. >> Okay. When did you last eat? >> Um, this afternoon. >> What did you eat? >> Uh, I have a sandwich and a Pepsi. That's it. >> Okay. You're driving the vehicle right now. Oh, where are you coming from? >> And then where were you going? >> Yeah, I was getting I was going to go see the casino, but I got lost because casino work is in here. The new El Valley >> El Valley. You got lost? >> Yeah, she's googling it for me. >> Okay. Do you know where you are right now? >> Yeah, I'm on the main road. I thought >> Where at though? >> I'm going to take Safeway. Yeah, but like what what town is this? >> Uh um present city. >> Okay, >> that's funny. Okay. >> What have you had to drink today for alcohol wise? >> I just had three beers today this afternoon and uh I sat for a couple hours with my son and then we left. >> Okay. What time did you You said three of them. What time did you start drinking? >> Oh gosh. It was probably about 4:00. >> 4 p.m. Yeah. >> And what time did you stop? about 7 >> 7 p.m. >> 7 or 8 >> 7 or 8 p.m. >> Okay. Where are you drinking at? >> At my son's house. >> Where's that at? >> Um it's um by the the prison. >> Okay. So, gotcha. Do you feel affects the alcohol right now? >> No, I don't. >> No. >> No. I just nervous because I got lost because I used to work here years ago and everything's gone. >> Are you under the care of a doctor or dentist other than routine checkups? >> I have a doctor. >> Like other than routine checkups? No. Okay. You take any uh drugs or medication today, including marijuana? No, >> I take some neproxin. >> Some what? >> Neproxin. >> Okay. What's that for? >> That was way. >> And then when's the last time you smoked marijuana? You said earlier. >> Yeah. >> What time now? A long time ago. It's probably about 3 >> 3 p.m. around there. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Just just couple bucks up until that's it. >> Okay. You feel the effects of that? No, nothing. I'm good. >> No, cuz I drive. >> Okay. Do you wear glasses or contacts? >> No, I should. >> Go ahead and put your feet closely like this. >> Okay. >> Over your side like this. >> Arms right >> like this. Can you take my finger? Follow with your eyes only. Do not move your head. Okay. Do you understand that? >> Mhm. Okay. Okay. I do. You like my face, but Okay. >> Keep your head. >> Yep. >> That's all I love to do. >> All right. You ready? >> You see the tip of my finger? >> I know. It's making me nervous. >> Yeah. You're supposed to keep following it. music. This is natural. >> Okay. >> Keep keep falling. Can I ask you what that does? Yeah. It's just checking your eyes for movement. Really? You ever seen like a sprinkler? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. So, you know how it goes? Like it kind of That's what what drugs and alcohol can do to your eyes. I'm going to go up and down. Okay. >> All righty. Wait. >> All right. So, I'm going to draw a circle on your face. Come towards the bridge of your nose. Not going to touch you. Just keep following. Tip my finger. Okay. Follow your finger. Yep. You ready? Mhm. One more time. All right. >> Mhm. >> Well, that's weird. That's funny. That is weird. Never seen that before. Is that bad or good? I thought it was funny cuz >> I'm going to take your pulse really quickly. Okay. >> Okay. >> Do you have high blood pressure or >> Yes, I do. What's your Do you know what your pulse normally is? >> No, I never understand. How was it? It >> was 108. >> Is that good? >> It's high. >> It usually is. >> All right. So, for the next one, I'm going to have you do. >> Let's uh let's go right here. >> I don't have good equilibrium. So, >> let's go right here. See this line? >> All right. So, put your left foot on the line. And then put your right foot in front of your left foot. Heel toe contact. >> Oh my god. I'm not very good at that. Okay. >> Stand like this. Put your right foot in front of your left foot. >> Okay. >> On your side. >> I can't do that cuz I um Yeah. >> On your side. >> My dad. >> Just stay like that while I explain demonstrate the test. Okay. >> Like my tell you to. You're going to take nine heel to toe steps down the line. Okay. Counting your steps out loud. All right. It's going to look like this. One, two, three, all the way down to nine. Okay. When you get to nine, you're going to turn around by leaving your foot for the place, taking a series of small steps with the back foot, and then you're going to take nine heel toe steps back down the line. Okay? >> It's going to look like this. One, two, three, all the way down to nine >> just like I showed you. Okay? So, remember, keep your arms to your side. Make sure you do the heel to toe contact. Okay? Count your steps out loud. But once you start the test, don't stop until you're completely done. Okay. >> Do you understand the test? >> I think so. >> Okay. Well, I think so. All right. I know. So, I didn't make sure you understand. >> Yes, sir. I do. >> Okay. >> Is not good. >> Yeah. So, left foot in front of your Whenever you're ready, go ahead and begin. >> So, I'm going to go one. Yes, sir. >> Just like I showed you. >> Two, three, four, five. Whoa. Okay. Six. I'm not that good at that. Seven. Eight. Yes, sir. Yeah, I'm not good at it. Okay. One, two, three, four, five. What? I am not good at it. Eight. N. >> So, for this next test, well, how you doing? your feet together like this. Okay, arms to your side. So, stay demonstrate this test. Okay, so for this test, I'm going to have you do have you raise one foot right or left. You can decide which foot you're going to raise. Okay, I'm going to demonstrate using my right foot. Okay, >> so you're going to raise your foot approximately 6 in above the ground, keeping your foot parallel with the ground. Okay, >> make Okay, so you're going to keep your arms to your side. You're going to look down here, raise your foot, and count out loud. So, it's going to look like this. Okay. 1,00 1,002 1,003 all the way until I tell you to stop. Okay. Be about 30 seconds. >> Oh my. Okay. >> Okay. So, remember when you take this test, remember, look down at that raised foot. Count your steps out loud. Keep or not. Okay. Sorry. Doing the wrong. When you look down, look down at the raised foot. Okay. Count out loud and uh make sure you keep that that those legs straight. Okay. Don't stop. >> 10. 1 2 3. Yeah. Keep your side. All that stuff. Okay. I'm going to hold my hand until >> Okay. Do you understand? >> Yes. >> All right. Which foot you going to raise? >> Um I don't know. My excuse me. It's all right. >> Raise your right. >> Whenever you're ready, go ahead and begin. More shaking now. Oh my. Really? Okay. One more. 1,001 1002 1003 1004 1007 1008 1009 2010 2000 what you want >> okay 2001 20002 20003 1002004 1006 1007 2008 2009 2000 just two more. Okay. >> Put your feet together like this. >> Arm to your side. this. So, when I tell you to, you're going to tilt your head back until you're going to close your eyes. Okay? Once your I said close your eyes, I'm going tell you to begin. Once I say begin, you're going to allow 30 seconds to pass in your head. So, 30 seconds has passed. Just tilt your head forward. Open your eyes. >> Yeah. So, I'm going to tell you close your eyes. Tell you tilt your head back. I say close your eyes. Okay? And you're going to allow 30 seconds to pass. Okay. Once 30 seconds of actual time has passed, tilt your head forward. Open your eyes. Tell me. >> Okay. >> You understand? All right. Uh, go ahead and tilt your head back, close your eyes, and begin. >> Just count >> in your head. the only You're supposed to tell me. >> Oh, I didn't know that. I'm sorry. I just was counting. >> What did you get to? >> 7,000. >> So So like you saying 70 seconds is what you got to? >> Yeah, pretty much. So I didn't get I didn't understand. I guess >> I thought I could. >> Uh, are you on DUI probation? >> No, I've never been in trouble before. >> You never been in trouble before? >> No. >> License suspended? >> No, you you don't have a license. >> This one? >> I don't have one. This is why I got insurance and everything. >> All right. So, I'm requesting take the alcohol screen test to help in alcohol. You can refuse to take it. However, it's not the 5% test and if arrested, you would be required to give a sample of your alcohol or blood content for your breath from the actual alcohol drug content of your blood. Okay. So, it's the breathalyzer. You blow into it. It gives us a reading and only test for alcohol. Okay. >> I have so hard. >> Okay. We don't have to blow very hard. So, it's pretty easy. All right. So, what you do with your blow at a stop? Okay. Whenever you're ready. Well, keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. You got to blow a little harder than that. >> Okay. All right. Try it again whenever you're ready. Blow. Blow. Blow. Blow. Blow. Blow. Blow. Blow. Blow. Blow. Blow. Blow. Blow. Blow. Blow. >> Yeah. All right. So, we got to wait two minutes and do it one more time. Okay. Are you just dying to get me into trouble? What? >> I'm just doing my job. That's all I know. >> No, you just like >> it is what it is. My job. >> Well, I have to stop all day long. My my my boyfriend does it. I'm like >> this is this is a part of an investigation, unfortunately. Um, do you know what's your phone number? Do you know your social security number. >> Where were you born? >> Okay. How long do you live in the cave of junction for? >> Um almost 21 years now. >> Oh, really? >> Yeah. >> I lived here for about 3 years before I moved there. >> Oh, yeah. You like it up there? >> No. >> No. >> No. Too much too much drama there. >> Oh, really? >> Yeah. It's just too much. >> What's What kind of dog? >> I don't know. Uh, a lot of thieves. >> A lot of thieves. Yeah. I don't go out very much. >> Okay. >> I just got a spare one to go see my son cuz I was missing >> and he lives out here. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I feel you. [snorts] We're almost to that 2 minutes. All right. The same thing as before. Okay. It's not my >> No, you can't. Fortunately, >> not right now. Whoa. Oh. Okay. Has she been drinking? >> No. She probably had a couple drinks, but you take her over here. Okay. So, listen. Be Let's walk over here. But because you've been arrested for DUI, you are required to submit to a chemical test. >> I'm going listen. Yeah. So, you're required to submit to a chemical test to determine the actual alcohol or drug content of your blood. Okay. We You have choice. >> Listen, you have the choice of doing a blood or a breath sample. Okay, we can do the breath shuffle here. We have the machine to do it. It's different from the other one we did. You will have to blow harder than what you've done on that last one. Or we can go down to Sutter and they'll just draw your blood. >> Let me >> Okay. You want to try the breath test? If you can't do the breath test, though, then we have to do the blood test. So, >> I'll give you the chance to do the breath test. Yeah. >> All right. Yeah. Me, too. We're researching real quick. >> 10:15 for >> We're going to go right here for the car. I'm in trouble. >> This right here. Okay. Can you do me a favor? Can you separate your feet for me? >> What? >> Can you separate your feet? >> Separate my feet? >> Yeah. Like separate. And then do you have anything in your pocket that'll poke, stick, or hurt me? >> Not that I know of. >> Not that you know of or No. >> No. I got lighter and whatever. >> Where do you have a lighter at? Oh yeah. >> Oh my god. You have a lighter. You have anything else? Hey, so can your son come pick up your car? >> No. >> No. All right. >> All right. here. So, if you blow over legal limit, you're not in trouble. I just want to see if I can release the car to you. Okay. >> Okay. Yeah. Hold on. >> So, I'll hold it. But but go ahead. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. All right. Have you had any drugs or anything like that today? >> No. >> All right. Use yours. >> Okay. >> So, you have a license? >> Uh, I don't have a driver's license. I'm in the process of getting >> Do you have a permit? >> Um, yeah. I I mean, >> do you have ID? >> Yeah. >> Cuz all right, cool. Thanks, T. Right. Yeah. >> So, you run her and see if she has any driver's license or anything. She's zero. I'd love to just park the car here and let her be with it. That's probably what we'll do cuz she's she's zero. So, I mean, >> then why don't you do that? >> Uh, I just want to just run her just have any like >> Wow. >> Can you get my inhaler from her, please? >> Where's your inhaler? What? >> Where's your inhaler at? >> She can find it. Ouch. These are really tight. Really? You have to go that far. >> One dog, right? >> They hurt me. >> You only have the one dog, right? You only have one dog. >> It's her dog. Yes. >> Yeah. But so this isn't your dog? This white dog that just showed up? >> No. >> Okay. I'm just making sure they didn't get out of your car. >> No, her dog is in the car. >> Okay, let's put this around you. >> Okay. How long is this going to last? >> Can you please visit the like cutting my >> vit are you having someone someone's coming to get it? >> Well, so she's zeros but she doesn't have a license. So I was like if if talk to her see if she has someone that can come. She said she had someone coming from Cape Junction and it's a couple hours away. >> That's your fault. >> No, it's fine. >> Oh, that's because she's she has parking here. As long as she sits here and waits. I don't care. >> Okay, I'll talk. >> Yeah. What was that? Okay, just a second. Okay, so this is the the breath test we got to do. Okay, >> the last >> Listen, I'm going to cut you a huge break. I'm going to leave your car park. I'm not going to tell it. Okay, we just got to do this, right? >> It's not the end of the world. >> Okay, so you're going to have to blow harder on this one. Okay, so take a deep breath. Okay. Blow until until I tell you to stop. Okay. All right. Whenever you're ready. The harder you blow, the less you have to blow. So, try and blow as hard as you can. Okay. Whenever you're ready. >> Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Awesome. All right. Got to wait two minutes. Do one more time. You're all done. All right. What's the deal? She's on the phone with someone. I told her about >> Yeah. Uh, can you check the cuffs and just make sure they're >> loose? Loosen up. Yeah. He's going to check for you. Okay. Hey, can you >> What's going on tonight? Can Can you uh go throw that in his thing before I lose it? >> Okay. Get her phone number and then she if if she's cool taking the car. >> Yeah. Hey, your uh girlfriend, friend, whatever she is, she she has a valid license. So, are you cool with her taking your car? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Well, then she she Yeah. Yeah. Good to go. Yeah. >> Um, so now at this point, you'd go to jail and you'll be in there for a sobering period of 4 to 6 hours. They'll release you with the court date. >> No, not not at this moment. No. You can ask the deputies when we get to the jail, but All right. All right. Same thing as before. Okay. Whenever you're ready. [bell] Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. >> All right. So, you stopped blowing. You didn't You didn't blow enough. So, I got to do it again. All right. So, take a deep breath. Okay. Yeah, you you had it. You did it perfectly the first time. Okay. All right. Whenever you're ready, keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Now, see you stopping. Just take take a second. Okay. >> Think you're ready? Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Awesome. >> Is it in the car? Hey, can you ask her for her inhaler? >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, listen. So, this breath test machine doesn't keep any sample of breath. There's nothing late that can be tested by you later. So, you have the option of doing a blood test as well. You do not have to do it, but I have to give you the option. So, would you like to do the blood test as well? Okay. Hey, ask where it's at. >> Where's your inhaler at? >> Um, is this wearing the glove? >> Oh, he got it. He got it. He got it. He's going to get Have him hit it. Have she wants to hit it? You let her hit it. I don't even know if he knows how to use an inhaler, but >> you want one more or that's fine. >> Then it's going to go with you. Okay. Hey, what happened with the dri? >> You said she's never driven your car before. >> No. Well, actually, >> no. Is it anchor? >> No, stop. Yeah, in a right turn lane to go right. She stops for Helen long. >> We're going to go to jail. Back to office. >> Yeah, we'll go back to office. We go pick you up. We'll get you one and then he's going to give me one day. Let's go. Got you. >> I think I'm doing, >> huh? >> What' you say? >> High five. No, that's