in the early hours of November 18th, 2023 Clearwater police stop 33 year old Nicholas Bollea during a traffic stop in Clearwater Florida but this wasn't the first serious driving incident involving Bollea in the city 16 years earlier when he was just seventeen he was involved in a devastating crash that left his passenger with permanent brain injuries and LED to jail time probation community service and a years later Bollea was once again stopped by police late at night in Clearwater what followed was captured on the officer's body cameras hello hey hey sir how much you had to drink tonight uh nothing sir nothing at all I'm sorry I was just looking for my truck you almost ran me over it was me that you almost ran over when you were driving right by me okay I'm so sorry it's just been a night where I was on the way home do you mind stepping out for me? the stop began because officers said Bollea failed to move over for an active traffic stop police also reported that his truck was traveling 51 miles per hour in a 40 mile per hour zone nice truck expensive truck sorry sir so where are you coming from tonight come on over here leaving the beach heading home leaving the beach heading home heading home nothing to drink tonight no sir so it's just you said the passengers Yeah just passengers but I can smell on your breath ok I'm I'm sorry it's it's them I was just kissing my girlfriend apologize that's that's what you're gonna say that you're kissing your girlfriend so that's why you have alcohol coming off your breath I'm sorry sir yeah that was that's what I was talking about okay well would you mind if I check your eyes and make sure you're safe to be driving sir yes sir keep your neck your chin level for me what's your problem you're looking up keep your chin level for me I'm sorry I got neck problems I was just trying to tell you I can't like yeah I don't want you to move your head OK OK keep moving your head I understand that but I can't I if I if I look too far that way I have from head to my neck is a little just your eyes you don't need to move your head that's fine OK keep your chin level for me though OK no problem here we go we're gonna just move pass again I can only look so far without without my neck turning I can only look so far I need you to follow my instructions okay keep your chin level for me your chin is still not level there we go okay well you're holding it above my head I'm sorry I'm not holding above your head okay keep your feet together for me heels and toes touching here we go here sir I'm in front of the vehicle here yes sir you place your hands in your back relax alright explain everything to you what I'mma do is I'll put you in two handcuffs cause you're kind of a got some big shoulders there OK relax I'll start explain everything to you one step at a time alright I'm just gonna place you under arrest for DUI next part of my investigation to breath tests to determine its alcohol content are you willing to provide me a sample of your breath um sure sure um what's if I if I if I don't what what's alright let me explain it to you I'm gonna do is I put you in two handcuffs OK I'm sorry next part of my investigation breath test determines alcohol content are you willing to provide me a sample of your breath um sure um what if I if I if I don't what let me explain it to you but before officers finished dealing with the situation someone connected to the driver was about to arrive and his presence immediately changed the tone of the encounter how you guys doing good sir how are you good man just checking on my son he's impaired, driving he's impaired he's currently in custody for DUI DUI did he did he blow OK we're at that point right now where he's asking if he's willing to blow or not cool let me find my wallet real quick Hogan told officers he intended to contact an attorney at this point the focus was no longer simply on what had happened during the traffic stop but on how the arrest would proceed OK sounds good I promise yes I will you say I can talk to him yes oh cool he'll be able to call you once everything once he gets out of the county and everything he'll be able to call you from there um usually they have their cell phones but he wanted me to get your No. 4 I'm gonna put it with this property okay um also the officer said to be eight hours before you get yes sir yes sir for me to get down there and hang around no no sir just wait for a call make sure that's on high ring so you don't miss it yeah so I have to go back to sleep 10 alright cool oh windows down you good Bubba yeah alright cool um can I talk to you alone alone ? yeah I gotta have I gotta kind of stick right here sir okay you don't have my stuff I'm not gonna hit you no you're good no um are you okay yeah the November 2023 arrest eventually made its way into Penelope's County Court in June 2024 Nicholas Bollea pleaded guilty to DUI and violating Florida's Move over law the court sentenced him to 12 months of probation suspended his driver's license for one year ordered 100 hours of community service required him to complete a DUI course and imposed a fine he was also subject to restrictions involving alcohol during his probation see what this is crazy sorry about this a thousand f****g Bollea's decision to refuse the breath test meant there would be no breath alcohol result from that test the DUI case would instead move forward based on the circumstances documented by officers and the other evidence gathered that night um are you okay windows down minimum 8 hours minimum 8 hours minimum 8 hours minimum 8 hours nothing at all sir am I under arrest sir ehm I'll do it alright thank you