on the ground. One. >> Put your hands behind your back. Do not move the out. Come and hand that one to me. Oh, the hell was that? >> A late night stop in Springfield, Colorado. 11:30 p.m. on Main Street. a red coupe, a radar reading that wouldn't make the judge smile, and one very nervous driver with an unusual idea about who should be sitting up front. What followed turned a routine DUI stop into the kind of small town story that travels faster than the patrol lights. >> What's up, man? What's going on? Just hang it up. Uh, would you mind back in the car? What's going on? >> Why' you climb off this side? I don't >> How much have you had to drink tonight? Huh? How much have you had to drink tonight? Not much. >> All right, man. No one's really sure what he was thinking. He made it all the way here without even sitting in the driver's seat. Just him and his dog up front. So, if he wasn't driving, who was the dog? Sounds impossible, doesn't it? Maybe even he realized how absurd it looked trying to swap places with his pet. And now, running won't change a thing. There's really no excuse left to give. Put your hands behind your back. Put your hand behind your back. Put your hands behind your back. Put your hand behind your back right now. >> On the ground now. On the ground now. On the ground. One. >> Put your hands behind your back. Put your hands behind your back. >> Put your hands behind your back. >> You will get tased again. What's wrong with you, [ __ ] >> You will get tased again if you don't if you move. You understand that? >> You understand that? >> Are you Do you understand that? You will get tased again. Do not move. >> [ __ ] chill the [ __ ] out. >> Send me cover now. Anybody you can get. I didn't see it. >> Put your hands behind your back. Give me a taste again. >> Can I take a piss? >> No. It's going down. >> Sorry. I did not um that >> send me another car. >> Do not move. Stay there. >> I need EMS in route as well. Taser deployment. >> Can you breathe already? Well, >> their side. You don't have any guns on you, do you? No. >> No knives. Okay, puppy dog. You're a good boy. He's okay. He's okay. He's okay. Okay. All right. I'm going to have you roll and sit up so you're not face down. Okay. Stay right there. >> Then you pulled away from us. talking about. Dude, >> I didn't do [ __ ] >> Yeah, you did. >> Stand up. >> Can you tell your dog to get back in the car so he doesn't get lost? Easy, bud. You guys stay in the park. >> All right. What are you going to read right there? >> Nope. Not right now. I'm not asking you questions. >> I have a call for you at the 100 block. >> I'm not asking any questions right now. Once officers had him under control, they stepped back and began questioning the passengers in the back seat. He insisted he wasn't the one driving. But the officers weren't [music] buying it, and they were right. The statements they gathered matched the evidence found at the scene, leaving little doubt about who had really been behind the wheel. Every piece pointed straight back to him. Yeah, we came to pick them up from um was it >> and you guys are headed back to where? >> Why did you come to Springfield? >> Cuz we came to pick up my friend Los Angeles which is uh >> Los Angeles is that way >> and PBLO is that way. >> Are you serious? >> Yeah, you're in like the >> got lost. >> You must have got lost who? So I saw him driving so I know he was driving. >> My wife. >> Okay. And I saw him driving. >> He was driving. Yeah. Okay. I I just want to make sure that we're all on the same page because I saw him get in the passenger seat. Yeah. >> How much has he been drinking tonight? >> I'm not uh I know he drank a couple of bottles. The shooters. >> All right. Is there anything in the car I need to know about? Cuz I don't want >> Just besides the liquor. >> Just liquor. Yeah. >> Okay. Can you hand me the liquor? >> Yes. >> And then is there any marijuana? >> No. >> No. >> I Marijuana is legal, so I'm not I'm not too worried about it. I'm just making sure there's not something else on board with him. Is there any hard drugs like meth or cocaine or heroin? Nothing like that. And no uh bombs, grenades, weapons, guns. >> No, no worries. If you guys will get your IDs together and I'll come grab them in a minute. Okay. >> All right. Thank you guys. >> All right. How you doing? Step back out west. West 23. >> All right. Go ahead. Right. Okay. >> Oh, yeah. >> I'm going to have a medical come and check you out. Okay. >> Will you uh grab that end of that taser probes? >> I knew it. I knew that [ __ ] hurt. >> Yeah. Well, I guess you got a story to tell now. >> That [ __ ] hurt, bro. Like, yeah, I can't move. >> So, here's here's your rights. Okay. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say >> Yes, sir. I know. I know. >> Okay. I'm going to finish them. Okay. And then you can tell me. Okay. So, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say >> to remain silent. >> Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. >> Okay. >> You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford to hire an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you before any question. If you wish, >> you can decide at any time to exercise his rights and not answer any questions or make any statements. >> Having those rights in mind, do you want to speak to me? >> No. Um, uh, >> yeah, I got the right to remain silent, right? >> Yeah, that's what I'm saying. >> And you and you you want to use those rights to remain silent, correct? >> Okay, perfect. All right, you're going to hang out here till medical gets here. They're going to take those taser probes out of your back and they're going to make sure you're okay and then we'll go from there. Okay. >> Okay. All right. >> Will you watch him for a second? I'm going to deal with the Um, there's not really any place right now. If you can hold it, that's the best your thing. And I'll I'll get you to a bathroom as soon as we can. Okay. Um, I got to get back. This will work. I don't think there's much of anything. That's about it. Not serious. I appreciate it. Must have kicked the tutor into the gutter. >> The tutor. >> What tutor? >> The plastic blue tutor you had in your pocket with the burnt foil. >> Dude, I didn't [ __ ] Oh my god. [ __ ] That's a beautiful thing about America. >> Right behind you. >> Oh, there it is. This thing. >> Yeah. >> No, I thought I kicked it, man. I wasn't telling saying you did. No, you said >> No, I said I must have kicked it regardless. Nobody did. So, we got it. Whose car is this? This is >> my car. >> It's your car. Okay. Either of you sober enough to drive? >> I'm sober enough to drive. >> You're like 100% sober? >> Yeah. >> Would you do a PBT just to make sure? You wouldn't be in trouble even if you were, but Okay, that's the only thing. Um, it'll be a minute, but I'll let you get out of here cuz you guys didn't have anything to do with what he was doing. >> However, he did have he did have a tutor and a burnt foil on him. >> Anything in this car that you guys want? You're welcome to look. >> Okay. >> And when he jumped over, if you wouldn't mind, if you're okay with it, I'd like to check just make sure he didn't dump anything on your in your seat. >> Fine. Okay. >> And then his dog's friend, but I could call him back and ride. >> Okay. I'll just check. I'm going to check his driver's seat. >> To be honest, or moved. I didn't even know what's going on. >> He's just drunk. He's not a good decision. >> Yeah. He just He didn't He just got scared. >> Yeah, that's understandable. >> I I'm not I'm not going to be too hard on him. Okay. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. But you're more than welcome to look. >> Okay. I'll open this so you can >> And you're welcome to get out or stay in or whatever you want to do. Will you hand me that liquor bottle, too? >> Did he drink out of that liquor bottle? >> He did. >> Yeah. Go ahead and hand that one to me. >> Whoa. The hell was that? >> Oh, the cap. >> Is this your purse right here? >> Uh, it back. >> It's his. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Go ahead. Back and forth. He's going to be on the curb in between the pickup and Starlink sign. So, I don't know if you guys want to flip around and park facing the right direction. Good puppy. He >> is a good little partner out there. Just following him. Stay with him. Really good dog. >> He is a really good dog. Let me grab those real quick and just move those so I can open this. Or how does it open? >> Yeah, just break any of your stuff. >> Thank you. >> That's good. >> We were just trying to get back to >> Yeah, I had no idea that sprinkled. >> Yeah, you guys are in a long ways away from >> Yeah. >> Sorry about that. >> And he definitely didn't have a gun, right? >> No, not at all. >> Okay, cool. I'm just going to go to the other side and then I'll go from there. >> Do you have insurance on the vehicle? >> Uh, I did. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Officers soon uncovered even more proof that sobriety wasn't part of the story. Empty beer cans and miniature liquor bottles kept turning up inside the car. It was clear he wasn't in any condition to drive or even to argue. In the end, police decided the safest place for him wasn't the road or a cell, but a hospital bed. I appreciate it, man. >> Yeah, we could do it. >> Yeah. And then >> we're taking him back to >> Yeah, we're going back to >> Okay. All right. Give me just a few minutes. Okay. >> We're finishing up with him and then I'll come get you guys out of here. Okay. >> Is this your scale or his >> or is it a scale? What is it? It's a >> um back to you. Where did you guys pick up the alcohol at? >> He got that from uh somewhere in Los Angeles. >> Okay. All right. Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> Yeah. So, she's confused for hospital questions to even refuse. So, we're probably going to have to take probably doesn't have to push anymore. He's too exhausted in house. He doesn't know where he is. >> Yeah, >> he didn't fall hit his head or anything. >> Well, I don't think so. I could watch the video, but I don't think he did. But he definitely locked up and fell straight to his sternum at minimum. So, it's no, it could possibly be ahead. >> I think Sherman's going to want to go in. >> Yeah. So when I if they're good with it, are you okay if I follow behind? >> So if if he's in cuffs, we have to have one of you guys in the back with us. Now that's the new guidelines. Okay. >> Um is it possible we can transport him to the hospital? >> Okay. >> I have no issue driving over parking. >> I I would I just don't have my dog with me. I don't want to stop. >> Yeah, I'll I'll drive back. Well, we're going to have to have somebody in the hospital. >> Well, I can Oh, [ __ ] Yeah, of course. >> So, I will just go park my pickup and speed real quick and I'll ass No rush. We're going to have to get him on a cop. We're going to have to get some more. Sounds good. Okay. Uh, here's your ID back. All right. Um, and then if you can pull up the insurance, do you think you have it somewhere? Yeah. If you can get the insurance and then I'll make sure that you're sober and then I'll get you out of here. Okay. Hey, brother. So, since they're taking you to the hospital, make sure you're okay. We can't do a breath test at the hospital. Would you be willing to do a blood test? >> Okay. Okay. One shoulder and one on your side. 3000. >> By the time the paperwork caught up, the headlines were already writing themselves. Was it panic, creativity, or just another Main Street legend born after midnight? Drop your takes because in Springfield, even a simple traffic stop can wag the whole