Welcome back to my YouTube channel. In today's footage from Deuke, Iowa, a routine traffic stop for driving the wrong way down a one-way street takes an unexpected turn. What starts as a confused college freshman claiming she was just the designated driver, quickly unravels when officers put her to the test. Let's get right into the body cam footage. The video begins with the officer spotting a vehicle traveling the wrong direction on White Street. He initiates a traffic stop. Watch as the driver, a college student who says she was just picking up friends, struggles to locate her valid license and registration. >> Eastbound, Mississippi for me. >> M I S I S I PI. >> What do you play? >> Cross country and track. >> Oh, okay. She's a 140 boat. Hello. >> Hi. >> How's it going tonight? >> Good. How are you? >> Good. Reason I'm happy, you're going the wrong way down White Street. >> I know. I figured that out. I'm so sorry. >> Okay. Do you have your life registration proof insurance? [clears throat] >> Where you heading to tonight? >> Back to our dorm. >> Oh, okay. Where are you coming from? >> I was DDing people. >> You haven't had anything at all to drink? >> I have not. >> Okay. Start to staples. Do you need another? Um, I'm pretty sure my license is expired cuz I haven't been home from college yet. So, I haven't gotten my new one. >> My registration. >> Okay. >> It's in Houston. >> Okay. Yeah. >> Are you okay with my expired one? >> What? >> My expired my expired insurance? >> Yeah. You can just take that piece of gum out for now. Okay. >> Perfect. >> Expired registration or expired insurance? >> Um, I have no idea. I haven't been I moved in in August, so I haven't been home yet. >> Okay. >> It's summer. >> Your license isn't expired yet? >> No, but my registration expired in September, >> I believe. >> Did your parents pay it? You just haven't put the sticker on? >> They have. I haven't been home from college yet cuz I have sports. >> Okay. >> So, you're saying you haven't had a single drop of alcohol this fine evening? >> I have not. >> You have not had a single drop? There we go. Do you have a You don't have a more current one? >> I haven't been home, so I haven't gotten one. >> Okay, I'll take that. Just hang tight. I'll be right back with you. >> Yeah, I got you. Thank you. >> Do you have a jacket or anything in your car? >> I do not. >> Okay. All right. Just hang tight. >> All right. I'll have you step out. The driver continues to search for her paperwork, explaining that her documents are expired or back home. She insists she hasn't had a single drop of alcohol. However, after noting her erratic driving and learning she had been inside a local bar, the officer decides to take things a step further and asks her to step out of the car >> here for a second. Do you have anything in your pockets at all? >> Um, just money. You want me to take it? >> Yeah, you can just throw it in the car. That's fine. Okay, we'll walk right over here. So, what I want to do is I want to run you through what are called standardized field sobriety test. We can either do it out here or I can drive you a block. >> We can just do it out here. It's okay. >> You're not going to get too cold or anything like that? >> No, I'm golden. >> Okay. All right. We're going to walk right up there so we're not standing in the rain. Then I'll have you go up this nice. I'm going to get my car set up. All right. So, how old are you? >> I'm a freshman in college. >> Okay. All right. Uh, so you weren't in the bar or anything like that? >> I just picked people up. I walked in for maybe 2 minutes to grab my group of people I was picking up and that was it. >> How'd you get in? >> That I told them I was getting in and they let me in. >> Really? >> Yes. >> At what time? >> Um, maybe 1:15ish. >> Oh, okay. What bar was this? >> Gens. >> Okay. Yeah, cuz I mean technically that's illegal for them to be letting you in. >> Yeah, I just told them I was eating. I was going to sit outside, but the dude came out. He's like, "What are you doing?" I was like, "I'm DDing for people." So, they let me in. I found my group and then we're gone. >> Okay. And no drinks whatsoever. >> No drinks. >> Okay. >> Outside the vehicle, the officer prepares to conduct standardized field sobriety tests to check if she is okay to drive. The first test is the horizontal gaze nestagmus test, which checks the eyes for involuntary jerking. This is followed by the walk and turn test. >> All right. So, I'm just going to run it through standardiz testing just to make sure that that all checks. Okay. Cuz like I said, you're going the wrong way down a oneway street for a while. >> I'm from a super small town, so like I don't know if you perfectly yet. >> Your passengers can't help you out and say, "Hey, you're going the wrong way." >> No, they didn't. >> Oh jeez. And then right when I hit the lights, you kind of did some little weird maneuvering of the vehicle like tried to pull over and then you just jerking around >> like on the side of the curb down there and then I found like this little opening. So >> Okay. All right. So our first test, it's called a horizontal gauge nestagmas test. Do you have anything around your head, neck or eyes? >> Any recent concussions? Anything like that? Okay. Is there anything else in your mouth? >> All right. Tongue all the way up to the roof. When's the last time you smoked weed? >> Um my >> I don't even know. I usually don't do it >> like hours, days, >> probably weeks. >> Okay. >> So, >> all right. What's the natural color of your eyes? >> Blue in the middle part is bright green. >> Okay. And are you wearing contacts? >> Nope. >> Should you be wearing glasses or contacts? >> Nope. I perfect vision. >> Perfect. All right. So, for this test, what I'm going to do is I'm going to put in the starting position. So, that's both your feet together, heels touching, and toes touching, arms down at your side. Just remain in this position during the entire test. You understand? >> Yep. >> All right. So, for this, what you're going to do is you're going to look at the tip of my finger. You're going to follow it with your eyes and your eyes only. Keep your head completely still. Do you understand? >> Yep. >> Do not stop looking at the tip of my finger until I tell you test is over. >> Okay. >> Any questions about any of my instructions? >> Not at all. >> All right. Make sure you're not moving your head. All right, that's the end of that test. Okay. Are you on any prescription medications or anything? >> Um, just birth control. Okay. >> And then it's um citrusine, which is allergy medicine. >> Okay. None of those say don't drive, don't operate, heavy machinery, that sort of stuff. They're all good. >> All right. So, our next test is called a walking turn. Are you comfortable in those shoes and pants you're wearing? >> Yep. I'm good. >> All right. Anything wrong with your legs at your ankles? >> Nope. >> All right. So, what I'm going to do, I'm going to put you in the starting position for this test. As soon as I put in that position, I want you to remain in that position. If I demonstrate, explain the test. Do not start the test until I tell you to do so. >> You understand so far? >> Yep. >> All right. What we're going to do is we're gonna envision a straight line right down the center of the sidewalk. All right. You able to do that? Envision a straight line. >> Yep. >> All right. Let's say your left foot is at the base of our miter line. So, keep your left foot where it is. Put your right foot directly in front, heel touching the toe like this. Then, arms down at your side. Just remain in this position while I demonstrate and explain the test. Do you understand? >> Yep. >> All right. When I tell you to begin and not before, what you're going to do is you're going to take nine heel to toe steps down this line. On your ninth step, keep your front foot planted. Use your back foot. Take a series of small choppy steps turning around. Then you're going to take a series of nine heel to toe steps back on the line. >> Okay. >> While you're doing this, make sure your arms are down at your side. You're looking at your feet and you're counting each step out loud. All right. I'm going to demonstrate the test so you know what it's going to look like. >> So, you're in the starting position like this. I'm going to tell you to begin. You're going to go one, two, three. I only went to three. You're going to continue all the way to nine. On that nine step, keep your front foot planted. So, you're the small choppy steps turning around. Then 1 2 3. Again, I only went to three. You're going to continue all the way to nine. While you're doing this, make sure your arms are down at your side. You're looking at your feet. You're counting each step out loud. And also, as soon as you start the test, you're not stopping. You've completed the entire test. >> Any questions about my instructions? >> Nope. >> All right. >> Now, it's time for the 20-year-old to actually perform the walk and turn test. Officers are trained to look for very specific clues of impairment. here like using arms for balance, stepping off the line, or taking the wrong number of steps. Let's see how she handles it. >> You can go ahead and begin. >> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Do I just turn your choppy? >> Yep. Turn as I instructed. And one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. >> All right, you can turn around normal and face me. Our next test is called a one leg stand. You think you'll be able to stand on one foot for a short period of time? >> I have really bad balance, but yeah. >> All right, so again, I'm going to put you in starting position. So that's both your feet together, heels touching and toes touching, arms down at your side. Just remain in this position while I demonstrate. Explain this test. When I tell you to begin a knot before, what you're going to do is you're going to lift one leg, whichever one you choose, and hold your foot about six inches off the ground, keeping your foot parallel to the ground. You're going to look at your toe and count out loud 1,00 1,002 1,003 and so on until I tell you to stop. >> During this entire test, make sure both your legs are straight, your foot's about 6 in off the ground, your foot's parallel to the ground, you're looking at your toe, and your count as I demonstrated. >> Okay. >> All right. Do you have any questions about this test? >> Nope. >> All right. You can go ahead and begin. >> 10012 a >> little bit higher. So you >> look at your toe. 1004 105 1006 1007 1008 1009 12345 1920122 1 23 1 >> You can stop. Uh, you said you're a college student. >> Yep. >> All right. You from the Midwest? >> Um, yeah. I'm from Wisconsin. It's like my hometown's 45 minutes from here. >> Okay. So, you know the body of water right there that separates Iowa from Illinois? >> Mississippi River. Yeah. >> You spell Mississippi for me? >> M I S S I S I P V P I. >> All right. And then you'd be able to count from 1 to 100 if I asked you to. >> Yep. >> And you start the number 5454. Counts the number 6868. So 54 to 68. Just those numbers. 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 >> I went one over. [laughter] >> So our last test of PBT. This is the battery oper test of the presence of alcohol. Okay. >> I had some in my dorm, but I never had any. >> Okay. So there shouldn't be any on your breath then? >> Um there might be a little bit. >> Okay. So, you did have some alcohol tonight >> at my dorm. Yes. >> Okay. All right. So, for this, all you have to do is seal your lipron clear plastic tube as long as they exhale like you're blowing up balloon. I'll let you know when to stop. All right. You can stop. Are your friends are they pretty drunk? >> I believe so. >> Okay. [clears throat] Where do you guys go to college? >> Um, they go to Loris, I go to UD. >> Okay. >> I just know him because I'm transfer to Loris that semester. >> Oh, I was going to say you're the only one getting a quality education, but then you [laughter] say something like that. >> Yeah. No, I had issues with the coach with the sport I do. So, like I'm transfer to Loris cuz I'm not going to let a coach push me away from the sport that I love. So, >> what do you play? >> Cross country and track. >> Oh, okay. Nice. may be a little surprising to you, but I'm not much of a runner. >> It's honestly not that bad. I picked up on it cuz it's kind of like my escape from like my depression and everything. Everything goes away once you start running. >> Yeah, >> cuz you just think about like how much pain you're in. >> I was going to say >> why you're doing it. After observing her performance on the field sobriety tests, the officer makes his final decision. Despite her claims of being the designated driver, the physical evidence points otherwise. Watch as she is officially placed under arrest for operating while intoxicated. >> So, you are being placed under arrest for OWI. Okay. Do I get anything out of my car? >> We can grab anything you'd like out of there. >> Can I grab my phone? >> Yeah, we can grab it. You can. >> Okay. >> All right. Just cuz we don't want you reaching in there and you're going to be in handcuffs. And >> so this nice officer is going to arrange to make sure that they get home safely. >> Uh you just want your car locked up and turned off and then we'll bring the keys down. >> Yes, please. Unless Do you trust them to find a silver driver that can come move your car or do you just want to stay in here? >> I'll just stay. >> Okay. All right. >> Actually, am I able to call someone if I have like a sober person? >> Once we get down there, you can make some calls. >> Cuz if I get a sober driver, am I free to go or do you want me to stay overnight? >> What's that? Sorry. >> If I get a sober driver, am I able to go or do you want me to stay overnight? >> Well, I got to talk to my boss about that. >> Okay, we're going to go right this way. >> First car, second car. >> First one. You don't have anything in pockets, right? You took your money out. Nothing tucked into your bra, anything like that. Correct. >> You can feel if you need to, but I don't have anything. >> All right. We're just going to have a female search as soon as we get down there. >> Yeah. No, that's okay. >> So, you want phone >> for sure out of the >> handcuffed and secured in the back of the patrol vehicle. Her night takes a serious detour. The streetside investigation is over and she is now being transported downtown for further BAC testing and booking. car and then grab your keys. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Everything else can stay. >> Okay. All righty. I'll just be right back with you. Okay. >> Yeah. No, you're good. Mercy is an adult female if you can let them know. >> All right, I'll be right back to get you out. >> NHL. >> So, she's ODUB first. She's a UD student from Darlington. >> Okay. >> Do you are you okay with AO or cold or what do you think? like >> and she is living here. >> Yeah, she's been cooperative with everything. >> Yeah, I suppose first here I guess living on campus. I mean >> Yeah. Well, and she's under 21. I don't know if that bears any weight or not. Born in ' 04. Um, I mean, who would she have to does she have anybody in mind yet? >> I haven't really approached it with her because I figure I'd talk to you first. >> Yeah. I mean, if it's going to a friend, probably not so much. >> My guess is it probably be a friend with Darlington being the hometown. >> Okay. >> All right. You can step up. Hold up here a second. And then we're going to walk right towards that silver bench. And I'll just have you face this wall and then she's just going to do a search. >> Do you have anything sharp? >> I do not. Everything work for me. Just I'm going to take the handcuffs off you cuz we got a little bit of up and down here. You're going to stay cooperative with me, right? You can have a seat on the bench. All right. So, we got a little bit of paperwork we got to get through here. All right. Step right up over here. Give you that to hold for now. So, what you're going to do, seal seal your lips on the skinny part of that along say exhale like you're blowing up balloon. This machine's going to be making a buzzing sound. If it's doing that, that means >> After struggling through the physical assessments, the officer brings out the preliminary breath test. This is the moment of truth. The 20-year-old has repeatedly sworn she didn't have a single drop to drink tonight. But this machine is about to tell the real story. Watch as she takes the test. >> You're given a good breath. Okay? >> If at any point in time you hear that stop, that means you have to restart your whole breath. Okay? Cuz either the seal got broke, you sucked in a little bit, something like that. All right. Any questions? >> Nope. >> Good. All right. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. You're halfway done. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Just about done. Keep going. Keep going. There it goes. All right. You can have a seat. What it's going to do, it'll process your sample. Then it'll print out the results. As soon as it prints them out, we'll go over Did you want to make any phone calls or anything like that? >> Yeah, >> absolutely. >> Uh I don't know yet. My boss is weighing the options like right now. Just a lot of times they wait a little bit to >> see how you're going to then I don't really >> Okay. Is there somebody that can come move your car? Cuz it is double parked right now. So, you have to stay here till you're sober. >> I have to stay until I'm sober. >> Yeah. >> Um, I can call either my roommate or my boyfriend. I'll see who picks up. >> Okay, you can pop right up here. We'll give Do you know numbers off top of your head or do we have to get my >> Yeah, they're my contacts. >> The footage jumps forward to the police station. The driver was arrested for operating while intoxicated. She's making a phone call to figure out what to do with her vehicle, which is still double parked. Listen closely as she admits her blood alcohol content level to the person on the phone, completely contradicting her earlier claims. >> Okay, >> so we have to use my phone to call, but we can get them out numbers out of your phone. Your call has been forwarded to an automated voice. >> Try it again. >> He's either sleeping or his phone dies. He's good at that. >> All right, I'll just grab your phone from you and then you can have a seat back on the bench if you're done making clothes and I should be good. >> She desperately tries to call her boyfriend to come move her car. She finally gets him on the phone. Remember earlier in the night when she swore she hadn't had a single drop of alcohol? Listen closely as she casually drops her actual blood alcohol content level to her boyfriend on speaker phone. >> I guess on speaker >> you can just talk to him. >> Hey, so I got I'm at the police station to view because I have a owi. I mean, they said it's not the most important thing in the world, but my car is double parked. But I have to stay here until I'm sober. I called you like five times before, but you were already sleeping. So, is my car fine? >> Yeah, it'll be fine as long as you get it moved pretty quick after you get out of here. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Okay. Yeah. Um, how long are you going to be awake? I mean, I got to stay >> I have to stay here until I'm sober. >> I was at a.14. They say most people metabolize alcohol at 02 an hour. So, you're looking at about 7 hours. If you're an average person. >> Yeah. I don't know. I'd say honestly, am I once I'm so over am I able to like drive myself? Yeah. >> Okay. Honestly, just go to bed. I'll be fine. I'll just stay here until I sober up. I don't want to cause you the trouble of everything. I don't want to cause you the trouble of everything. So, you go to bed. I have a 10 a.m. So, I'll talk to you in a moment. >> Okay. >> With her breathalyzer results logged and the reality of the situation setting in, the officer returns with her paperwork to officially read her her Miranda rights. And you can have a seat again. All right. So, I'm just going to read your Miranda warnings. So, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can can be used against you in court. You have the right to talk to a lawyer for advice before we ask you any questions. Can have him or her with you during questioning. If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, one will be appointed for you before any question. If you wish, you can decide at any time to exercise these rights to not answer any questions or make any statements. Understand all those? >> All right. What I'll need from you is check mark in each of the box. >> As the paperwork is processed, the officer confronts her about a completely fake ID used to get into the bar. The footage concludes with her being padded down, having her mug shot taken, and being placed into a cell to sober up. Any questions, comments, concerns about tonight? All right. So, pretty much our next step is I'm going to bring you up to the jail floor. They're going to do your mug shot, your fingerprints, and then give you a place to sleep it off. >> All right. Yep. You'll get a full. So, is this completely fake or is this a real ID that you just have? >> It's completely fake. It was hers. >> Is this how you actually got into the bar or did they let you in? >> All right. Just have to put you back in handcuffs for a walk upstairs. right there for a second. All right, back this way. Open that black elevator door. >> First time ever in a jail. >> Yep. >> And last, right? >> Hopefully. Yeah. >> All right. >> Never doing this again. >> Users are cheap. That's what I tell people. >> Yeah. I know. The dude I called, he was supposed to pick me up, but I called him like five times. Never answered. Oh, okay. >> And I thought I was decent enough to drive, but honestly I was. Obviously, I was not >> right. All right. Right out of here. And we're going to go through this door and to the left. >> Okay. >> Then go to that back wall with the gray on it. And then they're just going to patch it on one more time. So face the wall. >> Separate your feet. There you go. >> Howdy. So it's OWI first. Old hotel silver. She's got pepper spray, but other than that, nothing crazy. She's 140 about half hour ago. >> Yeah, I think it's about the long night finally ends in the county jail. She gets a final pat down before taking her mug shot and heading to a holding cell to sober up. A tough lesson that could have easily been avoided. >> 217 to be exact. 140. Thank you. Anything else? >> All righty. >> And that's how a wrongway turn and a fake ID turned a college freshman's night into a trip to the county jail. She blew a.14 after swearing she hadn't had a single drop. 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