Registration and insurance, please. >> Oh my goodness. >> Thank you. Where are you coming from tonight? >> From my house. >> Your house? >> Yeah. >> Where are you headed? >> LBA. >> What are you doing over there? I'm sorry, I couldn't hear you. >> Visiting visiting a friend. >> Visiting a friend? Okay. Can I see your registration and insurance? >> Yes. >> Can I have it? >> Yes. >> Thanks. Thank you. Thank you very much. Let me ask you something. How much have you How much have you had to drink tonight? >> Not much. >> How much do you How much is not much? >> Not much. >> Not much. Can you give me an an amount? >> Notice the officer's line of questioning here. During an initial traffic stop, especially at night, officers are trained to evaluate multiple sensory cues simultaneously. They listen closely for slurred speech, watch for divided attention while searching for paperwork, and check for any odor of alcohol. Her admission to having consumed alcohol, even a small amount, legally gives the officer reasonable suspicion to extend the stop and verify if she can safely operate a vehicle. >> Ma'am, would you mind coming to the back of the car for me? You can leave your keys in it. Yeah. Just go right back there. Thank you very much. We're just going to run through a few tests to make sure you're okay to drive, okay? Do you have any um problems with your eyes? >> No. >> No? Can you see the tip of my pen? >> Yes. >> All right. I'm going to go back and forth with it a bunch of times, okay? What I want you to do is I want you to follow the top of my pen, that tip right there. I want you to follow it with your eyes, and your eyes only, and don't move your head. >> Okay. >> Okay, do you have any questions? >> No. >> Okay, here we go. Oh, you moved your head. Try not to, okay? Just with your eyes. >> Now, pay attention to the instructions for this first evaluation, the horizontal gaze nystagmus test. The officer specifically instructs her to follow the tip of the pen using only her eyes without moving her head. When someone continually moves their head or struggles with smooth tracking, officers carefully note those deviations as potential indicators of impairment. >> Don't move your head. >> I'm sorry. >> No problem. You're not following my pen, right here. Okay, you got to look at the pen, okay? >> Okay. Am I turning my head? >> Nope, you're good. Just keep following with your eyes. Just stretch those eyes out a little bit, okay? There you go. Don't move your head. Don't move your head. >> I'm sorry, I'm conscious. >> Keep looking at it. >> Are you recording me? >> Yes, ma'am. All right, what I want you to do next is I want you to take your right foot and put it put it in front of your left heel to toe with your hands down at your side. >> Okay, so it seems like a joke. >> All right, stand over here. >> Okay. >> Stand over here so you don't get hit by a car. Yep, right foot in front of your left just like that, hands down at your side. Heel to toe, get your get your right foot all the way in front of your left. >> Female for cannibal. Good. You're going to maintain that position as I explain the rest of the test, okay? Go ahead and get back in. Okay? Go ahead, get back in it. >> This stage is called the instructional phase of the walk and turn. What many people don't realize is that the evaluation begins before the driver ever takes a step. Maintaining balance heel to toe while listening to complex directions tests divided attention. Starting before being told to go or stepping out of position are standardized clues that officers document on their report. >> 1 2 3 I took three steps, you're going to take nine. Pivot on your front foot. Take a small series of steps and turn around. 1 2 3 Again, I took three steps, you're going to take nine, okay? For this test, I want you to look down at your feet as you're walking. Count out loud for each step. Keep your hands down at your sides. And if you step off the line, just get right back on and keep going, okay? Okay, so get back in that starting position for me. Do you have any questions? You're on camera. You are on camera. Put your right foot in front of your left. Yep, just like that. Wait, I didn't tell you to begin yet. Hold on. Right foot in front of your left. Nope. Right foot in front of your left foot. Heel to toe. Yep, stay right there. Do you have any questions? Okay, you can begin. >> How many? >> Nine. >> Did I get it? >> Oh, you do your best. >> Yeah, do the return steps, just like I told you. Okay. One more test, okay? Do you have any problems with your legs that would affect your balance? Okay. Put your feet together like this, hands down by your side. You're going to maintain that position >> The final exercise here is the one-leg stand. The officer requires the subject to raise one foot approximately 6 in off the ground, look directly at their foot, and count out loud. This test specifically measures motor function and balance over a continuous 30-second window. Watch how the officer maintains awareness of passing traffic to keep the roadside environment as safe as possible. >> And then you'll put your foot down. Okay? Face me. Do you have any questions? So, for this test, you're going to stare at your elevated foot, count out loud just like I told you. Hands down by your side the whole time. If your foot touches the ground, pick it right back up and continue on. Okay? Nope, face me. I'll tell you when to begin. You can begin. Whoop, don't go in the traffic. Okay, keep going. Go ahead, try it again. Okay, can put your foot down. Last thing, do me a favor and turn around. Face your vehicle and put your hands on top of your head. Put your right hand back towards me. Put your right hand back towards me. Perfect. Listen, you're being placed under arrest, okay? Cuz I think that you're um impaired and you shouldn't be driving, okay? We're going to bring you up to headquarters and you're going to be put on a breathalyzer uh an alcohol test machine, okay? To see to judge your level of uh impairment, okay? >> But you don't have to arrest me. >> I do have to, unfortunately. >> At this point, based on the totality of circumstances, the initial speeding violation, the admission of drinking, and the performance across all three standardized exercises, the officer makes the determination to place her under arrest for driving while impaired. It's an objective process designed to ensure public roadway safety above all else. What did you think of the officer's communication throughout this stop? Let us know in the comments below, and remember to subscribe for more detailed breakdowns.