Late at night, police spotted a black luxury Audi swerving directly over the double yellow line. The driver was only 18 years old, swearing she hadn't touched a drop of alcohol and was just picking up her sister. But within minutes, a simple traffic stop unraveled into a complete roadside disaster. >> Watch what happened. >> We'll take it from there. Okay, just bear with me. All right. 73 stop John Street. Here's the Echo 45 Papa Zulu X-ray. Hey, what's going on? >> Hi, how are you? >> Can I see your license, registration, insurance, please? >> What's up? >> Thank you. >> I believe that's >> What was that? I think I have two here. One's expired. >> One's expired. >> Yeah, this one's expired. So, >> all right. Where where you heading tonight? >> I'm picking up my sister. She's a whiskey. >> Okay. All right. So, the reason I'm stopping you is first thing your speed going down avenue. You're at 48 mph. It's a 35. And the second thing is you were over the double yellow as you pass me. Okay. Really? >> So, where are you guys coming from? >> 45. >> No. No. It's a 35 as soon as you enter Mor Township. >> We're coming from >> Okay. How old are you? >> You're 18. >> I just turned 18. >> All right. How much have you had to drink tonight? >> You got nothing to drink? Okay. All right. Just hang tight here. I'll be right with you. What was that? >> Good. >> Yeah. Can you just do me a favor? Uh, what's your highest level of education? >> I just graduated high school. >> You just graduated high school. All right. So, safe to say you're comfortable with the English alphabet? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Okay. So, what I'd like you to do is just recite the English alphabet from the letter C to the letter R without singing. Okay. Okay. Do you understand my instructions? >> Uh, yes, sir. Yes. >> Okay. So, you may begin when you're ready. >> C F H I J K L M N O T Q R S. >> Okay. All right. The next thing I want you to do is just count from the number 45 to the number 25 backwards. 45 443 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 40 >> Okay. >> Are you done? >> Okay. >> Did you say 25? >> Yeah, I said 25. >> Yeah. So, I'm still at 29. 28 27 26 24 >> Okay, perfect. All right. So, uh, it's obviously past 11:00. You have a provisional license still. Yeah. >> So, is there a reason you're driving this late? >> It's just cuz I have to pick a license. >> Okay. Hey, you you guys were coming from where? >> Okay. All right. Stand by here. I'll be right with you. >> Notice what the officer does here before even asking her to step out. He gives her a divided attention test, reciting part of the alphabet without singing and counting backwards. It sounds easy enough, but when someone is impaired, the brain can't process sequential memory and instructions at the same time. She skips letters completely, and that gives the officer all the probable cause he needs to pull her out of the vehicle. >> All right. Yeah, I just never dealt with any I I mean, I'm going to test her just to make sure, but I've never >> drank one or two. Yeah, she's saying she hasn't drank at all, but her eyes are she's not so far out. I don't know. I'm gonna just pull her out and test her to make sure. But >> guys, >> no, I'm about to get another one. Miguel's coming down Ridge. >> I'll be there in a little bit. >> Sounds good. 221 73 got one female out of the car test. One female test. >> So she's 18. Make sure she's all right. All right. Ma'am, do me a favor. step out and just walk to the front of my car. You guys just hang tight in the car. All right. If you need anything, just put your hands out the window. All right. Just stand uh stand back towards my car and face me. I know it's a little loud. Just bear with me. Okay. All right. So, just stand up straight and don't lean on my car. All right. I know it's a little bit uphill here, but I'm going to take this into account. All right. Just going to make sure you're okay to drive. All right. >> No, I am. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm just really scared. I'm like I've never really been pulled over before just cuz my mom I thought it was cuz of my mom cuz my mom doesn't have a license and my cards are registered to my mom's name. >> I'm sorry. >> Yeah. No, I mean I already explained to you why I stopped you. I wasn't the reason. It was just you were over the double yellow line on Ridgale and you were going pretty fast. All right. So, two two violations. If you're good to go, you you'll be back in the car on your way. All right. I'm really sorry. >> I just need to make sure you haven't had anything to drink. You're 18. >> All right. >> That's the thing. It's like my friends are always telling me like to be really careful and I'm just trying to pick up my sister cuz she's she's 19. She can't even drink here either. She just wants to get obviously stay in a little bit like I'm so sorry I got pulled over like >> I understand. Let me just let me just see how how you are and then we'll we'll take it from there. Okay, just bear with me. All right. >> So, the first thing I'm going to do is I want you to check your eyes. So, what I like you to do is just stand straight up. Take a step away from the car. Perfect. Stand stand with your feet together, your arms down to your sides. remain this way until I tell you to otherwise. Okay. So, what I'm going to do is have my finger out like this. You're going to follow the tip of my finger with your eyes and your eyes only. Do not move your head. Okay. Do you understand? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Do you hear me fine? >> Yeah. You can move. >> I know it's a little loud. So, >> no, I'm I know. >> So, just do me a favor. Follow my finger with your eyes and your eyes only. Do not move your head. Okay. Come on. [ __ ] You want to just move your hair out of your face, please? >> That's all right. Last one. Okay. Get back with your arms. Arms out on your sides, please. >> Have a hair tie on me. Perfect. Take your time. >> I'm so sorry about that. >> It's all right. >> Look closely at this test. This is horizontal gaze nestagmas. The officer isn't checking her vision. He's looking for involuntary microscopic jerking of the eyeball as it tracks his finger. Notice how she immediately starts offering excuses, blaming her lack of glasses and severe sinus issues. But instagmus is an involuntary neurological reflex. You can't fake it and you can't control it. >> Okay. I'm just going to explain. >> It's a little hard. I'm supposed to be driving with glasses, but I don't usually drive with them. >> I got you. That's all right. >> It's a small prescription, but I just >> I understand. All right. I'm just going to explain two tests to you. I'm going to demonstrate each of the tests. So, wait till the end if you have any questions. Okay, we're My goal out of this is for you to understand them completely so you can perform the best you can. >> I mean, I've never had this. >> Most people haven't. I'm going to try to explain it as best I can. Okay. >> All right. So, this first test is called the walk and turn. The starting position, I'm going to have you I just want to document first that there's no obstruction in the roadway. There's no bumps or >> anything that's going to prevent you from doing it. Do you have any injuries that I should know about before you start? >> Nothing. >> Outstanding. All right. So, the first thing I'd like you to do is get in the starting position. I'm going to have you place your left foot on an imaginary line and put your right foot ahead of your left foot with the heel of your right foot touching the toe of your left foot and keep your arms down at your sides. Okay. All right. So, this is the starting position. Remain this way until I tell you to begin the test. >> Do I have a tissue by any chance? I really tissue. >> I do not have a tissue on. So I'm have you put So as I explained that's the starting position. >> Place your [snorts] arms at your sides. Keep this position till I ask you to begin. Okay. Do you understand? >> Got it. >> All right. So when I tell you to start, take nine heel to toe steps down the line. Turn around and take nine heel to toe steps back. >> Got it. >> Okay. When you turn, keep your left foot on the line and [music] turn left by taking a small series of steps with your other foot. >> Okay. So it's nine here, nine back. >> Correct. All right. >> While while you were walking, keep your arms at your sides. Watch your feet at all times and count your steps out loud. Do >> you think I'm going to reach down before? >> If it makes you feel better, we can start out here and you can walk. >> Should we start like right here? >> That's perfect. Y >> I just want to hit the car. >> Yeah, we have an officer right there. He's blocking traffic. Okay. >> All right. So, just put your left foot up. Perfect. That's the starting position. So, like I said, I'm going to demonstrate the test. I'm going to do three steps. You're going to do nine like I've instructed. Okay. So with the starting position, heel to toe manner. My arms down on my sides. When I tell you to begin, you're going to count one, two, three, and so on until you reach nine. When you reach your nine step, you're going to take a small series of steps to your left. >> That's the steps or should I just like pivot? >> You can do whatever's comfortable. Just take a small series of steps. Okay. >> Sorry, I'm just not sure. I never >> That's okay. So when I make the turn, I'm going to count one, two, three, and so on until I've reached nine again. Okay, >> sounds good. >> Once you start walking, do not stop until you've completed the test. >> Okay. >> Okay. Count the first step from heel to toe position as one. >> All right. Do you understand my instructions? >> Yep. >> Okay. You may begin when you're ready. >> All right. Ready? >> Yep. >> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Okay. >> All right. So, the next test is called the one leg stand. I'm going to move you over right here again. Okay. All right. So, the starting position for this test is with your feet together and your arms down at your sides. All right. So, that's the starting position. Stay that way until I've completed the instructions. All right. When I tell you to begin or sorry, do not start the test until I ask you to do so. Okay? Okay. Do you understand that? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Okay. So, with your when I tell you to begin, you're going to raise one leg, either one of your choice, approximately 6 in off the ground with your toes pointed out. >> Just like this. >> No, I'm going to demonstrate. So, let me just finish explaining first. All right. Uh, while holding the position, you're going to count out loud in the following manner. 1 1000 2 100 3 100 and so on until I tell you to stop. Okay. So, like I said, with your feet together, your arms down your sides. I'm going to choose my right leg. You can choose either one of your choice. Raise it six inches off the ground, my toe pointed out, and I'm going to count. Yeah. Just remain in the starting position for me. You can remain. I'm just demonstrating. Okay? So, 6 in off the ground. I'm going to count 1 1 2 100 3 100 and so on until I tell you to stop. Okay? If you put your foot back, uh, keep your arms at your sides at all all times and keep watching your raced foot. If you put your foot down at any time, raise it back up and continue counting where you left off. Okay. Do you understand my test? My instructions? >> Okay. Do you have any questions? >> If you get past if you guys want me to keep counting past like 10,000, do I keep going? >> Yeah. So, just keep going until I tell you to stop. >> All right. >> All right. You may begin when you're ready. 20 22 1 200 3 [snorts] 100 4,000 5,000 16,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 7,000 going to stop. >> I know you're nervous. Just keep going until you stop. >> You're doing okay. >> You're do Listen, you're you're doing all right. Just continue counting where you left off. Okay. Until I tell you to stop. >> Keep going. >> Continue counting where you left off. 12,000 13,000 13,000 15,000 1500 >> Okay, you may stop. All right, just stand there and remain with this officer. Okay, you're doing a good job. You know what you're doing. You've gotten a ton. You know what he's looking at. You're doing a good job. Exactly. All right. So, >> so you're 18 years of age, right? So, you can't have any intoxicant and drive. Okay. And I believe you have had something to drink tonight judging by your tests. [music] Okay. So, I'm going to place you under arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol. All right. So, what I need you to do is just turn around and place your hands behind your back and interlock your fingers. Okay? Can you do that for me? Correct. And just like that, the handcuffs come on. What many young drivers don't realize is that in New Jersey, drivers under 21 are subject to a strict zero tolerance law. Any detectable alcohol is an automatic offense. But watch what happens next. Because as she's put into the cruiser, the passenger and the car become the real problem. >> Stand right here. Just put your chest against my car, please. Thank you. All right. Do you have anything on you that I should be aware? I'm gonna search you with the outside of my f my hand. >> I have >> gloss, lip liner, >> no like legal narcotics, weapons, anything like that. >> I'm 18. Why would I have >> I understand that, but I still have to ask. Okay. Um, stand with her real quick. Do you want a female? >> I'll just do my outside my hand. >> Pat her down outside your hand. I don't have I don't think >> anything. >> Yeah, please. >> Lunas, too. >> You guys been using >> Okay. You can't do anything. >> We We asked them normally and they say, >> "Oh, did you tell them 101?" >> I didn't know. Okay. >> It's too loud. >> All right. So, just turn and face my car again. Like I said, I'm going to just pat you down with >> front of the camera. >> Okay. All right. Let me walk you to the front of the car, please. >> Down. It's a little loud here. 173. One male. [music] Correction. One female. 101. >> All right. So, just stand back here, please. All right. I'm going to search I'm going to conduct a pat down of you with the outside of my hand. Okay. Okay. >> So, I'm going to check the front your pockets here. >> Check your waistband. >> All right. You're good to go. Just walk you over here. >> 14 over there as well. I'm going to seat belt you. Can you just face away from me? >> 224 to 24 hours. >> Did you stay in the car for me? >> Yes. Um, I just have a couple questions. >> Okay. Can we just walk to the car? I'll explain. I'll I'll talk to you. >> All right. What's going on? So like >> so she was placed under arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol. Okay. I believe she's had something to drink tonight. She's obviously 18 years old. So she can't have any alcohol at all. >> So she is 18. >> Correct. >> I listen I'm going to be completely honest. I am 18. I don't but I have had something to drink. >> She has not. >> Okay. >> That's I trust her to drive. >> Both of our parents are very strict about that. So I don't know if you did tests or I'm sure you did do tests. >> Yeah. I mean, like I said, >> so she is not under the influence. Again, like I said, both of our parents are extremely I >> like my cousin has died because of that and >> my like I am not allowed to be in the car with anyone like whatever. >> I got you. >> Um >> um >> yeah, I mean she hasn't. So >> I mean I conducted an investigation and like I I explained to you what happened. Okay. So, um I I understand that, but >> she's staying at my house. >> Okay. So, she >> So, either I'm not sure. >> So, she will be released at some point tonight, like in the next hour or two. >> Can I could I go with her? >> No. So, she'll be she'll be brought back to our headquarters to be processed, and then she'll be released in about an hour and a half to two hours. She'll call whoever she elects to come pick her up. It has to be a sober party above the age of 18. Okay. So, obviously you wouldn't be able to come and get her because you said you had alcohol. >> I give her my mom's. >> It'll it'll be whoever she suggests. She'll have her phone to make that decision. Okay. Do you have her cell phone? >> Yes, I do. >> So, am I can I text her while >> with her? >> Uh she'll she'll text you when she's able to go on her phone. >> So, I'm going to need you guys to just step out. All right. >> Of course. Of course. No problem. >> You as well in the back. This vehicle is going to get towed. All right. So, you >> can I grab my stuff? >> Yeah. So, what's your stuff? Um, sorry. [music] >> So, this is going to get towed, >> correct? >> Understood. >> All right. So, just uh stand back in the in the front of my car, please. >> No problem. >> I got a bottle of wine back here. You got any alcohol? No. All right. >> I got more down here. Can you sniff this? >> Sniff. >> Yeah, that's wine. >> All right. >> While searching the Audi, officers find open bottles of wine tucked right by the seats. The passenger tries desperately to take the blame, blurting out that her own father is an attorney who told her to shut up. But having open alcohol inside a car driven by an underage driver triggers J's law, meaning an automatic 12-hour impound, regardless of who claims the drinks. I'll have this officer tell her. >> Don't tell her. >> Um, >> so sorry. >> Can you Can you tell her when did you give her her phone yet or no? >> No. No. But when I when she's able to use her phone >> to call me. >> Yeah, she she'll be able to call whoever she wants. So, I'm sure she'll call you. >> She's just going to need somebody to come and sign for. >> So, it'll it'll be like an hour. >> Is her parents >> dependent upon her? Okay. Okay. >> Will her be are you bringing her back to our place after or be at our headquarters? >> Okay. And I'm wondering is this going to be like for her? She's my best friend. So like I'm just a little like >> right >> obviously I care for is this going to be any charges against like college or >> it's not criminal charges. >> Okay. >> Motor vehicle. >> So it's it's essentially a ticket with a court date that she'll have to No, it's on her license. So she'll have to go to court >> and take care of it. All right. >> She'll get all the info tonight. >> I understood. I understood. As long as it's not against something with her. She's going to Arizona. University of Arizona. As long as it's not against something of her going like >> I don't know. I don't know what colleges look like. Like what they ask for nowadays. >> It's an arrestable offense. >> EWI is an arrestable offense. >> This is her phone. >> That is that is her phone. Um You guys are walking into the black car now. >> What was her? >> Just let her know I have uh her phone in the front seat. >> Your phone's in the front seat with me. Okay. [music] >> I mean, I would I'd be careful walking on the road, especially pretty dark >> cat. >> Um, those are my drinks. >> Okay. All right. I'm being totally honest with you. Those are my drinks. >> Okay. >> Okay. You're not allowed to have open containers in in in vehicles. All right. >> I'm sorry about that, but the person I was driving, not her drinks, not >> All right. That empty bottle is yours. like a little like >> maybe I just shouldn't speak. I'm not sure. >> Yeah, >> I'll just stop talking. >> There you go. >> My dad's a lawyer, so >> my dad told me to shut up. So, >> I'm going to pour this out here. Right. >> All right. >> Okay. Okay. Did Marstown say good? >> Yeah. >> Just let them know you're coming. >> Yeah. >> Coming for this. >> Just officer to wait. >> Yeah. Officer, you promised me to tell her to call me. >> Yeah, I told you. Yeah. >> Okay. >> You too. >> You want to wait at the car? >> Yeah, I'll wait with the car. >> All right. Thanks. >> Uh, her keys. Is that her keys? >> Yeah. >> She have a wallet? >> I don't know. Ask her. >> Hey, sorry. What was your name? >> Elizabeth. >> Elizabeth, do you have a wallet or like with an ID or anything like that? Like, do you have a wallet in the car? So, we should grab that before we leave. >> You don't have a wallet in the car? Okay. All right. >> Okay. She doesn't have a wallet. >> She said no. >> I'm going to race her windows. >> Yeah. Stand by one. Hey, what's the >> If it's over an '08, it's just 450. >> Yeah, under an '08. It's both 450 and the under eight. >> Okay. Right. >> You got everything you need? >> Yeah. And he's waiting for Where is he? >> He's uh he's just securing the car. >> Okay. >> And then um he'll wait for it. >> You got the toe coming though? >> Yeah. >> What was that? Yeah. Now I kind of What's up? >> Yeah, we'll uh once we get back to headquarters, you'll be able to do that. All right. >> He's going to wait with your car. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Yeah. You you'll be you'll be uh you'll be back home in about two hours. Okay. >> All right. Just give me one second. Okay. >> 22173 county. >> 22173. >> Hey, just give me one second. Okay. Transporting one female 1011 from John Street to Marstown PD. Start mod 103006 in the rear of vehicle 506. 040. >> Yeah. Go ahead. >> No. No. >> Are you sure? >> Yep. >> Okay. So, I just came from a new skirt and I'm scared. I got you. No, you're you're you're not going to like jail or anything like that. You're just going to get processed and then released. >> Okay. All right. Thank you so so much. >> Yep. >> It's just cuz I always you know when you see like movies and stuff you never really think anything of it. >> Yeah, I understand. I listen I get this is like you never done this before. I know. But it's not going to be the end of the world. We'll get through it together. All right. But when I was telling the other officer, I know like I was asking her who was but I've only gotten ever pulled over cuz my car is registered in my mom's name. >> Yeah. >> Because she doesn't have a license. Her license got I don't I don't know what the word for it is but >> expired. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So she got into a bunch of car crashes. She had a bunch of >> I gota >> So whenever I got pulled over, everyone thought I was my mom. I got pulled over. I was like, "Oh, she doesn't think I was my mom." >> Yeah, I got you. fine. And then I got taken out of the car, went through a whole test, and I was just I'm like a very nervous person. I'm just like, >> yeah, >> [ __ ] I like I don't know what I'm doing. Like I I don't I glitch out, you know? >> Yeah, I got you. >> I don't know. But I've I've never been in a position like this and I I don't know what to expect. I'm scared. >> Well, everything we do, I'll I'll walk you through it. All right. I'm going to explain everything and the quicker we get through everything, the quicker you could just go home. >> All right. >> So, your cooperation is appreciated. >> Please, like everything you need, please. >> If you can do anything, please don't contact my parents about this. >> Yeah. So, uh that's completely up to you. You're over the age of 18, so that's not my place. >> I got you. be so bad. [snorts] >> 2173. be arriving 200 South Street. He knowledge one 3 0 9 What's up? >> Hey, bro. >> I got in here. So hot. >> What was that? >> Yeah, it's always hot in here. You just do me a favor and hold this. >> Yes. >> While I >> You got it. >> Thank you. >> All right. Just do me a favor. Can you fit through this? You think? >> Yeah. Okay. All right. Just swing your legs out, please. Walk down. >> Trying to hold on. >> I got you. You're going to be on handcuffs in a in a couple minutes. Okay. Let me just escort you down. Just take these steps slow. >> Not drunk. >> I got you. Put your handcuffs. Um, >> all right. Just turn right here. Face this wall for me. Are you a righty or a lefty? >> Just take a seat for me. >> Appreciate it. Give me a shout. >> Uh, how do I do that? Call you. >> 6644 here. >> 6644. >> Appreciate it. >> All right. >> Thank you. >> All right. So, like I said, we got to do a couple things. >> Quicker we get it all done, quicker we're out of here. All right. >> Um, how much is it going to be to get my car out of this car? Or can you give it to one of my friends car keys to Julie? >> So, you'll be able to uh the keys go with the car. >> Okay. >> Um, >> because >> Yeah. And that that'll be uh you'll be able to get the car tomorrow. >> What was that? >> How long? >> Like 1:00 p.m. >> So, it's 12 hours after the time of your arrest. Is this going to be linked on the record or is it >> uh it's it's on your driving history. It's not a criminal charge. Okay. >> So in New Jersey it's not criminal. Other states it is. But >> so like permanent record, is this something that I have to let my school know of or is it something that >> um >> you don't have to let anyone know. >> Okay. >> It's not like unless they ask obviously. >> My main concern is just college. >> I got you. Um, okay. So, for the first part of this, uh, so what we're doing here is, uh, I'm a Morris Township cop. We're in Marstown right now. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Um, because we need to utilize this machine. Uh, you're essentially going to blow into a tube and it'll tell you your blood alcohol content. Um, ours is broken. That's why we're using Mars Sounds. >> So, once we're done here, we're going to get back in the car, drive half a mile down the road to our headquarters. We're going to take some photographs and then you'll be >> Is there more and more township or two different uh departments? >> Yeah. I live on the border of Northtown and Randolph. >> Yeah. But you're in township, correct? >> Yeah. So, um, for the purpose of this test, we have >> sitting in that holding room, her biggest panic wasn't the handcuffs. It was whether this arrest would derail her future before she even stepped foot into a lecture hall with her professors. She blew a.14 nearly double the legal limit for an adult and was ultimately convicted in court for driving under the influence. She promised officers she had learned her lesson. But this story doesn't end here because not long after this stop, police were dispatched to a chaotic late night scene only to find Elizabeth standing outside another wrecked vehicle facing consequences far worse than what happened tonight. You won't believe what officers discovered when they ran her name a second time. We're dropping that entire shocking investigation in our next upload right here on Body Cam Footage. So, make sure you hit that subscribe button with the notification bell turned on. so you don't miss it. 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