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Saratoga Springs Police Department was on patrol and he observed a black ton1 Toyota Corolla swerving as it headed southbound on Broadway after the right and Lanes merged into one lane he continued to follow the vehicle and observed the driver run through a red light at the intersection of South Broadway and Lincoln Avenue after she ran a red light officer quickly activated his emergency lights to initiate a traffic stop the driver pulled over in front of an's Washington in where's home okay where youing from I was my friend um Saratoga for dinner okay and I um and you what are you okay I am I'm okay you have your registration on you I do so emergenc you're actually what I home okay from where Maryland Maryland all right do you know why we pulled you over so you almost hit us a couple times when you were driving next to us you failed to maintain your lane there and then you just ran a red light right on Lincoln and South Broadway in front of us too were you you know are are you like all right to drive or were you I am I where were you out to dinner um Brothers okay I don't drink I [Music] actually were you drinking tonight I was not so tonight I had some bad news my boyfriend and um yeah so I'm really sorry about that but he was just telling out and I was driving all um he got cancer cancer and I'm really yeah I'm sorry you hear that sorry about everything um I'm just very upset about that obviously um okay were you uh like you know when you ran the red light did you see it was red or cuz there was a car that kind of had to stop on its brakes um I saw it was putting yellow I'm just really worried about him because he got diagnosed and I don't want him to be a I I'm really I saw it turning yellow I saw it turning yellow but officer quickly made contact with the driver who was identified as 24-year-old Christina shortly afterwards officer John alfano arrived on scene to assist officer quickly asked Christina where she was headed and she told him that she was headed home after leaving dr's Brewing Company in Saratoga Springs and she attempted to gain the officer's sympathy with a soab story Christina denied consuming alcohol before operating a motor vehicle but she would later admit to consuming alcohol earlier that evening based upon his suspicion of impairment Christina was asked to exit the vehicle and perform field sub exercises I knew he was going to diagnos and he about this and he finally went to the doctor and I really need really really sorry yeah are you sure you you weren't drinking anything tonight I I so sober I don't drink alcohol okay cuz you know like you you almost hit us a couple times we had to stop driving we were in the left lane you were in the right lane we had to actually stop driving because you were coming into our lane and then the red light as well um that's right I just want to make sure you are okay to drive do you mind stepping out of the vehicle for me and I'm just going to conduct some [Applause] test I'm in valid and negative not coming back in there Maryland the vehicle a 2010 black registration expired February 28 202 you know uh the registration is expired on this vehicle I did not okay I I went to Maryland for about um year car you you get to turn around in bases so if you want to just like stand right here that way you can kind of lean up against your car a little uh so I just you know just because of the drive that we saw I just want to make sure you are okay to drive make sure you got nothing to drink tonight do you have any medical issues but that's like earlier it's that's like minimal alcohol signed alcohol but you don't think that affect you at all or anything I mean it's it's you don't have to be over 20 when you buy it so no um how old are you I am 20 almost okay so um yeah I'm very sorry I should not have driven receiving the news that I received I know that however I am I anxious to be myri were you on your phone while driving or anything and I'm not worried about that in terms of like a ticket I'm worried about that in terms of if you were okay to drive yes my boyfriend has been texting me he was calling me I was with my friend in Saratoga went out to dinner for a little like friends night he showed me the results of his test and has been trying to get in touch with me I told him I'd be right there and so that's when I left downtown Saratoga I was at the Woodlong garage and pulled out was going down Broadway and I was trying to tell him yes I'm R away so all right so I'm going to just do some tests I'm going to check your eyes can you just see your feet together and your hands at your side all right if you don't have do you have any medical conditions uh any injuries anything like that I have had a cussion in the near past do you have gum in your mouth spit M yeah you want to do it I appreciate it you can throw it on the grass it unless you're saving it for later I really know but okay all right so yeah just no no uh no medical issues okay um do you wear glasses or contacts or anything you're right I'm upset I'm all right so I just I just want to make sure you're okay to drive and these test will tell me that right Officer quickly started with the horizontal gaze nagas hgn test during the hgn test officer quickly observed the lack of smooth Pursuit and distinct and sustained nystagmus at maximum deviation the second exercise was the walk and turn test during the walk and turn test Christina failed to keep balance did not touch Heel To Toe on each step turned improperly and took an incorrect number of steps so just go ahead stand with your feet together Hands by your side right I'm going to do an eye test on you you see the tip of this pen y all right while I'm conducting this test I just want you to stare at the tip of the pen only follow it only with your eyes not move your head right you know what I'm saying all right so just keep your head still and just follow it with your eyes okay all right don't move your head right try not to move good all right go ahead blink it out for a second I'm going to do the same thing I'm going to go up up and down this time though same thing just follow with your eyes right don't that okay see 428 18 for an inactive domestic with seaner about I know so there was a lot of concerning things we saw on the road so I just want to make sure it's just we got two more tests I just want to make sure that you know you are okay to drive right my brother's officer okay all right let's step over to the sidewalk so we have some flat ground I'm just go ahead and just stop right right here you can move up where it's flatter all right so I'm going to show you walk and turn test all right let's be the next test while I'm showing you this test just you're right to to walk take the sandal off um so while I'm showing you this test I'm going to describe everything you're you're not in trouble right now we're just making sure you're okay to drive okay all right so for right now go ahead and put your right foot in front of your left foot just want to take the shoes off can you do you do you think those shoes are going to impede your walking or would you rather walk with them on it's up to you I'll take them off all right you can step in front of them then okay all right so imagine a line coming out of your left foot and now put your right foot heel to toe 42 in front of that all right all right hold on don't yeah no don't do anything yet I just want you to stand like that he the okay so so you're going to stand like that while I Des test so the sooner we we do the test and make sure you're okay to drive the sooner it's fine right okay so just go ahead imaginary imagine the imaginary line coming out of your foot with your right foot in front okay keep your hands down at your side I'm going to demonstrate the test for you just don't begin until I tell you to right so with your hands down at your side you are going to take a series of steps counting out loud Heel To Toe okay you're going to take nine steps total and you're going to do a turn that I'll demonstrate for you and you're going to come back all right okay all right so it's going to look like this one two bre until you get to your ninth step you're going to take a small series of triet steps bring your KN foot on the line counting out loud one 2 3 all the way back to nine okay while conducting the test keep your hands down at your side count out loud look down at your feet all right you have any questions don't all right and don't stop until the test is done all right all right nine steps nine steps and then steps again the turn step turn that I demonstrated for you all right you can begin 1 2 [Music] 3 5 6 7 8 9 I'm so scared okay all right I'm really scared next test same thing feet together hands down at your side all right when I tell you to begin the final exercise was the one leg stand test after the field sobriety exercises Christina was asked to take a portable breathalizer test and the PBT tested positive for alcohol when I tell you to begin you're going to I know it's okay well really sorry I know so when I tell you to begin you're right all right so hands down to your side he don't worry about him he's just he's just grab a summon are you with me all right keep your feet please I we're we're just trying to make sure you're okay to drive right now okay all right so feet together hands down at your side all right when I tell you to begin you're going to lift whichever leg you choose approximately 6 in off the ground with your foot parallel to the ground okay okay all right hold on don't start yet while you're doing this you're going to keep your hands out your side you're going to look down at that foot you're going to count Out Loud by 1000s until I tell you to stop conf numerics all right so when I tell you to start you're going to lift whichever foot you want approximately 6 in off the ground with your foot parallel to the ground and you're going to count Out Loud by 1000s until I tell you to stop all right all right you can begin so here go ahead and stop let me demonstrate it for you you're going to lift your foot out like this oh I'm sorry all right with your foot 6 in off the ground approximately 6 in off the ground parallel to the ground all right you're going to keep your hands down by by your side at all times and look down at your feet counting out loud okay all right go ahead and begin 23 4, 5,6,7,8 2010 20123 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 20212 all right you're good all right this last test you're just going to blow into this device we you know we want to give you the benefit of doubt that you haven't been drinking I had kombucha okay cple hours ago right I mean it was yeah past few hours I had kombucha with my friends okay all right so you're just going to blow in that's like you're blowing out birthday candles it will just show us so just wrap your lips around and I'll tell you when to stop blowing keep going keep going keep going keep going keep going one more when you do it just make sure it's like a steady steady long breath okay until we tell you to stop okay ready go keep blowing keep blowing keep blowing keep blowing keep going yeah sorry make sure you're wrapping your lips on and like blowing harder keep going keep blowing keep blowing keep blowing okay so there's no like way to get around this device being deceptive or did you get one or no no okay so the the device is not going to work if if you're trying to be deceptive about it okay so it's literally I I know I know you're just going to Exhale just breathe out as hard as you can and just keep going until I tell you to stop keep going keep breathing keep going keep going keep going keep going keep going okay you keep stopping I'm not trying to be deceptive so you're literally just going to put your lips around it and breathe out forcefully until we tell you stop oh sorry sorry my so all right ready I work in Urgent Care and I did this with patience keep going keep going keep going keep going going it's not even picking up you're like barely blowing let me change what urgent do you working um yeah I'm a a medical assistant student resetting it real quick okay ready keep going keep blowing keep blowing keep blowing keep blowing you're almost there keep going keep going keep going there you go got it uh just hang tight there for a second okay just hang stay with me real quick yeah is everything okay yeah you're okay please be honest my boyfriend what happened with your boyfriend he was diagnosed with sopal cancer okay when was that when yeah just today or today I got the okay and is are you from Maine the license plates Maine I'm not from Ireland I'm from New York I was spending I was in um Maryland for about a year and a half okay I moved back home to be my boyfriend near my family both our families are from here so okay um he had signs of this about a year ago refused to go to the doctor I finally went to get the biopsy and the results were confirmed today so trying to stay calm and not cry Happ I don't know I can show you can I just know now like is everything okay so he's just checking something real quick uh I'm waiting on him so say based on her traffic infractions her admission to consuming alcohol her inability to adequately complete the field sobriety exercises and the results of the PBT officer quickly placed Christina under arrest for driving Under the Influence a search of her vehicle incident to arrest revealed an open container of truly her vehicle was ultimately towed all right so for right now turn around put your hands behind your back you're going be under arrest for driving toxic right Officer please just it pleas so you know you almost crashed into US you tested positive for alcohol where where were you heading where's your boyfriend he's in L but I can't he can't he I don't he's he's he can't deal with this right now I I understand what I supposed to do 1182 all right so just here come over to our our car over here is there anything I can can to so at in this point your car is not legally parked there's no you even said your boyfriend can't come out here you know you're can I please it it it is past that point you know you almost crashed into US you ran a red light and then you failed some test and tested positive for alcohol all right do you you have you don't have any Pockets right on your shorts there's no pockets there are there are do you have anything in in them I don't believe so I might have a vape in my pocket I think it's in my car okay all right you mind if I just pat down your pockets before I put you in the car make sure there's nothing nothing in them is there somebody I can call to help me at at this point no event there is need someone to call to pick you up once we're at that point officer please I have Schoolboard to do you you you won't be here that long go ahead and face the car you're just going to get all I'm just going to pat down your pockets all right the [Applause] car I have a bag that has my my um computer and everything so my phone my keys all he's going to pat you down grab you there's nothing in here right this is just there's no uh jacket or anything no all right um so my there's a big bag has my computer my phone is in there of my we'll grab it for yeah we we'll get everything in we're just going to have you have a seat for now started Dy I the Toyota key on the keychain swear I'm not what what do you need from from the car there is aink bag it has my computer in it my phone is in the console and then the key should be I need my house key off that so all right let go ahead and have a seat in the car for now and we'll we'll get you your stuff rightl you cut it down I I checked if um my vape just sounds so stupid but so yeah um so it's a bag it's got your phone and everything in it wallet the phone should be in the console my wallet is sparkly pink it might be next to the pink bag all right so you need your phone and your wallet and the keys all right so the keys you can take the car key off but and the house key would be great to have yeah all right I yeah all right just hang tight okay we'll get not taken care of for you get the toe sheet thank you officer you're welcome so I just brought your whole bag that way uh when you leave tonight as long as you can get a ride out of here you'll be able to leave tonight yeah that way you just have all your stuff with you right okay thank you if I can make what's up will I be able to make a phone call when I get [Music] there you got everything you need out of the car um my computer my phone my wallet where's the where's the car going uh the car's going to get to to where I'll give you the address I think it's toway I'll write it down before I give it to you okay so I can come pick it up um trying to think if there's anything El in there I it's all going to be secured anyway so okay so nothing to move no nothing will get taken any or anything like that thank you okay um where will I like where am I going for SCH uh you're going to go to the police station so these officers are going to take you they'll process you and then get you out of here okay all right and then I'll be you have somebody in the area that can come pick you up if as long as I can make a phone call Y let you make whatever you need um I don't have the number memorized it's on my cell phone yep we can let you get it off that that's no problem good 1182 in route HQ with one can you getout HQ with2 I go off on this since we got these ones going 1882 by New York clity SLE 242 6 701 or you do 18 do get the back up you just got that 18 wheer all the way down there yeah so they'll they'll sit with your car wait for the tow and everything they'll make sure you know no one messes with it or anything 109 yeah uh just a couple hours if if you can get we just have to go through some paperwork and stuff uh you know the were you with your boyfriend at brothers or no no where does your boyfriend live is he going to be able to pick you up okay when we get all the paperwork done you got to make sure whoever's picking you up is hasn't been drinking hasn't been drinking go ahead last name Cooper Charan ocean wanten you want like fingerprint don't matter got to be open tracks are good what did you have a question what's going on 428 so what 18 yeser valid and for getting your car so uh pretty much so one you know your car is not registered either there the registration expired sorry I can't really hear you but we'll we'll explain everything when we're back you have to go to the DMB for that well you can do it online as long as uh everything else is up to date and he just ran over the curb we'll have a Thomson do a th God Herman's here to us either one of them is back in station you New York idea Maryland New York oh you go unlock it you didn't call call us off here yet right oh no my go and step out shoot you good did you forget something in the car my yep it's okay just my sckers so your sneakers my um yeah my sneakers that I need for work tomorrow okay we grab them thank you from who's in what car are they in what what car is cin for what she wants her sneakers out of the car all right we're going to be going in right around the corner up here sorry I'm so sorry oh no we're going up here got your stuff I'll try to grab them for you I don't know if they I don't know if the car got tow you try to grab them not just going straight ahead to that door right there just face this door right here for me this yellow door [Music] hey you can you uh yeah real quick I'll just bring it down there have stand second before I hook her up to the bench all yeah I mean e either way oh it's right here all right she's going to do a quick pat down make sure I checked her Pockets but just do a all right so just turn around and face this face this door real quick all right never mind I guess we're doing in the other room okay got something down there I don't know thats oh there down there right back to the original plan going down there we'll bring her down there in a second it's a f i don't are we not allowed to [Music] [Music] put you Cooper address [Music] all right we're going right in here okay just going to take a seat on the bench on your left all right let have a seat [Music] a refusal to submit to a chemical test or any portion thereof will result in the immediate suspension and subsequent revocation of your license or operating privilege whether or not you are found guilty of the charge for which you are arrested your refusal to submit to a chemical test or any portion thereof can be introduced into evidence against you at any trial proceeding or hearing resulting from this arrest will you submit to a chemical test to determine the alcohol or drug content of your blood okay M wait I'm sorry did you say that I don't if you don't your license will be suspended okay all right Christina was transported to the Saratoga Springs Police Department by officers Quigley and alfano for further processing at the station Christina agreed to submit breath samples for testing her breath test result indicated a back level of of 0.08% after she was processed Christina was released to a sober party pending her court appearance officer quickly issued Christina the following summonses driving while intoxicated first offense VT l11 923 operating a motor vehicle with 08 of 1% or more of alcohol vtl 11922 moved from Lane unsafely VT l128 alcohol in motor vehicle vl1 12271 unregistered motor vehicle vtl 411a and traffic device violation past red light vtl 111 D1 all right also I'm going to read you somethingone else right all right so you have the right to remain silent and refuse to answer any questions anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law as we discuss this matter you have a right to stop answering my questions at any time that you desire you have a right to talk to a lawyer before speaking to me to remain silent until you can talk to a lawyer and to have that lawyer present with you when you're being questioned if you do desire a lawyer but you cannot afford one one will be provided to you before questioning without cost to you do you understand each of these rights I explain to you all right now that I advised you of your rights you will answer my questions all right so yeah this it it's not going to be that long of a thing here um once we're wrapping it up we'll we'll start calling for rides for for to get a silver party out here to pick you up