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I and it's time to go home and uh you know my husband. >> On August 8th, 2024 around for 10:00 a.m. patrolman Medius Serrano with the Princeton Police Department observed a white 2019 Honda CRV with a spoon street near the intersection with Valley Road being driven despite extensive damage to the driver's side front tire. He initiated a traffic stop and the driver pulled over in front of the bus stop. Patrolman Serrano approached the vehicle to make contact with the driver who was later identified as Megan. He asked Megan what happened to her tire, but she told him that she did not know it out. >> Okay. >> I wasn't really sure what to do when they were, you know, answering the door. >> Okay. Um where where you coming from now? >> Well, I was I was doing some uh door dashing. >> Oh, door dashing. >> Mhm. >> Okay. So, you're working up. >> Mhm. >> Okay. All right. So, now I'm also still on with the princ police. I have a camera. I was recording. Just got to tell everyone that. Um so, you was you said you were working out. You were doing door dash and then like where you heading to now? >> I'm going home. to go home. Where's home? >> I don't have time to go home. Honestly, I don't know because I don't have my phone with me. Like I >> No, no. Like you're you're like where do you live? >> Oh, I live on um >> Where's that? I'm sorry. >> Uh take a right. I'm like new. >> Okay. Like you're saying Princeton like you live here in Princeton? >> Yes, but only so like kind of but I I live um off of and then you're you're um Okay. Okay. So, you're trying to get back home. How far is that from here? And do you have it on GPS or something or >> I don't have my phone when I was looking for it. I was like trying to call my husband to like get him to come like you know street and I I was looking you know all over you know my purse. I don't have my phone. >> Where where's your phone then? >> My phone's home. I went home and I I I went out to get cigarettes and then when I you know tried to go back I didn't know how to go back. >> Okay. All right. And do you know how you got that flat? >> I have no idea. >> Okay. All right. Uh if you can just get your uh license registration app and prove insurance, please. Thank you. >> Oscar 829. >> Thank good uh come on here to my stop. I'm 10 by the way. Whose car is this? >> My husband. >> Oh, your husband's car. Okay. >> So, you said uh where are you coming from now again? >> Home. >> From home. >> Okay. So, you're coming from home and you're and you're and you're going home. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> So, I don't want to be all >> Where'd you get a cigarettes at? >> Um, I think >> Okay. Wa. >> So, this address over here is no good anymore. Is that what it is? The one on your license right now? >> Oh, no. >> Okay. So, you just haven't updated yet? >> All right. How long ago was that? Do you guys move? >> Three. >> 3 months ago. >> No, I know. 17. I started coming out. So, >> okay. his license today in the mail. >> But of course, it's not the car, but you know, I can give you whatever I have here, whatever this is. Uh it yeah just the the paper if you could please. >> Okay. This is the uh right at the registration. Okay. Mhm. >> And so right now I have your license. This is the uh temporary registration. >> Okay. So you don't have like a um registration that isn't temporary anymore? >> Well, I mean I have one on my phone that I could show you, but it's for my car, not his. >> Okay. All right. So this the only proof registration that you have. Uh >> yeah, I mean we're we're in like the middle of trying to get that, you know. Okay. >> Thanks. >> All right. And just another question over here about the uh >> Of course. >> So, you said uh you came you came from home now and you're and you're going home. >> Yeah, I'm trying to go home and I I don't know where I'm going. >> Okay. Um do you know what's going on with your tire? >> No. Yeah, I do. That's why I I actually I went to the um the uh the police uh not the police, the fire department. I went there and no one was answering. Like I went like all the doors. No one was answering the door. So >> where are you coming from? >> Um I I was coming from home to get cigarettes. >> You're coming from home to get cigarettes? Did you have anything to drink tonight? >> Huh? >> Did you consume any alcoholic beverages tonight? >> Yes, I did. >> I I I >> You know what? What happened to your fire and your your vehicle? >> No. No, that didn't happen then. No, I that that didn't happen then. >> Okay. >> It was when I went to go get the cigarettes. Um >> I think it was it was a Wawwa, >> but >> where do you live? >> Again, I I I'm from uh Basking Ridge, which is like an hour from here. Okay. >> So, I'm very like I don't know this area really well. >> And I and I do Door Dash a lot, which is where I was coming from. So, >> um Okay. >> But you said uh you told you told me earlier that this address of you is no good anymore, right? You're living somewhere else now. >> Yes. >> Where is it at that you're living at? >> As he was speaking with Megan, he detected the odor of alcohol and noticed other signs of impairment. Based on his suspicion of impairment, he asked Megan to recite the alphabet and then count backwards from 88 to 68. Afterwards, she was eventually asked to exit the vehicle and perform field sobriety exercises. Okay. >> Princeton. >> It's like between Princeton and uh >> Okay. Can you do me a favor? Just turn your car off first because you're not going to be driving this vehicle. You got to turn the ignition off. >> Thank you. All right. Um hold on one second. Okay. through the verbals. >> Yes. I want you to run her through the verbals. >> Okay. >> And then she said she's been drinking. >> Mhm. >> We're going to run her through some stuff. >> Okay. All right, ma'am. So, um, we just want to make sure, you know, given everything that we have here, that, you know, you're going to be okay to drive. Uh, >> yeah. No, I wouldn't have blessed if I didn't feel that way. >> So, I'm just going to ask you um a few questions. Okay. Uh first one, you're familiar with uh what's your u highest level of education? >> Um I have an associates degree and I'm um in the middle of getting my bachelor's. >> Okay, great. All right. So, you're familiar with the English alphabet? >> Yes. >> Okay. So, if you could just do me a favor and then uh tell me the alphabet from A to Z uh without singing one letter at a time. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> So, whenever you're ready, you may begin. >> A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y and Z. >> Okay. Uh you're familiar with numbers, so you can count like from from zero to 100. Well, if you're going to ask me to do it backwards, I I probably couldn't do that anyway. So, but >> you mean like you you wouldn't you wouldn't know the numbers or >> depends what you're asking. >> Okay. Well, you you you can count from a zero to 100, right? Like you're familiar with numbers, >> of course. Yeah. >> Okay. Good. Good. Good. Um All right. So, >> okay. So, I'm just going to ask you to uh count backwards for me from number uh starting at number 88, >> okay? >> And ending at number 608. You may uh >> 88 to 68. >> Correct. And you may begin whenever you're ready. 88 87 86 85 84 83 82 81 80 79 78 77 76 75 74 73 72 71 70 69 68 >> Okay. Um I'm just going to ask you a favor. Uh so you have the keys inside over there still? All right. Uh just if if you're willing to do so, we just want to run you through some other tasks. Okay. Uh we're gonna have to uh have you stop outside of the car for those. Okay. Uh if you're willing to do those, I'm just going to have you stop out for that. You're willing to do them for us? >> I mean, I guess I don't have choice. >> Well, yes. Um, like I said, you know, if you're willing to do the test, >> I'm willing. I just want to go home. >> All right, understandable. And like I said, you know, we come out here once we're uh >> once we're done with those and >> you know, like I've uh I have >> So just just come out this way. If if I fall, I'm uh >> Yeah, I'll So, I'm I'm I'm actually going to ask you about that now. So, >> I'm going to ask you about that now. Um >> Okay. Do you have >> besides I don't think so. I mean, I I worry about that because I'm afraid of falling over. >> Okay. >> Between Lee initially administered the horizontal gaze nestagmas HGN test. During the HGN test, patrolmanly observed the lack of smooth pursuit, distinct and sustained nestagmas at maximum deviation and the onset of nestagmas prior to 45°. The second exercise was the walk and turn test which was administered by patrolman Serrano. During the walk and turn test, Megan did not touch heel to toe on each step and initially failed to count aloud. The final exercise was the one leg stand test, and Megan failed to raise her foot in the proper fashion while displaying a lack of balance. >> Okay, I'll take that into consideration. Uh, just hang tight for a second. Let me put this in the car. I'll be right back. >> You're not sure what what you struck along the way, >> right? And I actually I said I went to I saw a um a place that that I could a fire department to ask if I could borrow the phone >> so I could tell my husband that >> I like my my front rear was >> messed up. >> Um and I don't have the phone to call him. So I I tried to do that. They weren't answering. So >> You don't have a phone on you at all? >> No. >> Okay. All right. >> So, I thought I thought I thought my best bet was to go to the fire department and see if I could talk to them. And >> Well, let me ask you this. How much did you have to drink today? >> Um I >> Were you drinking at home? >> No, no, no. I I was doing um I was I was going to uh I was well I went out with my family and then I went door dashing and then when I couldn't get door dashing anymore I went to uh the IBN and I had two drinks there. >> You had two drinks? So what time was that? >> Um >> like how long ago? I actually I I told the guy I'm like, "Kick me out the at 12:30 cuz I have to go home." >> And do you know what time it is now or >> I know it's like 4:00. >> Okay. Are you wearing color contacts at all? Do you wear contacts? >> No. >> No. So, you don't have any contacts or anything in your eyes? >> No. >> Okay. So, I'm going to I'm going to check your eyes. Okay. >> Okay. >> So, what I'm going to do is I'm I'm going to have this pen. I'd like you to follow the tip of this pen >> with your eyes and your eyes only. Okay. >> Okay. >> I don't want you to move your head. >> You understand? >> Sure. >> Okay. Just keep keep your eyes on this thing on the tip of the pen. Ready? Keep your head still. Okay, I follow it this direction. Okay. All right, ma'am. So, we're going to perform then a few uh other tasks. Okay. Um >> like I was asking you before ever happened before. This is really um Yeah, >> embarrassing and they just want to go home. >> Okay. No, that's that's understandable. Like I said before, you know, if uh we perform these tasks, right, and we're able to determine that you're you're fine to drive, then, you know, we'll we'll go from there, right? Uh but uh if you're willing to, we got to perform a few more tasks. Okay. Uh so >> I've seen some of the tests say like, you know, say the alphabet backwards. Some people can't do that even when they're, you know, >> Yeah. I'm not going to have you say the alphabet backwards. And I mean we're already passed the alphabet one. You've already done that. Uh so for this uh for this first first task, let me just ask you to uh step away from the car. >> Okay. But can I please uh you know just let you know that I don't have very good um I I'll take that into account. Yeah, absolutely. So, if you can just step away from the car. >> Okay. >> That's why you're sitting back in the car cuz I was afraid I was going to fall. >> Okay. >> Um, talk from over here. So, camera >> from over here where I'm at. >> I'm sorry. Oh, yeah. Sure. Uh, okay. So, for the first test, I'm just going to have you uh go to the starting position first. Okay. So, for the starting position for this test, you're going to uh pick up your right foot. You're going to put in front of your left foot and both of your hands down to your side like this. Okay, that's going to be the starting position for for this task. So, heel to toe if you can, please. Um, so the heel of your uh Yeah. >> So, like I I already like I have I have a problem. Sorry. >> Yeah. Like heel heel to toe. Okay. So, >> I can't do it. >> Yep. >> Yeah. Take your time getting to the starting position cuz I need you to get to the starting position. do this anyway. So, >> okay. And what do you mean anyway? >> You you're going to stay standing. Okay. So, just go to a starting position. So, heel heel to toe. Okay. So your right foot in front of your left foot like this and your hands down at your side. Okay. Okay. So from the Okay. So from the starting position, you're going to walk forward nine steps heel to toe. Okay. Nine of them. Okay. Um, and then once you get to your ninth step, you're going to take a series of small steps and you're going to turn 180° and you're going to walk back nine steps. So, I'm going to demonst >> correct on a straight line. Okay? As as straight as you possibly can. So, just imagine a straight line straight line and you're going to take those uh nine steps. I'm going to demonstrate to you doing uh three steps. Okay? You're going to be doing nine. And this how they should look like. Okay. >> Uh, he toe your arms down at your side. Okay. And you're going to do and you're going to count them out loud and looking at your foot as you as you take the steps. Okay. So, it's going to look something like this. One, two, three. I'm doing three. You're going to do nine. Once you get to nine, you take a series of small steps. Okay. >> And then you're going to do nine more steps. So, I am going to u demonstrate again. You're gonna do >> just please make sure I don't fall. That's all I can. >> Yeah, we're gonna Yeah, we're we're gonna be we're gonna be here. We're gonna make sure you don't fall. But you know, once you take the series of small steps and you turn around, you take one, two, three. Again, I'm doing three. You're going to be doing nine. Do you understand the instructions? If you can just go back and you're you're not going to start until I tell you to. Okay. >> Okay. >> So, do you understand the instructions for this test? >> Nine. Turn around. Nine. >> So, did you understand that? >> Out loud. Look down at your feet. >> Keep your arms at your sides. >> After your ninth step, keep your front foot on the on the line. Take a couple take a series of small steps. Turn around. Nine more. >> I got it. Heel toe. >> You understand? >> Y. >> Okay. So, you may begin. Count them all out. >> You didn't tell me that until just now. Nine. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. Okay. So, for the next test, okay, uh you're going to pick up uh you first go to the starting position, uh which is going to be your both your feet down uh parallel like mine. Uh yeah, both of them together. And then No, stay over here. >> Yes. Stay stay right over there where you were was good. Just want to make sure I'm on a flat surface. Yeah. like once a month. So, >> okay. Yeah. No. Yeah, we'll we'll take that into account. >> So, you're going to keep your your feet like this and your arms out on your side. Okay. For this test, uh it's going to be one leg extend. It's called you're basically going to pick any foot of your choice. So, if you want your right, go back to the starting position. >> Awesome. >> Yeah, it's okay. So you pick any foot of your choice. So it can be your left one, your right one, and you're going to lift it up from approximately six uh inches from the ground. Okay? And you're going to keep it parallel to the ground. And you're going to be looking at your foot as you're um as you perform this test. Okay? So again, hands down at your side, any foot of your choice. You're just going to lift it up approximately six inches from the ground. And you're going to count out loud, okay? In this manner. 1,000 and 1,002 1,003. And you're going to continue until I tell you to stop. >> Do you understand these instructions? >> Demonstrate it with your foot. Demonstrate it. >> So, it's going to look something. It's going to look something like this. You're going to pick any foot of your choice, right? So, I'm going to pick my >> Can I like be on like a flat surface with that? >> Would you like to face the curb? The curb? >> Yes. That would be beautiful. Okay. Right here. >> Yeah. Just step a little bit away from from over there. Yeah. Just >> Okay. So, you're going to stand pick any foot of your choice, right? And you're going to be do you're going to count in this manner. >> 1,001 1,002 1,003 1,004 1,00 And you're going to continue until I tell you to stop. Okay? So, hands down at your side, looking at your foot, counting out loud. Okay. Approximately 6 inches from the ground. >> Do you understand these instructions? >> Yes. >> Yes. Okay. So, you may begin. 1,0001,0002 100, 103, 104,5,6,7,08, 109,0,1,23,4,57, 2018, 2019, 1,20,21,2 >> You may stop based on the extensive damages to her front tire, the odor of alcohol, her admission to consuming alcohol, and her inability to adequately perform the field sobriety exercises. Megan was placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated. Megan was searched by patrol woman Jennifer Lynn and her vehicle was searched incident to arrest, but no open containers were found. Megan was transported to the Princeton Police Department for further processing. Patrolwoman Lynn stayed with the vehicle until it was towed for a mandatory 12-hour impound as required by John's law. >> Okay, just over here for one second. >> Okay, ma'am. So, I'm just going to have you turn around for me. Put your hands behind your back. You're being placed on arrest for driving under damage. 59 43 not the test. I mean, I >> Yeah, we'll we'll talk to you a bit more about it, but uh uh for the time being, uh you're as I said before, you're being placed under arrest for trying under the influence. Okay. >> But how would you know that? >> Okay. >> If you don't mind, just stop. >> Just this way. Right in front of the car. Can I call my husband? >> Right. >> Yes. You're going to have you're going to have >> you're going to call them whenever we get back. Our station's right here. Right. >> You have anything in your No. >> Check around the driver's seat. Make sure there's no toxic. Yeah. >> Oscar 59 25 minutes. Thank you. It's going to ask her if uh there's anything besides the purse that she wants. Uh and the purse is open. So, I don't know if there's any >> anything that it's like in the car now that she wants to go in here. Is there anything? >> I I don't didn't look through it. Um wallet, I guess. >> No cell phone? >> No cell phone? No. I at least I can't see without, you know, like looking for it. >> So, you're pretty sure you don't have a cell phone on you anymore? >> I don't think it's in there. No. >> Okay. So, you think you left it at home or >> I think I left it at home. >> We're at the bar. >> It's been uh I think the bar >> possible. >> Do you remember using your cell phone at the IV or No. >> At the bar. Do you remember using your cell phone while in there or >> in the beginning? Yeah. >> Okay. So, >> it's it's possible for sure, but I was I was home first, so it's very possible my kitchen. >> Here's the thing. Just want to let you know I picked up your purse as you uh requested from inside your car, but it's open. So, I'm going to close your purse for you. Okay, >> that's fine. >> All right. Do you know your phone? >> Your husband's telephone number? >> Yes. >> You know, off off the top of your head. >> Yeah. >> Okay. All right. Okay. So, your purse going to come with you. Anything else from inside the car that you want to come with you or >> um if I could get water um >> that we have at the station. >> Okay. >> All right. Okay. Yeah. >> Yeah. Also with it. Uh did she asked her if she hit anything? >> No, I I don't have the keys with her. Oh, it's over here on top of the car. >> She couldn't tell where she where she hit how she got that. >> That's the key. We just take her house keys off. >> We can look after the fact, but for now, you got to sit with the the >> No, I'm going to look at her car. >> Yeah. And then we'll look see if she has one. But um or the car, right? I want you to keep up. Guess what? >> Oh, it's not your tag. >> Oh, it's your tag. Okay. >> Okay. Okay, ma'am. So, your keys, they're going to go inside your purse. Okay. I'm going to put them in here. All right. He's coming with you. There's something else to watch my kids. There's two and six. >> Okay. Well, that's what h needs to be happening. I mean, there's nothing we can do about that. All right. So, just so the purpose >> Yeah, the documents are in here with me. Um All right. >> Maybe call her phone from the corporal's phone real quick. >> See if uh it'll ring in the car. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Just in case, I'll stand by the car. >> At the Princeton Police Department, she was read the standard statement for motor vehicle operators and she agreed to submit breath samples. >> Yeah. >> So, here's what we're going to do for you. See if uh perhaps your phone is inside the car somewhere, maybe it fell on the ground, whatever. So, we'll give it a call and see if it rings over there. So, definitely need uh your uh phone number if you can give that to us. >> That didn't work. It didn't even ring, Jen. It's not even raining. It's going straight to voicemail. Your call has been forwarded to voicemail. >> Did you hear it? It's ringing. I'm T. Hey, let's get let's get her back. Okay. Oh, great. Go ahead. >> Transporting one adult female in headquarters starting my 10831. I don't have that. Just a reminder, we can't open the salt doors from dispatch. So, you'll have to walk. All right, man. It'll be a short ride. Okay. It's right around the corner here. Officer 893. Transport completed. Any mileage 35. patrolmanly operated the machine and her [clears throat] alco test results indicated a back of 0.11% which was more than the legal limit of 0.08%. After she was processed, Megan was released to her husband pending her court appearance. He signed the potential share the lady warning form on her behalf. Patrolman Serrano issued her the following summones: operating under the influence. Reckless driving, careless driving, tire equipment, vehicle in unsafe condition, and failure to notify DMV of address change. Okay. I'm going to undo your belt and then I'm going to have you step out. Okay. Uh >> feet first. Watch your head. You're going to have to help me with my arm.