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September 21st 2024 patrolman Shan Brandt with the Summerdale Police Department observed the driver of a 2015 Jeep driving at a high rate of speed on War Road in the vicinity of Preston Avenue the vehicle also appeared to be tailgating the vehicle in front but she was actually following her father's vehicle as they were headed home he began pursuing the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop at War Road and elener Avenue in the neighboring town of traford the driver pulled over and the vehicle she was following stopped in front of that car patrolman Briant contact with the driver who was identified as 20-year-old Leela did you have your registration card your I didn't print it out but I did have it like re I did pay for it ahead of time so I just log in Leela told patroman Bryant that she was coming from a wedding and that she was headed home as he was speaking with Leela he detected the odor of alcohol based on his suspicion of impairment lelu was asked to exit the vehicle and perform field sobriety exercises all right of course yeah turn your hazards off yeah and then if if you find it just put them back on all right yeah hello sir be 31 turns up found it so yes I have this insurance up and then I can p up the insance yeah that's good all right do favor I'm just going to have you step out all right I smell alcohol from your breath I just want to make sure you're get to drive go from there who's this to you you said your boyfriend so that's my dad around the corner yeah all we just came from a wedding so I'll come came from a wedding [Music] yeah we want to walk right over the sidewalk yeah to the sidewalk not in the street uh you have any problems with your eyes are wearing glasses no just wearing glasses mind looking at tip this pin I want you to follow with your eyes and your eyes only all right do not move your head do you understand the first exercise was the horizontal gaze nystagmus hgn test but she did not cooperate so the test could not be completed the second exercise was the walk and turn test during the walk and turn test Leela failed to touch Heel To Toe on each step took an incorrect number of steps and turned improperly the final exercise was the one leg stand test and Leela failed to raise her foot in the proper fashion while placing her foot down before the test was [Music] [Applause] complete don't move your head just try to look out at it and keep your head face with me and just look at at the pin all [Applause] right look at at the pen got to go all the way up to the PIN you okay you're like KN be forward I need you just look all the way out I'm looking I'm looking I know but I need your eyes to go further that way so no n no eyes just what was that no head just eyes yes just your eyes do not move your head [Music] all the way at of all right we'll just see next test I couldn't get anything cuz you're not looking all the way out I'm sorry no was no problem uh are you comfortable walking in those or do you want to take them off no I'm good all right cuz you put your right foot in front of your left touching Hill to toe just like so and then as you start just put your right foot in front of your left and stay where you're at all right going I ask you to begin you're going to take nine Heel To Toe steps all right n nine Heel To Toe steps you're when I ask you to begin you're going to take nine Heel To Toe steps all right so right right foot in front of your left touching heel to tail just like this you need to hold that position all right when I ask you again you're going to take nine Heel To Toe steps you're going to count each step out loud and keep your hands down to your side it's going to look like so one two when I ask you to begin three all the way up to nine on your ninth step you're going to turn around you're going walk back nine steps in the same manner touching Hill to toe arms down at your side looking down at your feet and Counting each step out loud do you understand yes you maybe again [Music] 11 all right just hold uh Hold Your Position you're fine all right I need put your feet together Hills touching Hills toes touching toes your arms down at your side all right when I ask you to begin you're going to lift your foot whichever foot you like six in off the ground it's going to look like one two three and so you're going to do that until I ask you to stop the test lasts for 30 seconds all right um you have any problems with your legs there none all right whichever foot you feel more comfortable with 6 in off the ground going to count 1 1,000 2 1,000 till I tell you to stop you count 1 1,000 2 1 1,00 2 1,000 3 1,000 4 1,000 and 6 in 4 1 about foot 6 in 6 in lower lower you're making it worse for yourself sorry like 6 in the height of a dollar bill soda can one two 3 Jesus four all right 5 6 7 all right how much do you have to drink today two drinks two drinks house is literally like 2 minutes around the corner yeah yeah yeah saw was I don't know how um all right and this your dad yeah so base off your tests I don't really have a choice I going to place you under us patrolman Bryant asked Leela how much she had to drink and she admitted to consuming to drinks earlier that evening based on her erratic driving the odor of alcohol her admission to consuming alcohol and her in ability to adequately complete the field sobriety exercises patrolman Bryant placed Leela under arrest for driving under the influence the vehicle that she had been driving was impounded for a mandatory 12-hour hold under John's law instead of the Summerdale Police Department leelo was transported to the statford police department for further processing under arrest correct for driving while intoxicated we still have another test to do okay all right we'll go down to the station and we'll go from there right I'll C you in the front since you're I'll go and talk to your dad okay all right we're just going to do one more test that's comfortable you all right I'm going put them on to walk out to my car all right [Applause] are you from Jersey or now no well we live here now but I'm from Fey how long you been in Jersey like 2 years so like 10th grade in high school so two years 10th grade in high school how old are you I'm like 21 I'm about to be 21 you're about to be 21 that's 317 [Music] hello sir oh all right I'm officer Brown at Su police all right your daughter's been placed under arrest for susp Dr while intoxicated I'm sure you saw the reason I stopped her she almost sped into the back of you you and then she was tailgating you I didn't know she was even underage she said she's not 21 yet she why want whatever all right so the the procedure is it's just a few tickets I'll take her down I'll do the paperwork should Blow In The Box should be no more than 30 minutes 40 minutes um I'll probably take her to straford Police Department to run the test and then she'll get released in 40 minutes you want to meet us down there and about a half hour 45 minutes I can release her to you yeah yeah I'll do that um the car you guys taking it the car's got to be impounded for 12 hours because of John John's law we don't want her driving because we are releasing her so tomorrow around where my watches off 12:00 you'll be able to pick up the vehicle all right but we have to un pound it just because of the scenario all right uh I haven't explained it to her yet but she it's only traffic in New Jersey you guys from PA no I live around the corner actually she she's just growing stud ow yeah but I live right around the corner yeah I didn't know well she's from Philly so the rules are different in Philly it's criminal here it's just traffic that's good news that's good news fail my no no no she's traffic tickets in it only she's getting a few traffic tickets and you got to get a court all right 40 minut 40 45 minutes is so 45 minutes tops I'll make sure she calls you when I'm about to wrap up okay and then make sure you can come on all right okay thank you no problem did you ask her what she needed from her car I did not I just got her phone first ma'am what did you need from your vehicle I just know I have my license and everything in in the back seat yeah I have your license there so he was going to grab your purse and your phone is there anything else you need no everything else was just my phone and my purse in the back seat and then that's it your box still up yeah that's just her purse and her phone is in there I got the keys and uh you have a personal keys or oh not personal just this this is all that was on it this key is right here I just took this off give her that if you want put it I just took the actual car key off I ask her I don't want to lock out we have your phone in your purse um do you have house keys or anything just in there they're in here well might be in the um the the Greek bag that looks like Greek letters in it like yellow and blue that's just my car keys I have my house keys in the other big bag in the back seat other big bag in the back it should have like a a blue lanyard on it the blue lanyard all right I'm on I'm on blue bag with Greek letters probably not no no I've been carless until today oh really yeah I was driving my way um uh you can put it back in there prob your keys are in here yes all right I'm just going to bring the whole thing all right I put your person inside of it okay so like I said it's only traffic in New Jersey it's not a criminal offense it shouldn't mess you up with anything all right your dad said you get a r what are you in school for what is it yeah so that shouldn't mess you up with anything 4686 686 you got myself 073 734 CER Hospital 07 where's you [Music] all right so I have to read you this form it's a yes or no question rather you'll take the breathalizer so just listen to me all right you can arrested for driving while intoxicated njsa 39450 the law requires you to submit samples of your breath for the purpose of testing to determinate alcohol content a record of taking of breath samples including the test results will be made upon your request a copy of that record will be made available to you after you provided samples of your breath for testing you have the right at your own expense to have a person or physician of your own selection to take independent samples of your breath blood or urine for independent testing if you refuse to provide samples of your breath you'll be issued a separate summon for refusal a court may find you guilty of both refusal and driving law intoxicated if a court finds you guilty of refusal you'll be subject to various P including a license revocation up to 20 years a fine up $2,000 installation of an ignition interlock and refer to intoxicated driver's Resource Center these penalties may be in addition to penalties and opposed by the courts for any other offenses you are found guilty you have no legal right to have attorney physician or anyone else present for the purpose of taking of breath samples you have no legal right to refuse to give or delay giving samples of your breath any response from you that ambiguous or conditional in any respect to my request that you provide samples of your breath will be treated as a will be treated as a refusal to submit the breath testing even if you agree to take the test but then do not follow my instructions do not properly perform test or do not provide sufficient breath samples I will charge you with refusal to submit the breath testing I repeat the law requires you to submit samples of your breath for testing will you submit samples of your breath I'm going head over right um You said you don't you don't want that do you want your Yeti cup no no it no it's has ow it's like old it's like 3 weeks old it's 3 weeks old whatevers in it it's probably m 3 weeks old yeah he said it's 3 weeks I'll check you can dump it out but like I just are you coming to straford grab me uh a book and come to straford take a book um I got to stop down at the station and grab one mine's all out that's fine I got to do all this you put this at the station for you I'll keep it yeah I don't want you doing all that crap oh yeah the [ __ ] is that I don't know try I ice it's fine I'm just going to leave it it's I just like cff in your car right I'm not going to do anything with it 31 7 Central transporting one adult female from the stop to District 32s headquarters starting is 868 sh sh 31700 P me out anding plus one all right step out walk right to this door here he keys [Music] see t oh [Music] I hope it's in the bag if it was it in your purse or it was in the car I think uh no it's in here all right I'll give it to you in a minute so let me get you now you're fine course I know it seems a lot worse than what it is you'll have a court date and what are you scared what are you thought you were going jail oh um yeah you're fine you're going right home like I was just saying it's just ticket in that 317 Central transporting one adult female from staford continue my last [Music] can I pass it no this is it which one this this house right on the left yes all right I just had to have somebody sign for the form but where's where's your dad's car atom W uh I should have come yeah I'll give you I'll give you a phone let you call 317 you can put me out ending plus one yeah I didn't see him there or actually yes there was a car there hopefully he saw me leave and F us hey um where are you he's definitely there or outside of where well he dropped me off at the house and he need somebody SL from me and he don't see the car come to the house mommy's in the house okay she's going to come outside all right [Music] [Music] here's a bag of stuff you have three tickets I'll explain everything so I don't have to twice but up there so you're still in nursing school um undergrad I'm still a junior undergrad I'm going to what is it like toop an internship just an inter just uh under like I'm a junior in college so I'm still on my way to medical school how you like it so far yes that's good how's her owan um as a medical school I like it um as a small school cuz I'm used to small schools I like under 300 kids know yeah I'm not really being on social places so like it's a small community that I can get involved in that's good yeah [Music] the light just turned on so yeah what's [Music] coming yeah man this form is a John saw form it's just saying that you won't let her drive for the next 12 hours okay all right all here's a license thank you this is everything that's everything your license only thing I took from it and that's a three tickets and I'll explain it once your mom gets back all right so on the tickets she has court date it's going to be October 8th at run and me courts she has three tickets um DWI reckless driving and a failure maintain Lane um as far as the tickets it's one or none it's not like she's going to get all of those tickets it's just one or none and you don't need a lawyer for the first hearing your judge is going to talk to you and ask you how you're going to proceed so you just need to show up so don't think you need to rush and do all that all right uh the car was to to Wayne's Auto tomorrow at noon you can get the vehicle out of Mound do you have any questions um so as far as um her license she's going to get points off before transporting her to the statford police department patrolman Bryant read Leela the standard statement for motor vehicle operators Leela agreed to submit breath samples for testing her Alco test results indicated a back of of 0.15% which was almost double the legal limit of 0.08% for drivers over 21 and 15 times the legal limit of 0.01% for drivers under 21 after Leela was processed patrolman Bryant gave Leela a ride home and released her to her mother after she signed the potential Shar lady warning form on Leela's behalf Leela was issued the following summonses operating Under the Influence reckless driving careless driving and failure to maintain Lane um no points off like like where they like she gets in trouble and if you get a certain amount of points or they uh you so with DWI now they stop doing the she'll hit points on her license if she gets the reckless driving but if she gets DWI they just do an aition in a lock now I think and that's it I don't even think they spend their life anymore they just do the an walk so I don't know it's been a while for me but okay all right thank you all good lat thank you all right take care from