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This might come from the bottom from the bottom from the bottom of like is there a reason you were rubbing your engine before? [Music] Around 2:30 a.m. on November 9, 2024, officers Aaron Font and Valentino Salgado with the Hoboken Police Department observed the driver of a 2006 Acura RSX ACU in the the vicinity of New York Street and Bloomfield Street. They continued following the vehicle on Bloomfield Street northbound and activated their emergency light and the driver pulled over at the corner of Simmons Street and Bloomfield Street. Officer Font made contact with the driver who was identified as 24year-old David. But we just Heat. Heat. [Music] Are you one of the bars? All I need is the registration. Hey, my man. He's asking you a question. What is your question, officer? No, man. Uh, he's talking to the driver. He's the operator of the vehicle. This does not require you to talk. Okay. Thank you. All right. Well, he has to hear a lot of people question. I'm trying to figure it out. I don't know. But that's his question right now. I'm sorry. If you want question, have you been drinking tonight? I'm sorry. No, officer. I'm sorry. I just came up my airport right now. I I I have to tell my paperwork right now. I'm so sorry. I have to fill my paperwork paper right now. I'll be right down the the fine. Did he answer your question? No, I didn't hear. What was your question? I don't know. You're not aware of the question you asked me. I never asked you. Oh, one second. I asked you if you had anything to drink. I don't know what he did. Ma'am, can you just remove your hand from that location, please? Thank you. But like I'm so confused. What are you guys exactly looking for? I'm sorry. What are you exactly looking for? I don't know what he's looking for. Oh. [Music] I have a question for you. Huh? Regardless of like your insurance and your update. Don't miss [Music] my reverse. This my reverse code right here. No, this is the current. No, this the current one. It says 2024. It says September 2024. So that's the one right there. This is the one that's closed. Yes. I'm sorry. I thought was I thought that was Take your time. [Music] Go take your time. Take your time. Take your time. Make all night. [Music] forces. 119. [Music] Who's the RO on this car? [Music] [Music] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Hey man, do me a favor. Turn the car off for me, please. Yeah, thank you. Officer, I'm so sorry. Like Ducky [Music] My man, if you don't have it, it's better to just say that you don't have it instead of looking for it everywhere. Sorry, I'm just looking. [Music] You're not the operator of the vehicle. Pardon me. I'm so sorry. I lift it again because I I know I had it out. I just Go ahead. As officer Font asked David for his documents, he seemed to be unable to locate all of the necessary documentation. Officer Font detected the odor of alcohol and observed other indicators of impairment. He continued to deny having consumed any alcohol before operating a motor vehicle, but Officer Font instructed him to exit the vehicle and perform field sobriety. Take your time. Don't worry about it. Take your time. Don't worry about it. [Music] I just had coffee. Don't worry about it. Sorry. It's just I'm just really nervous. First time I've been pulled over. Nervous. Fine. You guys been pulled over. So I never been pulled over before. I just came to the airport. You just came back home. We love you right now. Step out. Ma'am, you're more than welcome to stand outside as well. I assume like I'm forced to. I'm sorry. I'm forced to. No, no, no. You It's totally up to you. You can stay here. I'm perfectly fine. I'm sorry. I'm perfectly fine. You're here. Okay. Yeah. Can you shine some light here? I just want to look for some paperwork. Right. You just want what? I want to like make sure I have all the paperwork if you need it. Um, can I borrow your flashlight? No, I'm I'm sorry. I cannot let you do that. No problem. You can shine through all my life. [Music] So, this is right here. In fact, the bow. Okay. Can I ask you a question? No problem. What's up? Is that your boyfriend? No, he's not my boyfriend. Who is he to you? Um, that is my cousin. Your cousin? Yes. Okay. Has he been drinking tonight? No, he had. I mean, from what I know. You've been drinking though, right? I have. Okay. No, that's not a problem. It's I mean, I'm 24 years old. You can have my ID for all you know. I'm sorry. I said I'm 24 years old. Would you like my No, I don't need your I'm positive. You didn't do anything wrong. Oh, okay. But if you would like my right here. Okay. I could have it. You can shine through all my light. It's all good. Thank you. It's okay. I mean, regardless of it, I think you would like the look at it. No, you're good, boss. Thank you, ma'am. I'm just going to step on to that other side, okay? Cuz I don't want to get hit by a car at this point. So, what exactly is your point? I'm sorry. What exactly is your point? What besides like shining bright like lights and what's my point? Uh, my point is making sure that we're safe on this traffic stop. Okay, no problem. I would like to know where is the owner of this car. Where is the owner of this car? He So he's not the owner of the car. She she So, where's she at? I'm sorry. I It's up to you. You don't have to. If you want to. If you don't want to, you don't have to. This is mine. So, I'm going to take So, this is Is the owner of the vehicle going to get like towed or anything? Okay, I'm just going to get out the car for you. It's completely up to you, but if you want to, that's okay by myself and you. I'm just going to make sure you get out safely. All right, hold on. Hey, no. Okay. If you want to step out, you can. It's up to you. It's completely if you feel safer in the car, if you feel safer outside the car, whatever is safer for you. If you're exiting the vehicle, I'm just going to make sure you do it safely. Okay. Well, my phone is completely dead. It's up to you. What do you want to do? I mean, is there any way of connecting the vehicle? Oh, I'm sorry. Is there any way of connecting the vehicle to some kind of power? Like, uh, not at this time. Okay. So now my question to you is go ahead. Are you going to we're So what's currently going on is your cousin is being uh tested for a field sobriety test which I don't know how that's going. have the same over here obviously but whatever happens happens. Uh if we deem that he is under the influence of alcohol we will be placing him under arrest. Um and then at that point and then stand by. Okay. Just give me a second. Take your time. Um, at that point you obviously are not able to drive the vehicle because I know that you have been I can tell that you've been drinking. You've already stated that you have. So if your cousin does end up getting arrested, this vehicle will be towed unless you can get a driver a valid driver's license and somebody who's not was to contact somebody from your phone. I'm sorry, not from my phone, but maybe your cousin's phone if it's still I mean, we can probably turn the car on in a little bit once we figure out what's going on and have you charge that phone, but All right, I got it. You guys are doing everything. Would it feel like safer? Like would you feel more comfortable? It's not up to me. No, no, no, no. Like I just like if you feel comfortable getting out the car, you feel safer. I don't like to play with this [ __ ] No, I get you. Don't this has nothing to do with me. In my opinion, I like people out the car only for the fact that we don't have to worry about [ __ ] out the car. No, you can stay in. I don't believe this [ __ ] It's up to you. You want to stay in? You want to get out? I'm Puerto Rican myself, so Okay. Okay. Again, you don't have to get out the car. It's up to you. No, no, I don't. If you want to, you can get out. All jokes aside, like I know you. I'm sorry. I know you like Nothing Nothing's Nothing's going on unless you want to get out the car. That's it. I don't feel comfortable. I'm sorry, sir. Over there on the corner. Uh, he's conducting the field sobriety test. And you can pull on his wallet. I I don't want as well cuz And this is your sergeant? That is my sergeant. Yes. Lovely. [ __ ] lovely. [ __ ] lovely hob. Here we got it. No problem. Let me just All right. The keys are right here. You can just hit the lock button on the keys. Where? Right here. One of those have to be it. All right, you're good. You coming out? All right, let me just make sure you get out safely. All right, you're good. Come on. Again, I'm not asking you out of the vehicle. I don't care. I just want you Okay. Okay. No problem. I just want you to know that. No problem. You can just step on the sidewalk if you want. Where is my friend? I thought that was your cousin. No, exactly. Your friend. I know. Regardless of it, don't get asction. This is this of your choice. What do you want to be about? So raise one foot in your foot. I didn't say your foot down. Your choice in off the ground. 1 200 300. We're going to be conducting field sobriety on you. We're going to find a nice level spot for you to walk. Going to walk over here across the street. 119 right here by the stop sign log. I'm going to be conducting field sobriety the other way. Turn face this way. Yeah. Oh, you could stand right there. Yeah. Officer Font started with the horizontal gaze nestagmas a Hgene and test and he observed the lack of smooth pursuit distinct and sustained nestagmas at maximum deviation and the onset of nestagmas prior to 45 degrees. He did not observe vertical gaze nestagmas. The second exercise was the walk and turn test. During the walk and turn test, David failed to touch heel to toe on each step while turned improperly. The final exercise was the one leg stand test and David failed to raise his foot in the proper fashion and did not count in the correct sequence. Keep your hands out of your pockets for me. Yeah. I'm going ask you again. Do you have anything to drink today? No, absolutely not. Officer, I just came pick up my cousin. She just came back from the club and I just came pick up from um So, I dropped her off at the club and I could pick her up from the airport. You had nothing to drink in the int. Absolutely not. So, take your hat off for me. Yeah, absolutely. You just put that somewhere. Yeah. See my pen? What color is my pen? What color is the pen? What color is the pen? Black. Okay. You see it? Mhm. Okay. For this test, I'm going to be having you follow the pen with your eyes, your eyes only. Do you understand? You have anything wrong with your eyes? I should be aware of wear glasses, contacts. Okay. Ready? Mhm. Eyes and eyes only. Officer, you you flash you flashing that that the light top. I can't see the light. You can't see the pen. No, I can't see the pen. Is this better? Right there. Thank you. I appreciate that. Thank you. Well, I still have to see your eyes, so it's going to be like this now. Okay. Thank you. We're going to start again. 115 real quick dry nice and moist [Music] before they provide it and then it will be What's the reason? The initial reason was for unlicensed driver. We now have a valid driver on scene. Okay. Blink unable to provide it for ready. Mhm. Ready. Okay. Officer. Just want to make sure you're ready. boy. Charge. Uh LT, this uh vehicle is double park. All right. Did you not Okay. Okay. Blink. Obviously, I promise you I'm not drunk. I swear to God. Okay, it's fine. 24 hours on them as well. Just a few more. Okay. Blink. Same test. You're going to follow it up instead of side to side. Tuck your chin in a little bit for me, please. Hey, that. Yep. Just like that. I got you. Okay, officer. I promise you I'm not drunk. I just came pick up my cousin from the club. I'll ask you one more time before we conduct the rest of the test. Did you have anything to drink today? Absolutely not. Officer. Okay. Did you do any drugs today? No, absolutely not. All right. Weed. Haven't smoked nothing. That's fine. For the next test, you're going to stand right there that you see that line. Yeah. All right. So, what you're going to do, you're going to put your left foot forward like so. You put your right foot in front of your left foot like this. Hands down at your side. You're going to stay that way until I tell you to do otherwise. I got you. So, for the next portion of this test is going to be the walk and turn test. Do you have anything wrong with your legs I should be worried about? No, absolutely not. Okay. So, for this test, you're going to take nine steps forward, then nine steps back. In the interim, when you make your turn, you're going to take a series of small choppy steps. I'm going to demonstrate the test for you so that you can be aware of what I expect of you. I'm going to do three steps. You are going to do nine steps. Do you understand? Yeah. Okay. So, the test is going to look like this. You are going to take the steps. You're going to look down at your foot during the course of this test. You're going to count your steps out loud. It's going to look like this. One, two, three. Series of Nope. Short choppy steps once you're at your ninth step. And then one, two, three. Once you begin the test, you are not to stop the test until you complete the test. Do you understand? So, it's four steps forward and four step backwards. Nope. As I explained to you, I was doing three steps. As an example, you are to do nine steps. Do you understand? Do you want me to demonstrate again? So, it's fine. Yeah. Demonstrate one more time. Okay. Sorry. So, again, left foot, right foot in front of left foot, hands down at your side. I'm going to take three. You are going to take nine. It's going to look like this. One, two, three. Short choppy steps. One, two, three. And you are to touch heel to toe for the complete duration of this test. Do you understand? Okay. I'm sorry. That was eight steps. No, it's nine steps as I explained to you. One, two. Do you want me to demonstrate for you again? I didn't say to begin. Go back to where you needed to be. So, as I explained to you, it's nine steps. You're going to take nine steps. At your ninth step, you are going to take a series of small choppy steps. Mhm. Turn around and take nine more steps. Okay. I got you. From where you started, nine steps, short choppy steps, back to the beginning. I got you. So, I want to take nine steps right now. When you're back in the starting position as I advised you to be in, then yes. Okay. Ready? Get into the starting position, please. I am, officer. You're not. Look, the starting position, as I explained to you before, is left foot, right foot in front of left foot, hands down at your side. All right. Heel to toe. Mhm. During the course of the test, your heel has to touch your toe for the complete duration of the test. Do you understand? And you need to look at your foot and count out loud. Do you understand? Yeah, I got you. Okay, you may begin. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Turn. 1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. Okay. So, the last test is going to be the balance test. So, what you're going to do, you're stand exactly as you are. Your heels touching, hands down at your side. You understand? Yes, sir. All right. So, for this test, you're going to raise the foot of your choice approximately 6 in off the ground. I'm going to demonstrate it for you. Don't start anything until I tell you to do otherwise. So, you're going to stay exactly how you are now until I tell you to do otherwise. I got you. So, for this test, you're going to stand as so. Raise one foot approximately 6 in. You're going to look down at your foot. I didn't say to begin. I said not to begin. Put your foot down. Put your foot down. You're going to raise the foot of your choice 6 in off the ground. You're going to count 1 1 2 100 3 100 4 100 so on and so forth until I tell you to stop. If you put your foot down at any portion of this test, you can bring it right back up and continue. Absolutely. During the course of the test, your foot, the one that you are standing on, has to remain straight. There's no swaying to the side, nothing like that. And you have to maintain that foot at 6 in. Just officer, it's a little cold right now. So I'm a little shivering right now. So it's a little cold right now. So that's fine. Pardon Keep your hands out of your pockets. Keep your hands out of your pockets. Ready? You are going. No, I didn't say to begin. Stop beginning until I tell you to begin. [Music] Going to wait approximately 10 seconds and then we'll begin. [Music] All right, you may begin. One Mississippi 2 Mississippi 3 Mississippi 4 Mississippi 5 Mississippi 6 Mississippi 7 Mississippi 8 Mississippi 11 Mississippi 10 Mississippi 11 Mississippi 12 Mississippi 15 Mississippi 14 Mississippi 16 Mississippi 17 Mississippi 18 Mississippi 11 Mississippi 10 20 Mississippi 21 Mississippi 22 Mississippi 24 Mississippi 25 Mississippi 26 Mississippi. Okay, you could stop. Not 30%. You could stop. Okay. You positive you not to drink today? I promise you I've not been I promise you I've not been drinking tonight. It's just search for I made a left. I put my right signal. I stopped one Mississippi 2 Mississippi 3 Mississippi. I made a right. I'm not sure why I got stopped. I promise you, officer, I did everything right. How much did you have to drink today? Officer, I promise you I've not drank anything tonight. How much did you have to drink today? Officer, I promise you I have not. Your eyes say otherwise. Officer, my eyes is Your eyes say otherwise. There's a test that we do. And it's 88% accurate. How much did you have to drink today? I promise you. Officer, my eyes aren't dilated. I can smell the alcohol coming off your breath. How much did you have to drink today? I did everything perfect. I'm not sure. How much did you have to drink today? Nothing, officer. I promise you. Officer, I promise you I'm not having to drink anything. I just came to talk to my cousin. just came back from Columbia. That's the only reason I'm trying to go home. I live in West York. That's all I'm trying to What did you have drink today? Nothing, officer. I promise you. As we're speaking, we're this clo We're this far from each other. I can smell you. I know. I know where you are. I can smell you. I promise you I have not drank anything, officer. Promise you I could talk to you as well. I did everything perfect. You You did not do everything perfect. I promise you I did. Like inform you he is certified. I know. I know. I understand. I understand. understand. So, I'm out. If he believes what he believes, it's not we're we're this far from each other. I can smell the alcohol coming off you. So, tell me, how much did you have drink? Officer, I promise you, I've not drank anything tonight. I promise you. We both smell it. Okay. I understand you guys smell something, but I promise you I've not drank anything tonight. Officer Font once again told him that he could smell the alcohol on his breath, but David continued to d any having consumed any alcohol. Based on the odor of alcohol and his inability to satisfactorily complete the field sobriety exercises, David was placed under arrest. After he was placed under arrest, his vehicle was impounded for a 12hour hold according to John's law. Officer Font transported David to the Hoboken Police Department for further processing. Turn around. James behind your back. You're being placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated. I passed everything like I don't understand. [Music] [Music] Stop moving. Okay, I still have to search you. Stop moving. Come over this way. This is such a big mistake. Like I don't understand. Now at this point you phone is dead. What vehicle would you like me to call? Get over this way so that we're not in the middle of the street. No, this is [ __ ] bro. Like, I'm not drunk. I'm I promise you I'm not drunk right now. Like, this is [ __ ] As I explained to you, I could smell it coming off your breath. You did not pass the test. What test? I I passed everything. I did not do What are you talking about? You did not pass the test. I was on my foot like for like three like 13 seconds. What are you talking about? Okay. Do you want her to take your phone? Yes or no? Yeah, she can take my phone. All right. Give her the vehicle. Take my phone. Is your phone in the vehicle? It's right here. It's in my hand. You take my phone, it's been bugging out right now. You want her to take all your other stuff, too? She can take everything. Come on. Come on. Unlock the car. It's cold right now. You're not shooting right now. It's cold right now. Take it out. It's right there. Open the door. Yeah, she could. All right. Sit. Sit in the car. Sit in the car. You can still talk to her. Sit in the car. No. Come on. Sit in the car. He's still going to She's still going to talk to you. Sit in the car. What's wrong, bro? I'll be back with you, bro. Okay, that's fine. You can still talk to her, but I told you sit in the car. Wait, can you give me a second? I need his password, please. Okay. What's your password? I'm not going to look through your No, it's fine. do it now. All right, so stay right here. I have to search the car for directions. What about them? That is 8353. What do you need? Stand by. Salgado, did you tell them that we had 1025? 119 to stand by the time. All right. As my partner explained to you, this male is going to be arrested for DWR. 55 here, please. That's fine. I know. I have no way. [Music] Officer, can you stop flashing that flesh on me? Cuz I'm not drunk. I'm stop. I'm not drunk. Officer, this is this is a big misunderstanding. You guys remove her from the vehicle. We need to go, man. Can we set this? Wait. Wait. Give me a second. Give me a second. Come here. Remove her from the vehicle. That's enough. Let her back up. All right. So, hold that. I hear you out. No problem. Don't worry about it. Uh, Miller, put this back in the car for me, please. That's Let me make sure that this is good. Okay. Yeah, just take that, please. Put that back in the car. Thank you. 119. Transporting one male 1025 to headquarters. Starting mileage 1766.9. Hold this. Seems like I do. All right. 120 tower. Is it in legal parking space? No, we we need a 55 for either way. It's a DWI 94. off. You can turn on. Uh I'm I never done what Sorry. [Music] 113. I'm going back in service 12. Is going to stand by, wait for the tow, and ensure this uh passenger gets home in 11. Close your window all the way. One two Okay, this 119 20 headquarters ending mileage 1767.4 Four. It's a misunderstanding when you crash kill somebody [Music] at the station. The standard statement for motor vehicle operators was read to him, but he refused to submit breath samples to the left door. Keep walking without stop getting aggressive and just sit down aggressive. Have him stand up. He's got to be the bench. He just told me to sit down. Okay. You guys Yo, you guys wear the same class I did. You're not chill. You think I think it is? Officer Font issued David the following citations operating under the influence. Refusal to submit to submit to chemical test. Consent to take samples of breath. Reckless driving and noisy muffler. I'm laughing. Have a seat. Take a seat. And I want to this time the bench. Yeah.