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Roll down the
window. Roll down the
window all the way.
Keep going. Okay. Turn the truck off.
Okay. Do you have kids in the back?
Yeah. How many? Two. Two.
Okay. Where are you heading to? Um
Raleigh Lake. Round Lake. Where you
coming from? I'm coming from uh Lake
Zurich. From Lake Zurich. Okay. Why
isn't she belted in? Yeah. No, she's
not.
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Okay. All right. Just go ahead and stay
there. Do you have an ID? Yes.
Can I? Yeah,
absolutely. Hi.
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Did you throw a can out the window?
Okay. Okay. Cuz when I was behind you,
looked like there was a can out the
window. I'm stopping you because you
were swerving all over the
road. Okay. No, I'm telling you I'm
stopping you because you were swerving
all over the road and it's on my dash
cam video. So, okay. Not here to debate
with you.
Okay. 8121 a file.
Have you had anything to drink tonight?
Okay.
8195.
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What's that? I'm going
from I came to pick up my baby daddy
over there. Okay. We're not in Lake
Zurich, though. You know what town we're
in?
No, I wasn't in Lake Zurich. Do you know
what town you're in right now? Yes. What
town are we in?
Um,
okay.
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Go ahead.
Never step out of the vehicle.
My windows have opened it. You can't
open my door. No, I'm going to have you
step out of the vehicle. Step out of the
Step out of the vehicle. Why? Step out
of the vehicle or we'll pull you out.
I'm asking you once. I'm going to tell
you once and then we'll force you out.
Okay. Come back here. I have my kids in
there. I know you have your kids in
there. Get your hands out of your
pockets. Okay. How much have you had to
drink tonight? Nothing. Do you have
blood on your mouth? Yes. Somebody My
baby daddy hit me. Okay. Yes, he hit me.
Yeah. You're You've got Do I I I just
couldn't resist and I just Can I Can I
see
like Do you have any cuts inside your
mouth or anything? I don't know. I
really don't know. I just took off. I
just took off. I don't I
So, you need to be honest whether or not
you were drinking. Okay, we'll deal with
the I was fighting with my my partner
and he he told me to pick him up and I
came to pick him up. Stay suspended.
Okay. I came to pick him up and he just
Okay. He He hit me. Okay.
You were swerving so badly on the road
that I thought you were going to drive
off the road and and drive into a cement
barrier. I was just so You were off into
the shoulder is what made me notice you.
Okay. Address on 28. All right.
So, have you ingested any kind of
substance, any drugs or anything?
Nothing.
Okay. So, I'm going to run you through
fields cuz based on your driving, it was
very poor driving. You're you're
slurring your speech. I know. I know. I
know.
I was just fighting with my I understand
my partner and I didn't realize that he
I have blood. Yeah, you've got some
blood on your mouth. Can you hold on a
second? Can you stand by with him? I'm
going to turn off my light and I just
want to check something.
Oh, is I couldn't see you. I'm just
You live with your parents or
Yeah.
Yeah, I know.
How are you?
Can you send uh an officer over to that
address?
She has a I disappear.
Yeah, she's just not buckled in. And I'm
not sure if the other child's buckled
in. She wasn't when I stopped you and
the window came. You got to stop arguing
with me. And And you rolled the window
down. She stood up immediately. She has
no seat belt on. Okay. She does. All
right. I'm going to run you through
fields. All right. Cuz I think you're
impaired. All right. Did you report the
domestic to police? I didn't until I got
home. You were going to do it when you
got home? Well, I mean, we already have
problems, you know, like he's my baby
daddy. He's a father of my kids. No, it
doesn't give them a right to hit you,
though.
Parents. Yeah. Would they be able to
come get the kids if they need to? Okay.
All right. Please. Um, just she she had
dried blood on her mouth, too. She said
her the father of her kids just hit her
in the mouth. So, but I'm going to run
her through fields.
All right. So, here, come stand in front
of me. Yes.
Okay. We're just going to do a couple
of tests. So, first thing I'm going to
have you do for Have you ever been
arrested for DUI? It says you're
revoked. What are you revoked for? Yes,
I am for a DUI. For a DUI. And how old
are you? Um 29. 29. Okay. So, you've
been go you've gone through these before
and I failed. And I felt because I'm not
like
really balanced. I really like even like
when I go to like children, I'm not even
like balanced. Okay. Well, just take
your hands out of your pockets. Keep
your feet together and just put your
hands to your side. Okay. So, you're
just going to follow this pen. You're
going to keep your head straight facing
me. You're going to follow this tip of
the pen and you're just going to move
your eyes. It's going to be repetitive,
but just keep following the tip of the
pen. You got to look up at it, though.
You're looking down here. Is this like
mandatory?
Do I have to do the fields?
I'm offering you an opportunity to show
me that you're not impaired because
you're saying I just want my kids to go.
Can you please just give my kids? Yeah.
We're going to make sure your kids are
safe. Absolutely. Okay. All right. So,
watch the top of the pen and just follow
with your eyes.
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You're late.
I was so worried about my kids. I'm
sorry. It's fine. I'm sorry. Okay, we
could do this again. I'm sorry. I'm Your
kids right now are safer than they were
5 minutes ago, okay? And they're going
to continue to be as safe as possible.
Okay. In this situation, I'm just like
really
like Do I have blood? Like they said
that, but you do. You have blood on your
mouth and a little in your nose. Okay.
So, we're going to deal with that, but
we also have to deal with the first
situation here. Okay. So, do are do you
want to do fields or not? Because I'm
not going to force you, but I'm not
going to go back and forth. Okay. Okay.
All right. So, let's try again.
Why is it moving my truck? He's just
moving it and you're warming it. Keeping
it warm. Keep the eyes. No, that's not
He's keeping it warm. Why is it Listen
to me right now. Okay. Your kids are in
the car. We are protecting them. We are
here for their safety and everybody else
is on the road. What he's doing is
turning your vehicle on because it's 40°
out and he's keeping your children warm.
Do you understand? Yes, matter. Okay,
let's continue.
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My head's first bubbling. Huh? I was
like, cuz my head's just bubbling. I'm
just worried about my kids. Well, if you
were worried about your kids, I I I
believe you are worried about your kids,
but you also should not be driving in in
the condition you're in, whether it's
them or upset. You know what I mean?
Yeah.
Understandable. How?
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Okay, just go ahead and stand right here
for me. Okay, go ahead and stand. Just
do what you got to do. Just do what you
got to do and process everything in my
eye.
Well, do you don't want to make it,
Lucia? Do you want to do fields or not?
I do, but I cannot make it. I was just
trying to make it anywhere right now.
Like I said, there is Okay. So, what
makes it better? Nothing. There's
nothing for me to make it better. No.
So, there's nothing in the situation.
So, okay. So, let's just get over and
then just get done. Okay. Do you want to
do things? No. No. Okay.
You're under arrest for
DUI. We're going to continue the
investigation at the PD. Okay. A195.
She's in custody for 55.
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Where are your parents?
Do you have a phone number for your mom
or dad?
Do you have a phone number for your mom
or dad? Yes, I do. What is it?
Please, I'm trying to do what I can for
your kids here. Okay. Yes. So, what's
the phone number?
Oh my god. Are you [ __ ] serious?
Move your feet apart. Move your feet.
Stand up. I'm sorry. Move your feet
apart. Stand up. Move your feet apart.
Move your feet apart. Ma'am. Oh my god.
Ma'am.
Don't play games. I'm not going to have
you dropping down to the ground. Okay. I
just want to praise you God. Praise the
police station. Do not make this harder
than it is because my kids are in the
car. You should have thought about that.
Go
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again. Okay.
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[Applause]
I called that
They're already there. Okay, good. Thank
you.
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I want to see the It's not Huh? It's
not. Neither one of them are buckled up.
No. So, I was going to I got to ask fits
what we're going to We need to do.
Uh yeah, they either need to I don't I
don't think calling the dad right now
considering she had a bloody nose and a
bloody mouth is a good idea.
Hello.
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Hi honey.
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Dude, I when I was got behind her, she
threw a can out the window.
No.
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Heat.
Heat.
Heat. Heat.
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Get down.
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Good Uh, let's see. St.
Um, it's 22. Um, can you call from your
phone? Cuz I called from my phone and
they're not answering. So, um,
uh, just call mom.
You say Siri or something? Siri, call
mom.
Is that right number? Hello. Yeah.
Yeah, I heard. Is there a You want me to
type a number in here or a name? Yeah,
it's um um right there. Right there. Uh
uh ma. Keep going down.
Down. It's my mom. It's called
Ma, call Victor. Matter of fact, Victor.
Victor.
Who's Victor? My brother.
Okay. Is he going to be able to pick up
the kids? Yeah.
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Did they pull me over?
They pull me out.
Hey, Victor. This is off. This is
Sergeant Fininsley with Wakanda Police.
Wakanda. She We were trying to get her
to call one of her parents maybe to pick
up her kids. Uh she said to call
you. Uh, well, we're in Wakanda right
now off Route 12. Are you able to come
pick up the kids? Call my mom.
Call my dad. Well, right now we're on
Route 12 in Pine Street. Pine Street.
Pine Street. I don't know. 112. It's
always just north of 176.
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Yes. Do
you bridge? Yeah, just past the bridge.
The first
after going to was it 59? No, not yet.
No, it's it's it's the first uh right
after 176 after you go over 176 if
you're coming from the south. Uh but
where from my lake Round Lake? Okay. So,
you're coming down 12. So, you would uh
turn
south and then um you'd come you'd go to
176, make a U-turn, get back on 12, and
then come up and uh you you'll see the
lights. Um
I have the girls. I have the girls.
What are they doing? Sounds good. Thank
you. Why they keep looking in my the
trunk? Like my kids are fine. They're
sleeping. He's going to come to Okay,
but why they keep going in my trunk?
Like my kids are your kids. I want my
kids crying. They're sleeping. So
they're not sleeping. One is sleeping,
but your oldest one isn't. So Victor's
going to come pick up the kids and
that's okay with you. My brother. Yeah.
Okay. Okay.
Oh my god. Please stop for Don't do this
to my Don't do this to my kids.
Please don't do it to my
kids. Don't do it to my kids. We're
going to It's It's going to be about 15
20 minutes before Victor um is able to
get here. Oh, yeah. But don't do it to
my kids. Don't do what? Do it. She's
sleeping. Listen, they're not sleeping.
Okay.
She's thinking of a Barbie's name. Okay.
That's why we keep going in there to
make sure that they're not watching
this.
All right. So, I had to ask you is so
since your brother's a little bit away,
can we get permission to relocate your
truck so that we could keep the kids in
their car seats
and bring them we're bring them to the
station where we're all going so we're
off the highway and your brother can
meet us there.
We're not in the highway.
This is a turn lane right off. But we're
not on the highway. Okay. But this is an
exit. This is an exit right off the
highway though.
This is not an exit. This This isn't
Okay. Okay. All right. I'm just trying
to relocate if that's all right with
you. Are you okay with that? I'm not
going to No, just stay here. Okay.
Until my brother gets here. Until my
brother gets here and kids are going to
be here by yourself by Okay. Until my
brother gets here and get my kids, we're
we're good to go.
Don't [ __ ]
8121
I'll be 1101 post to one adult female be
getting ready.
Hi, what's going on? 32877.
What's that?
Did you ask what's going on?
Yeah, I said what's going on? Why you
guys I
Why are we What? Why you guys move?
You're moving. You're okay. We're moving
right here. I'm moving you from here
because we're going I know exactly. My
My brother's coming from my girls,
right?
Please don't be a real They're waiting
for a family member. Yes, my brother.
Yeah. So, there's a family member.
Okay.
So, you're taking me away, but can we
not wait till my brother gets here? No,
we cannot.
Why are you doing that? Please, you can
I get permission that the least for him
to
save to say that him that's coming for
my girls.
Only if it's a second. But why can't you
just do me that favor? Please. Are you
doing that? Really? I'm sorry. What? Can
you just wait until my brother gets
here? No, I can't.
How How do I give a permission for them
to give him that he's okay to take my
girls?
I'm sorry. What? How is it a permission
to give my
girls? Who Who would you like? Here's
the thing, Lucy, is that if we don't
have a family member come get them, our
alternate solution is to call DCFS and
have them take them into protective
custody. Is that what you would like for
us to do? I'm not saying that. My
brother's coming right now. Yes. I don't
know who's coming. You spoke with the
sergeant and whoever you told him to
have come get the children. That's who
he's having. So, I couldn't wait till he
got there to get them.
How was I knowing that I was like,
"Okay, you're under arrest for DUI. You
would not be having a conversation with
him. His job, we are removing you from
the situation and he's going to come and
get the children. It's going to the
officers. Okay? You don't need to be
there to facilitate that. You're not in
any condition to facilitate that.
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No, I don't think it's in the back. I
know. It's the most annoying thing. I
don't know what it is. I don't normally
You need to light them up, but I I'm
going to scare it at some point because
I can't Oh my god.
I just wanted to make sure they Okay.
So, if I just call a stranger, you guys
are okay with them to pick them up? No,
of course not. We wouldn't let them go
with the stranger. And so why would you
wait till I got there to like to like
verify that it's fine for them to take
my kids? Very good at verifying that
somebody is who they say they are. And
did you not provide them the phone
number for Well, it wasn't
enough. It wasn't enough. Like you guys
didn't even let me call another person
and another person. It was just like
that. They have they have they have
Okay. Okay. No. Okay. I'm not trying to
They have Lake County Sheriff
to make contact with them to tell them
to help children. Okay. So that's how
they're verified. I understand. I
understand.
I understand.
Yes, I understand.
Yes. Understand.
I don't know. My kids, you guys could
have waited until I seen somebody pick
up my kids. That's not That was not
against the rule. That was not against
the rule for me to at least have
somebody. What the [ __ ] cuz somebody
could take my kids out of nowhere. You
put your kids at severe risk by Okay,
then. Yes. Okay. All right. I'm not
going to sit here and listen to you
worry about how they get home. We're
going to ensure that they are safe.
Are you sure that
Yeah.
And I have a nose. I have a blue nose.
I didn't even realize I had a blue nose.
Now you guys are going to drug test me.
32879.
32879. My bananas are like garlic wings.
My mouth smells like garlic.
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Don't think
Okay, go ahead and
exit. Sorry. Watch the stop.
Walk
forward. Place the wall on your
room. Face the wall.
Okay, I'm going to take your left arm
out of your cuff, place your hand on the
wall above your head, and leave it there
until I tell you otherwise. Do you
understand?
Do you understand? Yes,
ma'am. On on the wall here. There you
go.
Same thing with your right. Place on the
wall above your head. Leave it there
until I tell you
otherwise. Keep your feet apart.
Move your feet
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[Applause]
apart. Okay, sit down on the
bench. Go ahead and face
in. Actually, well, you can sit down,
but I I just want to give you another
opportunity to do fields. Do you want to
do them? Okay. Do you want to provide a
breath sample to show that you're sober?
Okay. Are you left-handed or
right-handed? All right. Okay. Give me
your left wrist.
That's
your side.
My mom's still bleeding. No, it wasn't
bleeding when I when I first saw you. It
was just
dried dried blood.
Do you want me to get something to wipe
it off of? No.
Do you want to see
rescue? Subsequent to an arrest for
driving while under the influence of
alcohol, other drugs, or intoxing
compounds, or any combination thereof,
DUI, or section
11-41, leaving the scene of a fatal or
personal injury accident, you are hereby
notified that as provided in section
11-500 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, you
are a first offender unless within the
last 5 years of this arrest for DUI or
leaving the scene, you have had a
previous conviction or court assigned
supervision for DUI or similar provision
of a local ordinance or conviction in
any other state for DUI. or a similar
offense again
where the cause of action is the same or
substantially similar to the Illinois
Vehicle Code or a driver's license
suspension revocation for violating
section 11-501.1 of the Illinois Vehicle
Code except in cases where you submit to
a chemical test disclosing alcohol
concentration of 08 or more or any
amount of a drug substance or intoxing
compound resulting from the unlawful use
or consumption of cannabis is list in
the Cannabis Control Act for DUI arrest
prior to 729 9 2016 or a delta 9 THC
concentration of either 5 nanogs or more
of whole blood or 10 nanogs or more of
other bodily substance for a DUI arrest
on or after 729 2016. A controlled
substance is listed in the Illinois
Controlled Substances Act. An intoxing
compound is listed in the use of
Intoxing Compounds Act or
methamphetamine is listed in the
methamphetamine control and community
protection act and were subsequently
found not guilty of the associated
associated DUI charge. Considering the
bailed, you are
warned. If you refuse or fail to
complete all chemical tests requested,
and if you are a first offender, your
driving privileges will be suspended for
a minimum of 12 months. Or if you are
not a first offender, your driving
privileges will be suspended for a
minimum of 3 years. Or if you were
involved in a motor vehicle accident
that caused personal injury or death to
another, your driving privileges will be
revoked for a minimum of 12 months.
Personal injury means a type A injury
that requires immediate professional
attention in doctor's office or medical
facility, including severely bleeding
wounds, distorted extremities, and
injuries that require the injured party
to be carried from the scene.
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If you submit to a chemical test
disposing alcohol concentration 0.08 or
more, a delta 9 THC concentration either
5 nogs or more of whole blood or 10
nanogs or more of other bodily substance
or any amount of controlled substance is
listed in the Illinois controlled
substance act and intoxicating compound
is listed in the use of intoxing
compounds act or methamphetamine is
listed in the methamphetamine control
and community protection act. And if you
are a first offender, your driving
privilege will be suspended for a
minimum of one year. You're further
warned that if you are a commercial
driver's license CDL holder, are you a
CDL holder?
No. Okay. Are you under the age of 21?
No. And are you a school bus driver? No.
Okay.
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Can I call my brother?
Yeah, I'll let you make a phone call.
Okay.
Okay. Thank you.
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Your brother's told your brother's pick.
Yeah. I think he did.
Victor. What does his name mean? Victor.
Victor.
Come on.
Okay. I'm just going to have you go
ahead and sign here. And that's just
saying that I read you the warrant with
the warning to motorist and that I'm
providing you a copy of it.
Okay. Just right
here. Okay.
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Were you born in Illinois,
Lucia? Were you born in Illinois?
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Oh
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125.
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There's very few of them. I
remember
Close enough.
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Did the truck get home? Yes.
Isn't it 36 hours for the third
Yeah, I believe so.
Did he didn't say Mike was already
What did he say? He didn't say Mike's
was already there. What did he
Okay. Okay.
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Thank you for being here. and my brother
pick up my kids.
Absolutely. We just want to make sure
they get home safe. We want to make sure
you're safe as well. My nose bleeding.
It It's not here. I'll wait.
I mean, it's weird. It says Kleenex.
They don't look like Kleenex, but they
are.
Oh my god, they're thick as [ __ ] I
know.
Thank you.
So I my kids go to Yes.
I want I don't care about me. I really
don't care about
myself. My girls. That's my phone. Your
girls are adorable. That's my phone.
That's That's hers. That's his That's my
phone. That's his He's answering his own
phone. My phone. It No, I just heard him
say that was my phone. Your phone is
here. He's not answering your phone.
Your phone is right back here. Okay. We
would have no reason to answer your
phone
cuz I thought I would not disturb it
this time.
I just want to
in a few. Huh? I was about to get my
license back
cuz your last DUI was in 2017, right?
Yes.
That was a [ __ ] [ __ ] ice
cold. I don't even know why. So, I mean,
obviously I've offered you fields
multiple times. You said you don't want
to do them, and that's fine. Um, so in
530, hold on one second. You didn't get
data in Okay, I'll get them in 10
minutes. I'm going to offer you the
opportunity to provide a breath sample.
Okay.
And you can at the time let me know
whether or not you're going to or not.
Okay.
So, just keep in mind for somebody with
prior DUIs, that means you'll Well,
you're already revoked, so I know. But
that'll mean Yeah, I know. It'll
continue to be I know. Okay.
Is your vehicle registered to you?
It's not. Okay.
No, it's okay.
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Okay. Why am I
What do you mean why am I
asking? Cuz they were passengers in your
vehicle. You're impaired and they
weren't buckled in. They were buckled
in. Okay. I'm not going to argue with
you. Neither of them were. It's on
camera. Your children were buckled in.
They weren't. You made sure you buckled
yourself in, but your children were not.
Neither of them.
They were buckled. They should have just
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It's the first thing I looked at.
So, what's going
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