On May 22nd, 2024, at approximately 12:15 p.m., officers responded to the area of Newark and Jackson Streets on reports of a vehicle crash. While speaking with the driver of one of the cars, he detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from her breath and observed her to have slurred speech and glassy eyes. When asked for her license and proof of insurance, she was unable to do so. Another officer arrived on the scene to perform a field sobriety test, which the driver refused. Here's what occurred next. For the [Applause] NBA, 420. [Applause] Hello. How are you? How are you? Good. What's going on? I don't know. I'm just trying to go through the light. Just trying to strike me back. Okay. It happened, of course, right here like this. So, what happened? And you at the light here and this vehicle hit you in the butt in the rear. Okay. Okay. No problem. Hello. Hello, ma'am. Are you okay? No. What's wrong? All right, give me a second. Can you cut the car [Applause] off? MC4 MC4. Anybody working through soiety? priority zone. Oh, you can stay in the car for now. Stay in the car. 2 and2 I am survived. Stay in the car. Stay in the car. I stand by 282. Your license registration card over there 282. What's your location? I'm at 241 Jackson. No, that's your that's your um health insurance card. Okay. You have registration insurance? Yeah. Make your way down there. I'm trying [Applause] All right. MC4, let me know. Ready for plates. New Jersey Sierra 29 Sierra X-ray [Applause] uniform. Bravo 88 Sierra Alpha Sierra New Jersey as well. So, I'm going to ask you a question, ma'am. Have you had anything to drink today? Yes. You have? How long ago? Uh, 6 hours. About 6 hours ago. What were you drinking, if you don't mind me asking? Uh, wine. Wine. We're at home or at a bar. Where were you? Why? At home. Wine at home. Okay. Okay. All right. What's wrong? Why you crying? Why are you crying? [Applause] Go now. There's no need to cry. No need to cry. Are you hurt? Can one of you guys just grab Miller? Can one of you just grab Paul information so we can get her out of here? I got to stay with his driver. Can just grab the information here. Why are you crying? What's wrong? Yes. Drinking wine at home. All right. No need to cry. Okay. You're not hurt. They're not hurt. An accident happened. Okay. Um, is the insurance card in your glove compartment, ma'am? Yes. Are you can are you able to get it out? You put everything on the seat already and that on the seat right there. Okay, here you go, ma'am. This is not this part. Okay, here you go. Okay, tags are valid. All right, so we don't have to wait. Just start rolling me the hook for the uh the explorer. [Applause] like just indicate that bigger than they are over there. You're requesting a tow for the uh for explorer. Yeah, we might as well get that all started so we're not here waiting. You can start the toe. Driver also admitted to just having 01 at home or I have received 282. What's the location? Northern Jackson. Nor Joe, who's this? Why you holding your heart? You having heart chest pains? You having chest pains? Huh? I I Why you holding your chest? Talk to me. Huh? MC4 Romeo rig. 134. What's wrong? You having difficulty breathing? 34. I going to have an ambulance check you out. Okay. Hey Joe, let's put your car there. Let's put your car there. 34, you calling 34, make your way to New York and Jackson. I see the units there on NVA. You can check one from I I don't I don't that way. That way. That way. Stop. [Applause] So, being that you're holding your chest and you're you're having difficulty breathing, I got come to check you out. I I have First, she has asthma. Okay. Can I check to see if there's an inhaler in here? Sure. All right. I have asthma and I also uh I'm going to have one of my All right. The driver of this vehicle may be having an asthma attack. Breathe. Breathe. You need to breathe. You need to breathe. Give that to Give that to Miller. Then send it all to me. I'll take care of it. Thank you. Mom, stop. You need to stay calm and you need to breathe. Breathe. Mom, you have to keep breathing. You have to keep breathing. Now she's having these things. I don't know if that's supposed to, but she admitted to having wine at home, but she's had 6 hours. She smelling wine, everything else going on. has a green. Mom, ma'am, you have a license? Me? Yes. Oh, so you can take the vehicle? Yeah, I can take All right. Sto's family member of the Ford Explorer just arrived. Um, and she's going to take possession of the vehicle. So, uh, we can cancel the hook for now. [Music] All right. Receipt. Thank you. Is your chest actually hurting? Mom, we need to know if your chest is actually hurting. I'm going to jump in and we'll move these phones over. They're going to take you in the ambulance to the hospital. Okay. Do you hear me? If your chest is actually hurting, they're going to take you in the ambulance to the hospital. This is mom's. Okay. Stop crying. Stop crying. Please look at me. Look at me. In and out. Through your mouth. Okay. In through your nose. Out through your mouth. In through your nose. Out through your mouth. Okay. No. No. No. No. No. No. In through your nose, out through your mouth. Are you holding your chest? Because it hurts. JJ, your chest hurts. So, do you want to just observe everything that's going on to help? Because she doesn't have to go to the hospital. Yeah. So, the the issue is going to be it's going to if she has to she's having a medical episode. Okay. And if she can't perform a test because of that, then you have to go strictly based on your observations. You know what I mean? If you believe that's speech delayed. If that's the case, then yeah, we'll we'll go to the hospital and then we'll probably talk to a supervisor, but we'll have to work for on a uh warrant for blood warrants. All right, 34. How far out are you? Santos, do we have medics rolling? 34. We're half over. Stop. [Applause] Never ever Never bring out. Okay. Ever. What? Ever? What do you say? Never. Ever. What are you trying to say, ma'am? I have an am. What are you trying to say? You guys never ever All right. Just just just let's get you some oxygen. Okay. 14. Take a right over to 15 and 15. Turn in the parking lot. Last parking. Laz parking. going to be for the uh just send that all to my phone. All right. Just think insurance card. You have the driver's information, the passenger information. Correct. Insurance information. Telephone numbers. Yep. Okay. You want me to send them on their way? them to hang out. They're good to go. Okay. Yeah. Give them the case number and they're good to go. Thank you so much. Jo that first car can go. I know available at this time. No ALS. So driving a vehicle. Uh maybe maybe a little intoxicated but having difficulty breathing and uh sold on the traffic having chest pains. Okay. Difficulty breathing possible has asthma. having an asthma attack. Let me know what you think about everything else. Maybe if you see what do we got? What are we looking at? What you said? I said I didn't talk to No, on on that part I did. But if you believe Where's she Where's she going? If you believe I'm based on your initial observations that she may have been this is the reason you called me in the first place then you could go based off that. Mhm. Um because we can't the current condition give her tests. Can you tell me your name? No. God forbid she she been this combative. That's what they I can hear. I'm sorry. Has she been like this like combative and disagreeing the whole time or Not so much. Not really. She I mean like she had a couple Yeah, she's slaving as the other one done. Well, no. I don't mean like medical. Yeah. No, no, no. I'm just saying I didn't know if she was being disagated with you guys. No, no, no, no. She sitting here. Here. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I got you. I'm having asthma. So, if she's not, then she's out of performance. I don't I don't mean I know. I need to explain. I appreciate it, though. Yeah. Thank you, brother. Myself at our job. I'm no longer needed and we have to Is that her daughter? Yes, that's her daughter. All [Music] right. Speech, slow reactions. Yeah. Asked her for her uh insurance card. The driver gave me her help how you call it. Okay. H she [Applause] defin 134 112. see how 111 and 134 alpha. Some you don't want the ambulance here to do uh assess you. You don't want to deal with them. Alpha break over 15 main street is right there. I got that. I got [Applause] start. [Music] problem. afternoon. Oh, she doesn't want to talk. Auto. Okay. What's wrong? What's wrong? I I don't know what you are supposed to do. And then we don't want you to do anything. We're just here to see if we have anything that doesn't want to do anything like that. Make sure you're okay. That's all we're here to do. Just make sure you're okay. And then if you're not okay, then we'll get to the hospital and get you checked out. Make sure you guys [Music] Thank you guys. Okay. Thank you, gentlemen. She won't talk to us at all. Appreciate. Thank you. All right, J. I have her ID. Hi, ma'am. Hi. I'm Officer Melanie. I'm one of the DUI experts. I was wondering if you'd be willing to take a few tests with me to to measure your level of intoxication. No. Okay. Can you just step out of the car with me? No. Well, I'm going to need you if you want to perform the test, you need to step out of the car. I am not willing to. You don't want to take the tests. Essentially, the tests are for me to judge your level of intoxication. You could pass the test and be considered safe to drive. If that's the case, I'm not driving. You're behind the wheel of a car. You got into a motor vehicle accident. I have not done. Ma'am, you were involved in a motor vehicle accident. It's concerning to me now that you don't recall that as you're behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. My my only job here is to try and determine your level of intoxication. There's three tests that need to be performed if you're willing to take take those tests and I have not gotten the deal. Okay. So, I want you to understand that if you don't take the test, we're going to go strictly based on our current observations. You have you have slurred speech. You have difficulty comprehending what we're saying to you. You don't recall being behind the wheel of the car at the time of the accident. It's very concerning. I am not in Okay, man. Well, if you're not willing to take the test, then my partner's going to go restricted based on his observations. Okay. And as I said, slur speech, guilty to form sentences coherently, but being behind the wheel of an accident at the time, you don't remember the time. I have not been in the view of a car. Okay, ma'am. Again, you're having a hard time performing simple sentences. I'm asking you to step out, perform the test with me so that we can determine where you're at exactly. When have I been in Okay. Well, are you again, I'm going give you one last opportunity to perform these tests. When have I been in Would you mind doing just an eye test for me from the seated position? No. You don't want to do that? From the comfort of your own chair. You're not willing to take the the eye test. I would check your eyes. I just want to check your eyes. It's It's a quick test. I'm going to take a pen just go back and forth with it just to see where your eyes are at. Why? Cuz I have to judge if you're if you're impaired or not based on my expertise. Expertise? Yes, ma'am. I'm a certified DUI officer with the state of New Jersey for the last four years. Okay. I'm simply here to do my job. Okay. Your job is to uh before you say anything, I want you to make sure remind you that you are being recorded at the moment. Okay. Before you say anything else, it's all evidentary. And I have not been Exactly. Man, this is our point. You can't form simple sentences. Your speech is slurred. You don't recall being behind the wheel at the at the time of the accident. Based on that, it's accent. Okay. Yeah. I think she's she's a 25. She's not going to perform the test. Everything is on camera. That's it. So, ma'am, please step out of the car. Can you please step out of the car, ma'am? No. All right. All right. Ma'am, I'm advising you now. You're going to be placed under arrest. We're asking you to step out of the car, please. Okay? Take my hand and come out of the car. Why? You're being placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated. It's very simple. I asked you to perform tests and you refuse to take those tests. You cannot perform clear to your coherent sentences. Your speech is slurred. You were behind the wheel of an accident. Behind the wheel of the car at the time of the accident you do not recall. So, please let me take your hand and just guide you out, please. What? What? No. What? What was I? Yeah, we're just asking you to come out of the car. Just clear from here. Please, ma'am. Help. Let me help you. Please. No, you're not helping me, ma'am. Regardless that you're going to have to get out of the wheel behind the seat at some point. You have to step out of the car. Please. What's um what's wrong? Man, this is putting us in a very dangerous situation. We have cars that are driving past us. We no longer want to be in the street. Can you please step out of the car so we can go onto the sidewalk, please? Why? So we can so we can get onto the sidewalk. We're standing in the middle of the street with cars driving behind us. I'm unable to watch the traffic because I have to watch you. So, ma'am, step out of the car so we can just walk over to the sidewalk. I'll help you walk, please. Why are you finishing on the sidewalk? Why? Why? Why? Why? Christine, please. Why are you doing this, man? We're not doing anything to you. We have a job to do. Please step out. Yes, you do. Okay. Please. Why are you doing this? Can you step out of the car so we can have this conversation on the sidewalk? Yes. This is a very dangerous situation for myself and these officers. Can you please just Let's go to the sidewalk, please. Do you need a hand? We'll help you out so you don't fall. Okay, go ahead. No, I don't want you to. Why are you doing this? On your own power. Let's go. Why? Why? Why? Man, we are now in on traffic. We need to go. Why? Why? Why? Why? Please tell us. Hi. Please come with us, please. Come on. Walk. [Music] Yeah. Wait. Wait. Leave it open. We got check. You got to check for You got this. All right, man. Why? Come over here. Come over here. Come over here. Why? Thank you. No problem. over here, please. Okay. At this time, I need you to place your hands behind your back. Okay. Stay up. Stay up. Stay up. Stay up. Stay up. Stay up. Stay up. Stay up for us. Stay up. It doesn't know the street. Does MTC14 have a cage, Joe? Yeah. Okay. All right. Just step inside of her. Okay. Step your step your left foot first. Ready? Left foot first, please. Ma'am, step your left foot in first, please. I help you. Just push. I help you. Oh my god. Okay, I'm trying to help you. Okay, step. Step on with your left foot. Step on with your left foot. Put your left foot in first. There you go. Push up. There you go. Oh my god. I hope you guys watch your foot. I hope you guys Yeah. Have you slide back over? Slide back this way, please. [ __ ] you. Slide back this way, please. This way. Ow. Nothing is hurting you. Yes, it is. It's hurting me, man. I can fit two fingers through each one of your cuffs. Okay. We're trying to secure you so you don't fall during the ride. It's hurting me. Can you slide over to your right, please? It's hurting me. Slide this way, please. Fix the cuffs. Can you slide to your right, please? Slide to your right, please. It's hurting me. Thank you. It's hurting me. Thank you very much. Nothing. Tyrone, you checked. It's the vehicle. Say you check for tax. Nothing. I'm here. You're just persisting. MC4. Go ahead. One female 1025. We see one female 1025. the seat. I didn't go to I open the thing that's under the seat. Okay. To her for her. Yeah. Okay. Yes. Okay. [Applause] Um, it might come up there for right now only because everything all said and done about there. Um, so if you have something and then go and meet me. Is this her phone? So, you're her daughter, right? She's being arrested for a motor vehicle summon. Okay. It's not a criminal charge. All right. We're going to take her up. She's going to perform what's called an alpha test. If she refuses the alpha test, she'll be done in an hour. Okay. It's unfortunate, but she wasn't willing to do our test. And if she had done the test, even if she had done the test, I don't know cuz her video. So, um I think Yeah. So you can take the looks like. Yeah. So he's going to stand by with the vehicle. Um let me just see what he wants to do. I'm pretty sure we're towing this. No, no, she's taking it. Mike said that's good. I don't see why not. She's a licensed driver. Yeah, I know, but because of DUI. Let me just confirm it with Mike. Yeah, my car's up there. I got to bring this up to Tyrone anyway. 14, please. 14. Um, yo, you go with the daughter taking the car, right? Okay, just wanted to confirm. All right, bye. Okay, sounds good. All right, bye. All right, you can take the car. Okay, 106 Hudson Street. Give it about an hour. It's not 2 hours. It could be quick. Okay, so I'm sorry this had to happen. Wait, I have to double check. They're in the cup holder. Okay, they're in the cup holder, I think. Double check. No. Is it start? No. Key detected. Joey, uh, come back. The key to the car is in the purse. Negative. Joey D's got it. Joe, can you just come back with the purse? Her dad. Okay. Well, I uh I'm sorry this had to happen. So, uh we just uh worked it out. Your daughter's going to take the car up by our headquarters. Okay. Uh where your wife is now. I explained to your daughter she's going to be asked to perform an alcohol test, which she most likely will refuse cuz she refused to take the other test. If that's the case, she should be processed within an hour. She was arrested for a motor vehicle violation. That's it. She didn't resist or anything like that. We were able to convince her to finally come out of the car. Okay. Um just unfortunate. Sorry that happened to you guys. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. So, you should just close the door again. Okay. Is she okay to drive it now? The door is once we we took the keys on accident. We're bringing it back down. Okay. Got it. Got it. Got it. Okay. Or you want me to just take it? I'll drive it. You just take my bus. Okay. I I'll just go to your house. Go to your house. Okay. I just need my phone. Joey, come back. The key to the car is in the purse. [Music] Let me guess. Her purse is in my car. Oh, you have the key, Joe? Negative. Joey's got it. Joe, can you just come back in first? Where is it? Yeah, I'm on the way. I'll put the one in. Give you some air back there. Okay. Heat. Heat. Are you safe? [Music] going to take this heat off. Okay. I have 1082 makes his way back there. Makes 12. Make 12. You ready? You need help? What do you need me to do for you? How can I help you get out? You want to turn this way? Turn your feet this way. Feet first, ma'am. Yeah, it's easier. Not butt first. Feet first. Feet first. Put this leg out first. There you go. Let me know if you need my assistance. Okay. What can I do to help you? You got it? Your foot stuck? I'm just going to grab your foot here. There you go. All right. Perfect. You need me to help you? Okay, come on. There you go. I got you. I got you. Okay, I got you. I'm just going to walk right into the building and you're going to have a seat. Okay. Come on. I'm going to walk this way. That way you can have a seat. Okay. Okay. Come on, Christie. I got you. Follow my lead. Okay. I got you. Step up on the sidewalk. Just going to get inside. There you go. I got you. I got you. You're not going to fall. So, you want to make sure nobody's in that hallway. Where'd that guy go? Uh, soon get back. Got a couple of steps here. All right. One, two, perfect. And three more. One, two, three. Perfect. Okay. Come around this trail. Right. There you go. We're going to go in here. Okay. All right, hold on. No, I have one, boss. Just I don't want to let her go and then she almost over. Okay. You have a seat right here on the bench. Ma'am, you can have a seat. Go ahead. Okay. [Music] Oh, really? Females are secure in the uh Aqual deactivate. She was placed under arrest and transported to police headquarters where she further refused to provide breath samples. She was charged with driving while intoxicated and refusal to submit to breath testing. As per J's law, she was released into the custody of a responsible party. [Laughter] [Applause]