on Thursday March 28th 2024 at approximately 5:03 p.m. officers responded to the area of West South Avenue in West Broad Street Westfield New Jersey for a report of a female slumped over the steering wheel of a silver sedan officers arrived on scene and observed a silver Nissan sentro with a female slumped over the steering wheel while the vehicle was still running here are the events that occurred to take a plate pop a 69 Sierra Mike Papa put me on a 31 [Music] what are you doing I'm waiting to get my eyelashes done your what waiting to get my eyelashes done where are you coming from where Garwood Garwood you know you just fell asleep here at the light I'm sorry I'm TI let me ask you a question have you been drinking any alcohol before you were driving today no sir cuz I'm kind of smelling it I promise you sir is the car in Drive no do you have your license on [Music] [Applause] you sorry sa one see or come right behind the vehicle with the camera on please it's Cathleen right where you coming from okay where were you headed to you're where my eyelashes right you getting your eyelashes done yes did you get them done or were you on your way there Central Avenue up just got back to the business on the I rate on the phone [Music] what you got she asleep no no no it's just my district so I'll uh got your mic running mic body Camp oh yeah we're live get a route to safety over here okay hi hi Miss hi hi what's your name Megan Megan in okay can you take the keys out of the car for me it's in park right all right can I have the keys from on our way to get her eyelash okay when I roll okay are you feeling okay yes I'm good what's up I'm good all right you want to step out of the car for me we'll go over here on the sidewalk cuz it's a busy road let's step on the sidewalk okay are you feeling okay cuz we we got a call that you were you know passed out yes I'm sorry you fell and when my partner pulled up you know you were passed out behind the wheel um where you headed to over here to get my eyelashes okay where where's this um right here some okay where you coming from Garwood coming from Garwood MH okay all right um what about the damage on your car is that new right there or what what's going on there um no not new it's it's old MH that's been like that okay all right how come you passed out and we're asleep I me to be passed out I'm sorry all right talking to my boyfriend okay do you want any medical attention or anything like that no sir no no okay how much how much have you had to drink you haven't had anything to drink situation okay cuz you sleep behind the wheel I can smell it a little bit so I'm just asking how much you've had to drink if you said you had nothing any drugs any medication anything nothing okay all right so you haven't had anything to drink okay Megan do you have an interlock device on your car that's old this is old yes okay have you ever been arrested for DWI before in the past yes I'm assuming if you have an interlock device okay all my partner is going to continue with his questions I just want to make sure you're okay okay 4 you no I'm four they know we're on 31 right yeah all right Megan you said right yeah okay um do you mind if I'm going to ask you to run you through some tests just cuz like I said you you you seem a little off balance getting out of the car I know you just woke up but you're asleep behind the wheel the car was running right we took the keys out when we got there you know where I'm headed with this um like I said I could smell it immediately when I spoke to you you said you haven't been drinking like I said no medications no drugs or anything like that right no okay are you're willing to do some standardized field variety test for me yes sir okay do you mind if I take um just a phone can we put it on uh on the car is that okay okay all right yep and just keep your hands out of your pockets while I speak with you that's all all right I'll put it right here it's dry look you mind just um moving the camera too all right so you came from Garwood and you came straight here where do you usually park when you go to the eyelash place right here where I mean on this right in this Street yeah so that's what you were trying to do you were trying to park mhm okay all right let's go let's just take one step back right over here all right and then you go face me um do you have any um conditions with your eyes or anything like that no no do you wear contacts or glasses no no okay all right so what I'm going to do is I'm going to ask you to stand with your feet together and hands down to your side all right try and stay in that position all right I'm going to just um do some tests on your eyes okay okay so I'm going to hold the tip of my pen all right right in front like this okay I want you to follow it with your eyes and your eyes only don't move your head you understand you understand yes okay no worries [Applause] all right need a break good okay all right try and keep your head as straight as possible you're good all right we'll start again and we'll do one more I know it's a lot try it I know it's tough I'm trying to give you as best chance possible just try and follow with your eyes only okay don't move your head so I can observe as best as possible okay all right I'll give you a few seconds to you know I know it's a straining on the eyes and everything all right [Applause] say 401 this is the last one I'm just going to go vertical okay one more time up okay all right that's it for the the eyes okay do you have any um issues with your balance any injuries that I should know about that would affect your balance no sir no okay so what I'm going to ask you to do is first going to be called the nin step walking turn okay I'm going to demonstrate it for you first explain it all right so we'll go right here all right what what I'm going to ask you to do is imagine there's a straight line down on the ground in front of me okay or in front of you take your left foot place it directly on that imaginary line okay you can go ahead do that now take your left foot place it directly on that imaginary line take your right foot place it directly in front of your left just like that yep yep and touch them Heel To Toe okay no hold on I don't want you to start yet so we'll start over I'll give you again another chance so I just want you to imagine a straight line down on the ground in front of you take your left foot and place it on that straight line okay take your right foot place it directly in front of your left okay and hold this position touching them Heel To Toe hands down to your side all right hold that position as best you can okay and don't move until I tell you to do you understand all right so when I tell you two along that imaginary line okay you will take nine heel the toes steps okay you'll take nine down the line you'll turn around using a series of small steps which I'll demonstrate and you'll take nine Heel To Toe steps back along that line while doing so keep your hands down at your side okay and remain in that position as best you can remember the starting position all right so like I said keep your hands down at your side look down at your fat feet and keep count each step out loud I'll demonstrate it for you okay let me demonstrate it for you ready one two three again I did three you'll do nine hea toe steps after your ninth step keep your lead foot planted on that imaginary line and you'll turn around using a series of small steps just like this okay you're going to take nine he the toe steps back along that imaginary line again it's going to look like this one 2 3 okay remember count each step out loud keep your hands down at your feet uh hands down at your side side you have any questions don't stop the test till you've completed it all right so go ahead get in that starting position first left foot on the line right foot in front Okay hands okay one two 3 5 yep just like I demonstrated yep sorry yep okay okay so the next test I'm going to ask you to do is going to be called the one leg stand okay so what I want you to do again I'm going to demonstrate it I want you to just put your feet together hands down at your side don't move from that position until I tell you to do so okay I'm going to demonstrate this test all right when I tell you to begin I want you to lift whichever leg you want left or right okay you'll lift it so that your foot is 6 in off the ground your foot should be parallel to the ground okay yep and you keep your hands down at your side keeping both legs straight look down at your toe okay and count each step or and count out loud in this manner 1,1 1,2 1 three and continue to count in that manner so on and so forth until I tell you to stop all right I'll demonstrate it for you I got just I'm going to I'm going to demonstrate it just so you know I want to give you the best chance possible for okay one 1 1 1,2 13 so on and so forth in that manner until I tell you to stop okay remember keep your both legs straight keep your hands down at your side all right and if you put your foot down pick it back up and continue to test as best as possible all right any questions no okay uh I'll let you know when to begin all right you're going to want to keep your hands down to your side hold on hold on I'll tell you when to begin all right go ahead 20037 20089 2010 20112 13 14 okay all right Miss um said 26 listen based off of the test and everything your sleep behind the wheel and everything like that you're telling me that you didn't have anything to drink but pleas off the test all right I'm going to have to place you under arrest right I'm going need you to turn around and sub the DUI okay we'll talk inside I understand you said you have anything to drink but right now I'm placing you under arrest okay all right one second make sure these don't get tighter on you that's one cold then you can get that jacket back on I know we you okay going to go right to this car here real quick do you have anything on you that I should know about I got I'm going to have to search you but I I want it to be uh as least intrusive as possible before I put you in I just got to do a quick search of you okay all right any PO anything check this side give me one second don't sit so I know you're cold just want to make sure nothing in your pockets okay I'm going to use the back of my hand to check okay just got to check your pocket employ okay you can have Megan you need anything out of your car your house keys or anything I'll get them yep can I have my keys you don't get the is there house keys on the keys re you have a unit to respond over location take care of that it's okay listen as long as you're safe now we'll talk inside okay I know it's cold so just give us one second what do you need from your car wallet phone Keys yeah my phone okay give us one second okay Lo yo any in any signs of intoxicant in the vehicle no but I could she's wreaking of the the alcohol I'm going to check inmed immediately she was out cold I was knocking on the passenger yeah yeah what we do yeah put this in your passenger we'll get all only thing we'll leave is the only thing we'll leave is the uh okay good job job here uh here's the ignition key if you wanted to take that off she said she I mean she doesn't know where she is she she made it here to go to her appointment she just never got there she just fell she's probably going to go you know find parking and she fell asleep yeah I think we should prob probably search this here on scene right right yep before we bring it in it's probably better to do it now yeah cuz this getting help yeah well this I'm saying this oh yeah this bag will SE see an incident to before yeah bringing it away I'm going to leave this here so it doesn't get wet anymore all right do that this is her fa what's that yeah but it's just getting wet so um you can search it yeah I want to search this yeah dud she's she's done she doesn't in all I asked I swear to that it was yeah I mean know and she made a mistake that was but did just the reason I asked that repeat a fender interlock yeah see you had it before well she admitted it yeah but there's no restriction that might be old there's no restrictions as of now okay oh man oh yeah man there you go bring these in y That's why we do it prob can drink them right in the salon that a paper bag is that your evidence bag no but this is what we're bringing in going to do this for a good us just straight drinking and driving what's up bu she just drank down in some alcohol ni on on the way to uh her appointment was that you re I watch over theic I hang out yeah you got hang out for I'll follow you in and we'll uh good job all right better inventory of this this car is a px D all right good in there yeah yeah it looks good I think it's just the going to let her have it anyway in there I just wanted to make sure no what that doesn't smell like it right think so check oh yeah no right oh yeah oh yeah it's coming in take that yep that's straight out cing here dude yeah that's what I'm saying Piet was that Tom me vodka yeah vodka probably whatever she's got all right so we're going to bring that in we could do a plastic bag if you want for that so yeah if you have one these are her keys and I I'll bring it in with this yeah you I got her license nice your number is 133 that's 13 135 insurance [Music] I don't see insurance car but it's getting to anyway [Music] how she doing all right yes all right is that your Apple wire right I don't know I put the I put in the seat I don't know I just got in oh okay Megan I got your your book bag okay or uh your with your laptop and everything for you is that all right with your wallet and money and stuff all right I'll bring that in all right make sure we got everything what is there something else going on here um just if you can get the miles [Applause] for should be good I'll call you if I do [Applause] status on the sou West Pro they have one under 450 has been notified Delta one seen to stand by with the vehicle going be the headquarters one adult F under officer base will be waiting for the uh hook I'll be following officer for Central have the miles for that transport when you're ready 5880 6.5 thank you 1727 time 15 it's 3 [Applause] [Laughter] all right we're just going to wait for my partner one second okay [Music] [Music] you mind just grabbing her bag from the front seat I'll I'll I'll go with her and I have her property all right help you out watch watch your head you okay yes okay all right just hang on one second fall off there we'll go right this way your set I got you we're going to go right here um the wall for me please when I take the uh the cuff off just put the that hand on the wall okay okay let me do one more search we don't have a female on for today right no right no Riley go off give me one second here I'll let you keep the jacket on I'm just going to ask we'll just uh we'll slide it off real quick I'll just do a better check of it than out there not going let you put it back on all right give me one second cuz I got to take this one off all right take that drag it off real quick I'll let you put it bag on just check it one more time all right take all right I said you don't have anything on you any anything I'll just check with the back of my hand again very quickly just to make sure yep you can just put your hands on the wall for me okay you can um you can have a SE guys what are you lefty or righty Lefty put this use your right hand on I'll keep it Loose for you you want to put your Jacky back on or no no after performing poorly on the field sobriety test officers placed M laola under arrest she was charged with operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs open container of alcohol and motor vehicle delaying traffic and reckless driving [Music]