So, because your car was on and you were asleep, I I assume I'm I'm guessing that you might be a little impaired. >> Said, "How much have you had a drink tonight?" I'm saying, >> "Exactly." >> This is pretty straightforward question, right? >> Okay. >> Karen thought passing out behind the wheel was merely a quick rest, but the police turned it into a direct trip to a place no one wants to visit. >> Put your hands on your back. >> Why? because I feel it on my leg. You storest your hands behind your back. All right. So, right now you're under arrest for multiple charges, okay? Including DUI. Okay. >> These intoxicated Karens insisted they were completely sober until a few unsteady steps revealed a price far heavier than any excuse. The mother was found asleep behind the wheel with the engine still running. A seemingly harmless moment that quickly raised the officer's suspicions. >> You all right? >> Yes. What's going on with you? >> Prayer real quick. >> A prayer? >> Yeah. >> No, you sleep home, girl. >> You got kids that go here? >> Yeah, my daughter. >> Okay. Could you step out real quick? >> Sure. >> You all right? >> I'm fine. I'm perfectly fine. I was just sitting here and I was >> What's your name? >> Did you drop off a kid up here today? >> My mommy. My mommy. I mean, my mommy has this car. I dropped off my um daughter because she missed the bus. My mom um and I and my daughter just moved out this way from end. >> I think she got it registered or not. So, my daughter takes a bus, but I had to suffer. >> Okay. >> She missed it this morning. >> What time you drop her off? >> I dropped her off here right about almost 8:00. 8:00. >> 8:00. >> Yeah. So, I know it's an hour. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, it's an hour. I'm gonna go and stop and get something to eat. But >> I was waiting there and I was waiting for someone to text me back and >> so I was just resting there for a second. >> Okay, >> that's awesome. My picked up on me and I was like, >> so I had a lady up here car turned on and everything and she's sleep at the wheel. Um, so a parent came in. It's like, hey, somebody sleep in their car and the car is on. So I come out here, lady looks impaired. All right, I just need just extra eyes. Okay. >> All right. Um, so because your car was on and you were asleep, I I assume I'm I'm guessing that you might be a little impaired. >> Oh my. I swear to God. I swear to God. I literally woke up. My daughter took her to the bus stop. She was like 3 minutes late and I said, "But she missed the bus." I said, "But I got to go. I'll talk to your wife later." >> So I went inside and I grabbed the keys and I told my mom. I was like, "I had to take to school cuz we literally just missed the bus. just moved here, didn't we? >> Yeah, we just registered my daughter. So, anyhow, so I drove her here and um we came and I was going to, like I said, my mom wakes up at 9:00. I wanted to stop by the store and stuff. So, I was sitting there and I was waiting. I got off the phone call and I was just resting there for a second and someone came up and said, "Are you okay?" I'm like, "Yeah, I'm fine. I'm going to leave here." And I was waiting for traffic to leave and stuff and then I was going to leave. To prove that she was completely sober, she began the tests where every step and every number started betraying her claims. >> It's hard to take heel toe. Like if I'm just walking like this. >> All right, you can stop. You can stop. You good? >> Toe is mine. >> All right, we got one more exercise. Okay. >> One more exercise. Same stance. >> Am I supposed to be counting? 1 1,00 or you >> Mhm. >> I'm counting. >> Yep. 1 100 1 2 100 3 100 4 100 5 100 6 100 7 100 8 100 9 100 10 100 11 100 1 >> 13 100 >> All right, you can stop. >> I know those are my my little test. >> Completely sober, but those are hard as hell. Okay. >> I'm serious. I'm pretty sure that I can't handle really. >> All right. So, on your exercises, >> on your exercises, you didn't do too well. >> So, I I know you ain't drunk. >> You on something else. >> No, we're good. >> Okay. Well, >> we're good. I ain't on nothing else. >> All right. So, what's going to happen? You got to take a trip to the the jail house. >> What? >> Cuz you you didn't do too well. >> I cannot let you drive home with whatever you want. >> Breath. Whatever you want. >> Okay. They have a breathalyzer at jail. Okay. So you can you can blow there, but I don't think you you're under the influence of alcohol, though. >> Please just call my mother to come me. I swear. Don't please don't do this to me. I can't I can't do this. I swear to God. >> I don't know. You had it last night. You was partying too late or whatever. I don't know. >> Party at all. My daughter and me and my mother literally lived together and we just went to the home, right? >> My daughter just started screaming. >> I got you. I got you. >> When the officers made their decision, she panicked. begged to try again, called her mother and pleaded, but the door leading home was already closing. >> I can try again. I'm telling you, I just have a bad >> It's all right. Will you When you go to the the jail house, they you can ask them to help you out. Okay. All right. So, I'm going to have you come back over here at your car. We'll call her. Go ahead. Put your hands on your on your trunk again for me. On your top on your hood. >> Uhuh. Put your hands up there. Hands up there. Can you put your hands behind your back? >> Able to get off. >> Uh, we'll let you know. >> Can I call my mom, please? Will, you got to turn around for me. >> Turn around for me. >> I can do your face. >> You put your hands behind your back. >> Why? Oh my god. I feel my legs. Mom. >> All right. Other hand behind your back. Ma'am, can you roll up the window? >> I got you. We going to make sure. >> Oh my. >> Does this hurt? >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> My god, my baby. Ah, these are hurting right now. >> Okay, I'm going to help you out. You put your your chest up there to the car. >> Yes. >> All right. Put your hands together like you're praying in the back. Why is it? And >> what's your name again? Melissa ever. >> Jesus. >> Show Melissa to 15. >> Are you sure you don't have nothing on you? >> I swear to God. >> All right. Cuz when you get there, >> I have >> If you when you get to the jail, you got something on you, then it's going to be trouble for you. >> No, I don't have anything on me. Still insisting that she was merely exhausted, she continued arguing throughout the investigation until a 0.00 breath alcohol result turned every suspicion on its head. >> And I literally was just resting my eyes for a moment and I was saying a prayer literally and I was just seriously about to leave to go to the store real quick and grab Nina a fresh drink. She won't answer because I'm calling her because Mina's not answering and she needs to be up for work cuz I wake her up physically every morning. Well, tell her that >> Well, I know because nothing's wrong. I'm not impaired. So, listen, they No, she doesn't have breathalyzer. So, they will there. And I'm not impaired. So, when I get there, whatever. They'll do whatever. If I'm impaired, which I'm not, then I stay for 8 hours. If not, then I don't know what they do, ma'am. They uh let they let you go. They let you go and then you have to >> you got the bail out. >> She was initially charged with DUI, but the charge was later dismissed. Next, from several cans of white claw to her evasive answers. The woman quickly turned a routine investigation into a highly suspicious situation. >> The uh Secretary of State, what's going on with that? >> Um I owe some tickets. You >> owe some tickets. Okay. Is it your car? >> Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Just got a license on you and a insurance on you, please. Where uh where you come from tonight? Come from a friend's house. >> You're just looking for your license right now? Okay. And you just got insurance on you, too? Okay. How much have you had to drink tonight? >> You're just looking for insurance right now? >> Yes, I have. >> Okay. How much have you had to drink tonight? >> Hello. >> Why the question? >> What's that? >> Why Why is the question? I said, "How much have you had a drink tonight?" I'm saying >> exactly. It's >> pretty straightforward question, right? >> Okay. What kind of drinks you having? >> White Claus. Okay. I just I'm just asking cuz I smell it on you, right? So, um, >> what what time was the last time you had your last drink at? How many white claws did you have? >> Three. Okay. And you could you just tell me what time you started drinking them and what time you stopped drinking them? >> I I don't understand the question. Why am I getting so >> Okay, hang on the car. Okay, I'll be back in a few minutes. We can run anybody's plates in Illinois without a reason. We don't have to have justification. Two, we have license plate readers on the car that automatically hit on your plates for being suspended. Okay. And three, I told you exactly why I stopped you when I when I came up to. Four, I'm I'm talking to you about the the alcohol you've had. Okay? It's pretty simple questions, right? You said you had some white claws. What time did you start drinking? What time did you stop drinking? >> You started drinking around 9 yesterday. Okay. >> Well, that's when I got to my friend's house. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. How many you think you had total? >> About four. Okay. And then what time you think your last one was at? What was that? Midnight. Okay. All right. Um, do you have any alcohol in the car? Anything else like that? Any guns in the car? Anything? You don't believe so? Okay, go ahead. I'm just going to have you step out for now. Okay. I'm just going to run you through a few things. I want to make sure you're okay to drive. Go ahead. Just leave the phone in the car. >> I would like to keep it with me. >> Okay. Well, you're going to need to be handsree. Everything you're doing, whatever you want to hold in there, that's fine. After stepping out of the vehicle, she still refused to cooperate, interrupting, arguing, and evading every instruction until the officer's patience began to run out. I'm telling you now, step out of the car or you're going to be arrested for obstructing a peace officer. Okay? Do you understand? Okay? Now, you're being charged. You're being charged with another crime. Okay? So, when you step out of the car, you're going to be arrested and taken back to the station now. Okay? Do you understand? >> Okay? So, now you have another charge. Okay? You >> I don't understand. Right now, you have two class A misdemeanor. Okay. >> Do you want Do you want to step out of the car or do you want to be pulled out of the car? >> I never said that. I would. That's >> I've already told you to and now you're already going to be charged. Okay. So, go ahead and step out of the car now. >> Well, I'm already being charged. >> Go ahead and step out of the car. She doesn't want to step out of the car. She wants to talk to a boss. But she she has to step out of the car while we talk to a boss. Yes, you do. You have to step out of the car for further investigation. Okay. I am conducting a DUI investigation and I instructed you to get out of the car and you can leave your phone in the car. >> I will not leave my phone. >> Okay. Go ahead and step over here. Okay. Go ahead and step over here. Ma'am. >> Nope. You're going to step over here. Okay. Go ahead and um actually hang out with him. I'm just going to cut my lights. >> That's why I didn't want to. >> Well, I mean you can do them barefoot, too. >> Yeah. You see it's better barefoot than doing anything. So, >> no shoes though. No, I forgot my phone. >> Okay, go ahead and you got to have put your phone. >> Go ahead and step over here for me. Just step right here, right in front of me and face me with your hands at your sides and your feet together. Okay, with your hands at your sides. Okay, what you're going to do is you're going to follow the movement of my stimulus. This pen is going to be the stimulus. Okay, can you say that? Okay. The yellow highlighter. >> Yes, >> okay. You're going to follow with your eyes only, keeping your head still the entire time. Do you understand? Do you understand? >> Uh, but I thought I was going to be waiting for a supervisor cuz I wanted to speak. I'm constructing a DUI investigation in the meantime. >> Wait to speak to >> But I'm I'm I'm conducting an investigation in the meantime. He's on the way to the supervisor. >> You can wait while I do the investigation. Keep your hands at your sides. >> You can wait until the supervisor said cuz that's who I want to talk to. >> Okay. Why Why do you need a supervisor? >> Because I don't understand. >> What are you going to tell the supervisor that that I haven't told you? Listen, this is this is where the officer is at. Okay? He pulled you over because your plates are suspended. Okay? Your driver's license is attached to the plate. So, it comes back to suspended. Okay? So, we have a reason to stop you. All right? Yes, that's probable cause. You understand what probable cause is? >> Probable cause of what? >> For us? Yes. For us to perform a traffic stop on you. Okay. Your license. >> Given the chance to prove that she was sober, she refused the tests, allowing every suspicious sign to continue working against her. >> So, I'll run you through a few things while make sure you're okay to drive. What this is my partner has. This just measures what's on your breath. Um, >> did I for whatever reason fail the >> It's not pass or fail. >> It is a pass or fail. >> It's not pass or fail. It's so it's based off clues. I'll be honest. Okay. >> I would not. >> You don't want to do this. It's for us to see what your levels are at. This if you do it, it's not this little clue. >> I still rather not. >> You don't want to do it? Okay, that's fine. So, I'll be honest. He's going to go off his off his observations, what he's observed during the test. Okay. We have a certain amount of clues that we actually can we actually look for for each test. Okay. He's going to go off based off his observations. And this is basically to to show proof that you're you're you're under the legal limit. Is it because you think you're over the legal limit? Like be honest >> without this, right? I I can only go off of what I have. >> The only one the only one that's that's admissible in court is the one at the station. And that's the one where actually if you don't do it, your license is going to be suspended for an entire year. Okay? But he'll explain everything later on too. But I mean this is not as a misable. This is just to show us that you're under the legal. Okay? Do you understand what what we're saying though? So >> so so that what we gave you right there the opportunity to do. You can still do it if you want to. >> I think so. >> No, right now you standing up right now. That doesn't that doesn't make any determination of if you're being arrested for DUR. It is okay. Nor is it admissible in court. But if you don't take it, I go off of everything that I observed with you. Right. I I I pull you over. I see your eyes are bloodshot glossy. They're red. You know, I could tell that you're you're speaking impaired. You know, you smell like alcohol. I can smell it coming from your breath. You do have signs of impairment on the on the standardized test. Okay. You're driving at a slow a slower than usual rate of speed. >> Okay. The speed limit's 45 here. And your and your license is suspended right now. >> Yes. But I'm talking. >> Even after a supervisor arrived, she continued arguing to the very end. But minutes later, the consequences were no longer hers to choose. Why is he pulling me over for anything? >> I mean, he told me that he ran my place. So, he ran my place before he pulled me over, which means he was following me or targeting me or whatever it is that he was doing. And then pulled me over for I apologize. Who does it like? >> I I explain her, you know, she's responsible for her vehicle on the roadway. I explain her her plates are suspended. explained that we don't have a reason to have to run our plates and that we have license plate readers that are hitting on our car. That's initially my first observation and I already explained that to her. >> Yeah. If your plates are expired or suspended, you said suspended. >> Yeah, suspended. >> But if they pull me over for that, why you already? >> Because she smells like alcohol. So, I'm going through further investigation. >> That's all right after. If you need like anyone to talk to or you have any questions, feel contact. Okay. >> All right. >> I appreciate it. All right. Thank you. >> I don't have a card on me. Uh I can give you Even if this is all right. >> And both of their welcome. >> Oh, you're going to get everything. >> Yeah. Yeah. All right. >> All right. Go ahead. Just turn around here. >> He's going to go ahead and turn off your hands behind your back. >> At the moment, you're under your hands behind your back. So, right now, you're under arrest for multiple charges. Okay. Including DUI. Okay. How am I doing? I literally came asking like words. >> You're you're eligible for three phone calls once you get to the station. So, you can make your phone calls once you get to the station and let him know cuz the thing is there's no point of of you showing him his location right now. You're you're going to go to the station. So, he's he's going to need the location there. >> Why did he >> You can call him when you get to the station. >> Okay. Well, now from here on all your your phone calls are going to be made from our phone because now you're in police custody. So that's >> even I don't know if you heard me right. >> I told her in custody all my >> I'm going to read you as your rights as I'm supposed to. Okay. >> I know you think you know more than us, but you don't. Okay. So go ahead and take a step back here. In Illinois, a firsttime DUI offense may carry up to 364 days in jail, a fine of up to $2,500, and a driver's license revocation of at least one year. The woman was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, resisting or obstructing arrest, and driving with a suspended license. She demanded to see a supervisor in search of justice, but ended up meeting the handcuffs instead. Hey everyone, what do you think about this situation? And if you enjoyed the video, don't forget to like, subscribe, and support our fundraiser. Thank you so much.