yes I had to pick up my girls and I went to a wedding okay today all right [ __ ] dude know I'm very upset right now on November 27th 2024 an officer observed a vehicle driving recklessly on the road at high speed the driver was unable to control the car or maintain the lane the officer pulled the vehicle over and initiated a traffic stop let's see what really happened hello how you doing good how are you good I'm offic state police man you in the vehicle behind you you guys are traveling together no no that truck okay I don't know why it stopped so where you coming from I'm coming from picking up the girls for my mom okay could I see your license please so mobster is like I said uh 82 M an hour in a 65 mph Zone you guys pass me okay okay sorry I am in a hurry to get home okay can I see your license please sorry how many babies do you have two you have two babies in here okay do me a favor grab your license [Music] hi yes three 52 that pick up truck left time 104 okay what's your name Michelle Salazar Michelle Salazar do me a favor is a car in park it is okay I'm going to have you step out of the car okay are you guys going to be okay how old are you no she's eight okay all right I need to speak to you outside of the car okay so I need you to step out [Music] do you need my in I'll I'll get in a little bit okay leave the car on so I can play the movie for yeah that's fine and then just be careful when you step out cuz you're near near the the lane okay I will and I'm going to roll up this window just okay just do me a favor just come on out oh okay shut the door do you have a jacket in there um I don't okay step right over here where was I coming from I was coming for my mom's okay but before that where were you cuz you had to pick you had to pick up your girls yes I had to pick up my girls and I went to a wedding okay today all right Michelle so I'm getting a strong order of an alcoholic beverage coming from the car all right I know it's not the two little girls okay is is it coming from you have you consumed alcohol prior to driving no okay do me a favor stand on this light come a little more this way as the officer approached the vehicle a highly intoxicated woman was found in the driver's seat a strong smell of alcohol was coming from her and she was on her way to attend a wedding but why did she consume such a large amount of alcohol before the event all right like I said that's what I'm getting a strong order all right so I'm me yeah I mean it's not coming from the girls now that we're standing out here it's coming from you all right so you you have not consumed alcohol prior to driving is that is that what you're going to go with all right so what I'm going to you know what ah yes okay okay I've never been put in this situation before okay so put your feet together Michelle make sure that you're safe to operate this vehicle with your babies all right yes you got an 8-year-old and how's the other one definitely how old is the other one the younger one how old is she three three do you have any head injuries no do you have any problems with your eyes M what are your problems with your eyes Vision just normal daytoday day-to-day stuff like right need tax or do you have any problems walk do you need contacts or do you wear contacts I usually wear contacts and I wear glasses okay yeah so they obviously don't have them on right now no all right do you have any problems walking balancing or turning do you have any problems injuries that I need to know about prior to administering these tests here I don't know what kind of test you're just walking in a straight line it's not it's not very difficult okay do you have any problems that you know about no no okay come a little more this way I don't know stand right there all right put your feet together I hope not I haven't really been mean to you have I no you haven't been mean but you're making me a little nervous okay well I'm a little nervous too okay all right I understand cuz where we're at babies in the car situation we're in all right so what I'm going have you do is you're going to stare at the tip of my finger I'm going to move the finger side to side make sure that you only stare at it with your eyes do not move your head do you understand so your head is going to remain still at all times and I'm going to move my finger side to side you're going to follow with your eyes and your and your eyes only okay you see my finger mhm all right we're going to start make sure you keep your head still okay follow my the officer conducted the investigation professionally the most concerning part was that there were children inside the vehicle Yet the woman had no control over her driving and showed no care for their safety to assess her level of intoxication the officer decided to start sobriety exercises make sure you keep your head still okay follow my follow my finger okay [Music] sh [Music] okay all right let's face your car okay all right so this next say my car just right there okay negative 133 Circle all right so what I'm going to have you do is this is a walking turn all right it's simple it's going to walk in a straight line all right okay I'm going to show you and explain everything to you Michelle it's going to I know but this is a big deal I know it is I'm very it's it's a big deal so very serious do you want to keep your shoes on for this test I'm those are flats can you walk fing those cuz there's a lot of rocks in the way so I don't want you you can take them off if you want so for this test Michelle I'm going to put you in a starting position all right this position I'm going to show you how it's going to look when I put you in this position ensure that you try to maintain this position during the entire test all right if you do step out of it get back into it all right and do not start the test unless I tell you to start the test you understand you understand what I told you tell you to started until I tell you to start the test so when I place you in the starting position do not move okay it's going to look simple so you're going to plant your left foot you're going to put your right foot in front heels touching toes touching hands to your side okay remain in that position look at your feet look at my feet okay stand just like that Michelle try not to move I need to imagine a straight line in front of you can you imagine that straight line yes can you imagine yeah that line is about the width of your foot Michelle on that line you're going to take nine heel to to steps every step is heal to toe your hands are to your side at all times you're looking down while walking and you're counting out loud every step that you take okay okay I'm so I'm so sorry I don't mean to touch you I don't know if I can touch you or not just stay in that position okay Michelle okay all right I'm going to show you how this is going to be supposed to be done I'm going to take three steps to show you only you're going to be taking nine all right I'm going to show you she couldn't even control her driving speed how could she focus on the hgn test after failing that the officer moved on to the walk and turn test do you think she was even paying attention to the instructions she performed terribly and was unable to listen or respond appropriately how could she pass these tests in such a state look we're in the same position Michelle we got to get it back in that position I'm going to take three steps to show you one two three Michelle once you get to your ninth step I took three you're taking nine you're PL your Lead Foot look down take a series of small steps just like me you're going to get back on that line you're going to face this way and you're going to do nine back Heel To Toe steps hands to your side looking down while counting out loud okay look it's going to look like this one two 3 Michelle it's very important that once you start walking do not stop walking until you are done with all the steps which it's a total of 18 all right nine right I I get it I get it okay all right get back in that position thank you um do you have any questions before we begin this test do you understand yes you do understand you have any questions you have any questions cuz once you start walking I can't help you okay um I just okay have any question regarding this test can I okay get back in get back in that position talk to my sister get back on that get back in that position okay okay all right I'll tell you when to start okay you ready no no no I'll tell you all right go ahead go ahead go ahead and begin oh you all right you you begin the test no you go ahead huh you go ahead and I'll follow your Le no I'm not I already showed you how to do it it's just you it should on me sorry go and begin so [Music] black every step was missed steps offline the female struggled during the walk and turn test but ultimately failed she was unable to follow instructions properly and kept losing her balance her steps were uneven and she seemed confused about how to perform the test correctly after failing the walk and turn test the officer took the one leg stand test all right we're going to do one more test okay stand on my light yes all right this test is the one leg stand face me put your feet together just like me Michelle hands to your side okay all right hands to your side Michelle this is a simple one okay I'm going to show you what's your name officer ernandez what's your first name Carlos Carlos yeah okay Carlos so okay on this test just make sure you maintain this position all right I'm going to show you how to do this test this is the one leg stand I'm going to pick the foot that I want to show you you can do the same you can pick the right or the left foot all right I'm ding it on my right I may pick okay I'm going to show you what you're going to do I'm going to explain first and then I'll show you you're going to lift the foot that you want approximately 6 in off the ground your legs are straight your hands are your sight at all times all right while looking down at the foot that you elevate you're going to count and increments of thousands, 1,00 2 th 3 you're going to 5 th5 so you're going to do that for a short period of time all right I'm going to demonstrate how this is supposed to look okay watch ready I'm going to pick my right foot to show you okay look don't start yet so approximate don't start yet approximately 6 in Dr the ground looking down at it my foot is parallel 1,1 1,2,3,4,5 th6 okay you're going to do that so on and so forth until I tell you to stop it's a short amount of time really yeah so if you do put your foot down just pick it right back up and continue your flashlight no this is mine you have any questions regarding this no I don't I don't I think lift my foot and count right you're going to look down at it yet not yet put your foot down okay what while you do this test make sure you look down at your foot all right hands to your side at all times okay you have any questions no do you understand okay I'll tell you when to begin okay okay okay are you ready yes what what are you going to be picking uh I think I'm going to go with my left foot up and my right foot stack okay hands to your side make sure you look down at your foot okay okay are you ready yes okay Michelle you may begin okay all 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I feel like I'm like thousands or keep going keep going counting keep going the woman attempted to lift one foot off the ground but struggled to maintain balance she kept weing putting her foot down multiple times and even reaching out to steady herself her movements were uncoordinated making it clear she was in no condition to drive how could she pass this test if she couldn't even stand properly on one leg one 2 3 can I get the light 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 okay goad and put your foot down go ahead and put your foot down you're good all right m do me a favor just walk to the front of my patrol unit all right just walk to it okay can you tell me what's happening just walk to the front of it please yeah I'll tell you once we get up there no can you just give me a heads up please Carlos please Carlos um come over here over here over here in front face my car face my car face it face my car I need to talk to my sister first oh there she is Rebecca turn Rebecca are you okay okay take them home please I'm sorry okay hey just go turn up no that's my sister I'm you don't have to push me dude I'm try I'm not trying to resist I'm not trying to resist or try I am very controlled but hey Rebecca is everything okay huh Hey listen no that's my sister I got to make sure it's okay dude Carlos you're being placed under arrest for driving under the influence talk Lian or drug I'm very disappointed that you decided to get behind the wheel tonight with your two babies in the vehicle that's not okay okay let's walk over here do you have anything on your person that you that I need to know about anything that will poke me stick me or hurt me I do have some safety pins in my dress okay I'm going just this but that's just like a fashion yeah I'm going put Let's Walk This Way please can I please say i f come on come on I know this is so can you please lift my dress so I just tear more please here Michelle where's your license is it somewhere in the car no it's one the handcuffs are going to hurt a little bit just them are they do hurt just hang tight okay hold on I'm going to read you something the officer observed her inability to focus which only confirmed the effects of intoxication the story took an unexpected turn when she failed all the tests the officer had no choice but to arrest her she was then placed inside the patrol vehicle [Music] M listen I'm about to tell you something important are you listening I need you to listen okay hold on to go a wedding tonight I got have fun M listen to me I'm about to tell you something important you are under arrest for driving under the influence of an intoxicant liquor and or drug the New Mexico implied conac requires you to submit to a breath test to determine the aaan of your blood after you take our test you have the right to choose an additional independent test if you choose to take this additional independent test you have the right to a reasonable opportunity to range State physician a licensed nurse or laboratory technician or technologist who is employed by a hospital physician of your own choice to perform an additional chemical test the cost of this additional test will be paid for by the New Mexico State Police Michelle do you agree to take our test and what I'm asking for is a breath test it's either yes or no I cannot force you to take our test but if you refuse you will lose your New Mexico driver's license or non-resident operating privilege for one year if you are convicted in court of driveing under the influence you may also receive a greater sentence because you refused to be tested do you understand the the consequences of refusing to breath test knowing these consequences Mich I'm going ask you one more time do you agree to take a breath test no I need to open your mouth see if there's anything inside your mouth okay ha so I do yeah so I do consider your actions to be a refusal Michelle so now you will be charged with aggravated DWI do you understand no not really but okay I'll read you this once again but right now you have verbally refused to take a breath test yes okay you're right here right yes um you just drove from that truck over here you want to walk up on my traffic stop okay I'm sorry you see that that's not smart right because I highly recommend why you here well I'm trying to help trying to help how you going to help trying to get the baby trying to get baby you feel like you should be right now okay just tell me right yes tell you how I know your name right I just see you pull up in that white truck get out of the driver's seet once inside her behavior changed and she became emotional showing concern for her children she tried to use her child as a protective shield but the officer ignored her words because no one is above the law and you walk all the way over here there's a heavy odor from your back I mean from your person right so what's the you're going to stand right here you're not going to me you understand that yeah [ __ ] up know I'm very upset right now you know no just the circumstances okay sorry it's okay stay calm I got the girls they need to all pee really fast so I'm going to make sure let me go talk to him are you are you guys I just got to close the door though you have to can I come in here huh can I come in here too yeah help please want to so this is what's going to happen Okay I'm going to where's your phone is it in there can I have her phone so she can take it so you can have a phone call cuz we're going to go to the office I'm going to give you your phone so you can make sure to die it's not even going to [ __ ] I'll charge her for her what do you want to do cuz if once I take you to the office I'm going to give you an opportunity to call somebody which I hope you would call your sisters to make sure your kids are safe right so is it okay if I I'll put your phone in the front so I'll give you opportunity to call if not what do you think I'm not going to break your phone I Pro we do this all the time they can't get in it I'm not going to go it's illegal for me to go through your phone I'll charge your phone and once I put and if I need to pick it up they'll go put in your property and I go pick everything is going to be in your property if this look if this is your first offense you're more than likely going to be released early in the morning okay I'm just being a Mother's Day I hope so I hope so too but she will be released Tom Mom right I don't know how it works down there but I'm just trying to be as where she going to go she's no we're in B Leo so Toc okay okay we'll talk about this later call me in the morning okay all right I just want to make sure the kids are good I don't want them to be themselves yeah they let me talk okay right now about cuz she called me on the way the kids had the kids had their iPad on too it's our school question are they the kids good to go they got to use the restroom information for the kiddos okay okay that's all the information about them all right I need all the information that's all of it what do you mean where I gave them the their ages and full names okay I'll probably need it since I'm the investigating officer just one more time okay okay hey brother I got the girl so don't worry about it K I got the girl let me right about K all right can I tell you in a minute okay let just once again full name state of birth and the the school that they know they go to if you know okay can I see what she's yelling about I just need you to fill that out so I can huh the [ __ ] is that they have to have their name in order to release them to me St write their names whose names Gabby and Malia they won't give them to me unless I write their there's the door open you're going to be okay it's okay after discussing the situation the officer handed over custody of the children to someone who arrived to pick them up the woman was transported to the police station where she faced the consequences of her actions later she was presented in court where she was charged with driving Under the Influence traffic violations and child endangerment what do you think about this case tell us in the comments section and don't forget to subscribe to our channel for more crazy cases like this stay connected you'll definitely love our upcoming videos