I'm not even drunk. [ __ ] I got a breather. Yeah, that's what I'm That's what I'm going to ask you for. Yeah, use that cuz I'm not even drunk. So, listen. I'm going to ask that you submit to a breath test. I have no idea she's never been in this situation before. And I didn't think like two would get me like this. I mean, I don't ever drink, but I took two shots. Stay right there. I can't breathe. I can't breathe. I can't breathe. You're breathing. You're talking. I can't I can't breathe. Relax. Relax. Relax. It's my day. I did. Okay, calm down. I've never in my life put an arrest. Okay. Well, unfortunately, tonight you are. I'm sorry. All right. Just real quick. This is on camera. Everything's on camera. There's nothing in there. I am so sorry. This hurts. Can you please help me? Moms are supposed to be teaching right from wrong, raising the next generations. But what the hell happens when mom gets behind the wheel drunk, smashes into cars, and then acts like she's above the law because she is a mother. These are the times when drunk moms smash cars and cause some serious damage. Ma'am, can you hang up the phone, please? Stand by. Are you sure you're going to area? That's okay. So, here's a few things that is concerning me. This vehicle is not registered to you. And there is no insurance on this car. Yeah, it is my boyfriend. Okay. I can't find it in the system. The car smells like weed. So, I don't know if you or her and another officer said he can smell alcohol coming from your breath. So, with that being said, I'm going to conduct the DUI investigation. I need you to step out of the car. This woman was initially pulled over for a suspected speeding, but things escalated fast. As officers approached, they caught a heavy whiff of weed and a strong alcoholic stench pouring out of the car. And just when it couldn't get any worse, she didn't even have valid insurance. When I first saw you, you ran the light on Myar Parkway and Red Road. I was behind you for a good bit of distance. You were driving pretty fast. You double back around, read the red light again, and then now we're here. Okay. Like I said, I could smell the marijuana coming from the vehicle. Don't know if it's from you or the passenger or maybe it was the club. We had at the club. That's probably Maybe. I'm not sure. But then when another officer was talking to you, he said he can smell the oil of alcohol. Yeah. in. So, I'm just here to make sure that you're not impaired beyond your normal faculties to have been operating a motor vehicle. Okay. Okay. So, I'm going to ask you to perform three physical exercises. Okay. The first exercise I'm going to have to check your eyes. If you can, can you stand towards me? Stand with your feet together, no spaces, no gaps, and keep your hands by your side. Stay in this position until I give you further instructions. Okay? You see this light? When I start to move this light, I need you to follow it with your eyes and your eyes only. and do not move your head. Okay? You're going to see this white light. I don't want you to pay attention to the white light. This is just for me to look at your eyes. Okay. Okay. All right. Don't move your head. [Applause] Don't move anything [Applause] after position. Okay, I'm going to turn the red light off. I'm going to take the pen straight up and down. Okay, when I do that, just follow it with your eyes. Don't move your head. Okay, keep your hands by your side. [Applause] Okay. Now, stay exactly as you are. I'm going to take a pin around two circles around your face. Going to come into the bridge of your nose. I'm not going to actually touch your nose. Do your eyes have the ability to cross. Like, can you cross your eyes? No. Okay. The officer explained she was conducting the stop to ensure the driver wasn't impaired. The officer asked her to perform a field sobriety test, starting with an eye test. She was instructed to stand still, follow a pen with her eyes, and keep her head still. As the test progressed, the officer observed signs of impairment, including difficulty following instructions, raising concerns about her ability to drive safely. Okay. So, for the next exercise, stand in front of me. Stand with your feet together. No spaces, no gaps like how my feet are. I keep your hands by your side. Stay in this position until I give you further instructions. When I tell you to begin, you're going to raise either foot you choose to raise. either your left foot or your right foot approximately 6 in from the ground. That should mimic the length of a dollar bill or putting your foot on top of a soda can. It should look like this. And don't do it with me. Just watch me. While your leg is parallel to the ground, I want you to look down at your elevated foot. Point your toes towards the floor. Keep your hands by your side. Count in a manner of 1,00 1,002 1,003 and so forth until I tell you to stop. Do you understand? Count down. Oh, you know how to count it. You don't know how to count. One, two, three. You count. Well, you would have to count cuz I can't do it. But if you can't count 1,001, you can just count 1 2 3. Well, you have to do the best that you can. I don't know. Well, if you don't know how to count, that's fine. Just stay in that position. So, I tell you to stop. Okay? For any reason, if you drop your foot, just pick it back up and begin where you left off. But just make sure when you're in this position, your leg is elevated. Your foot is about 6 in from the ground. You're pointing your toes towards the ground, and you're looking down at your elevated foot. Okay. I didn't say start yet. Do you understand the instructions? Do you need me to reexlain? Right. No, I'm not going to count. Do you need me to reexplain anything? No. Okay. I'll tell you when it begin. Okay, feet together, hands by side, and you can begin. Given her condition, the deputies had no choice but to call for a field sobriety test, and the already wobbling woman knew well it was game over. While on scene, one deputy caught a strong whiff of alcohol coming off her. All right. So, ma'am, I'm going to place you under arrest for driving under influence of alcoholic beverage, chemical substance, and or control substance. Okay? Once I place the handcuffs on you, I need you to play close attention cuz I'm going to read you something that pertains to your driving privileges. I'm going to explain to you. Give me a second. What? Cuz I count you. But that that wasn't the only thing that I was looking for. You said how did I know? What she resting for? Yeah. Is that too tight? Yeah. Which arm? You need a light, man? I'm not even drunk. But I got a breather. Yeah, that's what I'm That's what I'm going to ask you for. Yeah, use that next cuz I'm not even drunk. So, listen. I'm going to ask that you submit to a breath test. Yes. Okay. I'm ready. Well, I don't have it on me. We have to go down to the station. But that doesn't change the arrest decision. No, you could do it now cuz I'm not even drunk. Honestly, listen. Listen. I don't have the instrument on me is what I'm telling you. So, how you going to arrest me? I did everything you wanted me to do. I did all the assessments. The breath test does not change the arrest decision. The only thing it pertains to is your driving privileges, meaning if your driver's license will be suspended or not. Despite everything pointing to impairment, the woman remained adamant that she wasn't drunk and tried resisting the officers. She kept insisting, but her refusal to cooperate only made things worse. Her attempts to deflect and press for her kid's safety fell flat as she was now facing the consequences of her poor choices. The tests are not pass or fail. There are certain clues that I look for. So what's the clue? And I saw the clues and I have probable cause that place you under arrest for driving with the alcoholic substance or control stuff. It's your camera on clues. Yeah, it is on. I looked at your eyes. I saw the clues in your eyes. What? Your walking turn. I saw the clues in your walk. I can't walk in a straight line. How? I'm not balanced. Okay. It's just not about walking in a straight line. I did. My dad tilted. You under you arrested me for no reason. I can't listen to nothing because I'm getting arrested for no reason. My record is clean. I don't want this to be on my record. No, honestly, I just You're really doing a a bad bad making a bad mistake. For real. I really don't want this on my record cuz I'm not drunk. Honestly, you can even check my car. I have nothing in my car. You can check my records. Nothing. I didn't say that. I'm not drunk. [Applause] You have her ID? Have your ID? No, not hers. Hers. What about the registration? Yeah, I give it Didn't I give it to him? I think I gave it to No, I gave it to the trainer. I was doing something for what she's saying. Do you have Do you have the ID? Yeah, she is. Holy. [Applause] [Music] No, I asked Jimmy. He said he didn't have it. But I know I gave it. Do you have a valid license? No. The person who cars in, he on his way. He like 5 minutes away. Okay. You can put this back in the car. That's That That happened before. That's what she told me. Okay. I'm going to pat you down and I'm going to put you in my car. The owner of the car is going to come get the car, so it's not going to get towed. She was later charged for not having valid insurance, DUI, and speeding. Her refusal to take responsibility only added to the consequences she now faced. What started as a routine stop turned into a full list of charges, all stemming from poor decisions behind the wheel. Can we go talk for a minute? Yeah. I just want to kind of figure out what's going on. [Applause] Get your info real quick. All right. What's your first name? Can you spell it? All right. So, I have my camera on just so you know. Um, how much did you have to drink tonight? I drank like two shots with my friend. She bought that peach that's in my car. Okay. There was two bottles of it. I took two shots of it with her. She drank a little more than I did. Okay. And that's it. I mean, how long ago was that you did? And what time is it right now? I'm sorry. Uh, it was a/4 to 10. 4 to 10. Like at least an hour ago. Okay. At least. Yeah. Okay. Um, and that was where at? 4 to 5. Okay. You haven't had anything to drink since then? No. That's where we were at. And we went there cuz she was like, "Oh, it's not ever busy there." and never really drove these streets before. And I mean, the first turn I was like, "Oh, that's kind of sharp." And the second turn, my GPS didn't show it as I mean, I I guess assumed wrong. I didn't see it as sharp as it was. Okay. And Yeah. And then my daughters went to her. Um, do you mind doing some tests real quick? Absolutely. Okay. Let's uh we'll walk over here and just get out of their way here. Very good. On September 2nd, 2022, around 9:00 p.m., deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office responded to a crash. A vehicle had rolled off the road and flipped upside down into a house, crashing into a child's bedroom. Thankfully, no one inside the home was hurt. The vehicle driven by a 25-year-old woman and mother had lost control, left the roadway, rolled multiple times, and finally slammed into the residence. Inside the car were the driver and her 5-year-old autistic child. Okay. So, this doesn't replace the official test. It's pretty simple. You just take a big deep breath, constant steady blow, and you'll wrap your lips around the straw, and it'll be like like you're blowing up a balloon, and you'll hear a tone. Okay? A big deep breath. Constant steady blow. A little harder. You got to get a good seal around it. Okay. So, you got to blow just a little bit harder. Okay. Big deep breath. Pel steady blow. Little harder. Little harder. There you go. Is it possible to see my daughter? What's that? 30 PBT.163. So, you're under rescu. Okay. Um, you think by talking to your daughter, you think it's going to spin her back up? She's kind of calmed down right now. I I don't I have no idea. She's never been in this situation before, right? And I didn't think like two shots would get me like this. I mean, I don't ever drink, but I took two shots. Well, it's twice the legal limit. So, you sure it was just two? Yes. Yes. Yes. I was with my best friend. And I don't ever drink ever. Like, and I took two shots with her. That's it. Okay. Sure. So, she's under arrest. Um, she's asking about seeing the kid one more time. Does she calm down right now or is that going to spin her up, you think? What do you think? I think it's fine. Okay. Um, so I'm just going to read this to you real quick, okay? So, I don't forget. So, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in court law. You have the right time to talk to a lawyer and have them present before questioning if you wish. You can decide any time to not answer any questions or make any statements. Uh, do you understand these rights I've explained to you? Yes. So, I've been to jail before for the past relationship I was in. It was like a whole domestic thing. Okay. And I had ended up shoving him when he threw my phone over a fence. Okay. I don't care about any of that. No, I was So, it's just leading to my question. Okay. I was in jail for like 2 weeks while they were trying it. I'm just wondering so that my mom knows like is it going to be a few weeks to where I need her to have child care? That's my main concern. I've had two shots. No, never. Never. Ever. Ever. Ever because I don't like I'm never going to take two shots and drive again. Well, let's let's do this real quick. Okay. I'm sorry. [Applause] So just like a minute. Okay. Yeah, absolutely. Yes. Just want to kiss her. They just want to kiss her and that's it. She was arrested and later submitted to a breath test showing a blood alcohol content of 0.16%. Further investigation revealed her BAC was likely around 0.19% at the time of the crash. After being evaluated at the hospital, she was booked into jail on charges of DUI and reckless endangerment. The child was safely released to a family member. Drinking and driving is bad enough, but doing it with a child in the car, that's next level reckless. Are you all right? You okay? Stay still. You okay? Okay. I'm trying. Hang on. Put your legs on that side. Put your legs on that side. Stay right there. Stay right there. I can't breathe. I can't breathe. I can't breathe. You're breathing. You're talking. I can't. I can't. I can't breathe. Relax. Relax. Relax. My turn. It's my turn. Relax. Relax. Relax. My turn. Okay, calm down. Calm down. Driver's injured. Can you also send an officer up here? You okay? Stay right there. I have the ambulance coming. I'm We're police. Stay right there. Okay. You're fine. You're fine. Stay right there. Don't call me. You're fine. You're fine. I can't breathe. Why you You're speaking. You're okay. You're okay. Stay calm. Around 2:58 p.m. on Halloween, October 31st, 2024, an officer with the Edgewater Police Department responded to a crash involving a blue 2009 Nissan Alultima on Route 5 near Undercliff Road. Upon arrival, the officer found the car had slammed into a large boulder, leaving the front end heavily damaged. I can't breathe. You're breathing, man. Just calm down. Okay. before the officer. What happened? How did you get into the accident? I'm breathing. You're breathing cuz you're talking. Stay laying down. Okay. Stay right there. Stay right there. Lay down. Lay down. Lay down. Lay down. Didn't give it oxygen right now. What happened? I'm going to give you oxygen. Okay. You can't move. Don't Don't run. Just stay laying down. Did you have anything to drink? Yeah. Yeah. Where'd you come from? [Music] Okay. Stay right there. I got an ambulance for him. Okay. You got to lay down. You got to lay down. Just stay laying down. Okay. What's your name and how old are you? How old are you? Can you hold this on hand? Plate. What's your first name? Can just take a note of the plate. It's New York Lima Fox Shop Papa 5728. Looks like it's a 35-year-old female. She's got joints her stomach. Stay right there. Got to stay calm. You got to stay calm. Stay right there. Take a couple deep breaths. Ambulance is coming right now. Is anybody else in the car? I just want to double check. No. Okay. All right. It hurts a lot. Be okay. You wanted oxygen. Hang on. Let's take a couple good breaths. Where are you coming from? The officer checked on the driver, a woman, and provided oxygen. The woman admitted to drinking before driving. Two additional officers arrived to assist at the scene. Due to possible injuries, officers did not conduct standard roadside sobriety tests. I'm trying to talk to I'm trying to talk to you. You don't need to grab me that. I'm trying to talk to you. What happened? I walked up on my right or left. Okay. And someone just like went past me. Where did you make a left turn? I don't remember exactly the street, but when I said they like Where did you come from? Where did you just come from? From where? From George Street. Where's George Street? What town is that? It's Georgetown. Where were you drinking though? At a house? At a at a bar? I'm at home. You drinking? Huh? Now I'm about to go pick up my kids. Okay. So, I have to go one time a day or no. All right. You got to pick up your kids. But I want an officer to go on board with me. Huh? I'm okay. Hey. Yeah, I know. We're going to check it for bleeding. Okay. All right. Hey, I'm okay. I need to get my kids. You need to get your kids. Yeah. You can't get your kids, man. You have cuts and you just hit a wall. All right. We got to get you checked out. The lady became uncooperative and told officers she had been on her way to pick up her children from school to take them trick-or-treating. But a responsible mother doesn't get behind the wheel after drinking, especially not on the way to her children's school. She'll have to face the consequences now. What are you looking for? I can't find the coin. What do you want me to do? Yeah, we looked everywhere under the seat. He can't find it. Are you sure on the first arm? No. Keep this arm still. I got to hang it on. Just have something to drink. Do you have high blood pressure? Yeah. Your phone's here. Just repeat. Can you just get my number down? No, I just have to buy my phone. My phone. Is your It's on my phone, right? What? It's on my phone. No, you didn't. What's your What's your phone number? What's the school number? Huh? What's the school number? As paramedics loaded her into the ambulance, she kept asking about her kids, urging the officers to find them as if it were suddenly their responsibility. It's serious. There's school. Yeah. Yeah. We're We're going to try to No, I don't think there's a lot right here. There's a knot right here. Right there. That just came out of nowhere after the accident, right? Okay. Does it hurt when you breathe? Yeah. Okay. When you breathe in? Yeah. Is it towards your ribs? Right here. Yeah. Like right here? Does it hurt more in the middle? Come here. All right. Okay. Is there any way I can look in this area to make sure there's bruising or anything like that? Okay. Are you wearing anything on top of here? No. Um, Cheryl, can I get No, she's going to make sure I don't see bruising. No, it's not even Well, it's definitely like important for you to get checked at the hospital. your airbags deployed, have a cut on your chin, you're having abdominal pain, and you don't know what's going on. So, it's a good idea to get checked out. No idea. We didn't get No, nobody hit your Uber until the day. My My partner said that you were drinking earlier, didn't you? Yeah, but it wasn't like that. How How much earlier? Like literally like two hours. At what time? Like an hour before. I'm I was just rushing because my kids are leaving and now I don't have any more going to go. Let's get you checked out the hospital and make sure everything's okay. They're getting out at 3. They're going to they're going to contact him. No, there's nobody figuring them out. Nobody's a friend. They're they're going to contact. She was later issued summones for DUI, reckless driving, and careless driving. Whatever her intentions were, they didn't excuse the danger she put others in. Choices have consequences, and this one's going to follow her for a long time. I'm sorry. I definitely uh slammed into that. It was me. Okay. Why we step over here? You okay? I'm okay. What happened? There's another car. that car. I just want to find my uh phone so I call my husband because I'm so terrified. Okay. Where's it in your bag? I don't know, sir. I'm sorry. I think it's on the other side. I'll help you look. I'm sorry. If you could just please find my phone. Around 11:55 p.m. on August 4th, 2024, police in Edgewater responded to a threec car crash on River Road near Hillyard Avenue. An officer arrived about 2 minutes later and approached the driver of a 2015 Infiniti QX60. Your phone's right there. Where? Where? Right there. Thank you so much. traveling. He says travel. He's right. I could have told him. I'm so sorry. Where you coming from? I've never been in trouble in my life. That's okay. Where you coming from? A couple blocks away. I was just going home. Yeah. Where where was a couple blocks? Literally, I don't know. It's only like three blocks away. Yeah, I came from We got a restaurant. No. No. I'm so sorry. Do you have any medical conditions? No. No. How much have you drink tonight? No. I I do have um extreme anxiety. Okay. And I do have a couple pres prescription from there. Yeah. What kind of prescriptions? How much of that have you had tonight? No, only one in the day. Only one in the day. So, how much have you had to drink today? Um, maybe three beers. Three beers. And what time was that at? Maybe 600 7 o'clock. 6 7 o'clock. Where where were where did you say you were before? I was at the um karaoke place. Karaoke place. You weren't drinking there? Yeah, that's where I was drinking. That's where you were drinking? Do you know what time it is? Yeah, I know. It's uh way after that. Way after that? Yeah. Okay. Did you hit your head at all? What the [ __ ] I can't believe this. I'm just going to cry my eyes out. I just don't even know. I've never like I have a clean driving. That's fine. Can you follow me over here? Yes, 100%. I have a clean driving license. Okay, just I have never I have never stop here. I have never gone. Real quick. I really thought I was driving. No. Yeah, you're clearly not. Never ever ever ever. The driver, a woman, told the officer she was heading home after leaving a karaoke bar in Edgewater. When asked if she had been drinking, she admitted to having three beers before getting behind the wheel. Suspecting impairment, the officer requested that she perform a series of field sobriety tests. I'm going to run you through some field sobriety testing. Okay. Anything wrong with your eyes? Do you wear glasses or anything? Yes. You wear glasses? And contacts. Okay. Do you have them in now? Yeah. You have your contacts in? Okay. Can you do me a favor? Can you turn off the front lights? Anything wrong with your legs? No. No. No surgeries. Never in my life have I ever ever ever ever drove drunk. Well, you did tonight. I'm so so sorry. Yeah. Okay. I didn't mean to. If I knew I did, I wouldn't have Yeah. So, you had a couple beers. What did you drink tonight? I only had three Cocoa people. Like the um Okay. I don't even know what they're All right. What I what I want you to do, I just want you to focus on my finger. Okay? Tip of my finger. All right? I'm going to move it from your left to right. And you're not going to move your head. You're going to keep it. You're going to follow with your eyes and your eyes only. Do you understand? Okay. Okay, you're going to raise your foot. Any foot of your choosing. When I tell you to begin, raise your foot. You're going to count out loud. When I tell you to begin, hands at your sides. Okay? When I tell you to begin, you're going to raise it up with your heel parallel to the floor. Okay? You're going to count out loud. 1,00 1,002 1,003 until I tell you to stop. Do you understand? Mhm. You may begin. 1,002003 1004, 105 Keep going. I didn't tell you to stop. Keep going. 100,006 Sorry. 1007 100,000 8 1 Okay. All right. So, right now, I believe you to be impaired. Okay. So, you're under arrest for driving under the influence. This is my life. Oh my god. I can't believe this happened. All right. So, we're going to go in the back of my car. I can't call my husband. Nope. You're under arrest right now. Anything that the car will lose ground? I guess I'll take it. Yeah, we'll look for it. I didn't want to call him. Yeah. Well, I'll let you I'll let you call him. Okay. Just you got to give me a second. I've never in my life been around. Okay. Well, unfortunately tonight you are. I'm sorry. All right. Just real quick. This is on camera. Everything's on camera. There's nothing in there. I am so sorry. Ow. This hurts. Can you please help me? This the rightward. The right one. Can you help me? It hurts. Okay. Lean forward. Ow. Can you please help me with the right one? What's wrong with it? It hurts really bad. This one right here. I am not running away from you. I get you, sir. It's just protocol. All right, I get it. I can't believe this. I've never in my life. Okay, here you can take your arm out. Do me a favor. Put your arms in front of you. Okay. Okay, your arms in front. I've never in my life been arrested and run. So, I'm sorry. Okay, I get it. I'm sorry. Real quick, you're being you're being Okay. Well, if I ever thought I was too strong to drive, I would have never drove. Okay. I'm so sorry. So, you've been cooperative with me. I'm going to keep these in front so it's a little more comfortable. Oh, never. I'm so sorry. I would have never drove if I thought I was Just relax for me for a minute. All right, I'm going to turn on the air. Because of the crash, her admission to drinking, and how she performed on the sobriety tests, the woman was arrested for DUI. The driver of one of the other vehicles, a Jeep Grand Cherokee, was transported to the hospital. Her car was impounded for 12 hours under a regulation known as John's law. After the paperwork was completed, she was released to her mother. She signed a form acknowledging the legal consequences she could face. She received citations for DUI, reckless driving, and careless driving causing damage. Hello. [Music] You good, bro? Yeah. I just got to I'm going to back it up and get the bumper off so I can put it catch break with your car. Yeah. No, it's my friend's car, but this is definitely sucks for him. I sold it to him, but I just paid for the insurance for now cuz he Yeah, it's transferred over. You hit him into that car? Yeah, she he he was at the light, red light, stopped where all the where all the debris is. He was stopped there. She hit him so hard. He said he smacked her. She just pulled up there. She was probably right in front of him. Okay. Yeah. Trifecta. She hit you? Yeah. I wasn't in the car. Thank God. Oh, you weren't? No, he was in the car. He's in the hospital. He's in going to We don't know. We We don't need a toe for this, right? No. No. take care of the car. He just told me to come take care of the car cuz it's drivable. All right, I'll drive. But the funny thing is that it it is under my insurance, too. So, should the other officer grab your ID? Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Sure. Did he ask you what happened? Yeah. I mean, yeah, I told him what happened. You told him? Okay. I just want to make sure he he knows before you go. Okay. All right. Um, what's wrong with your ribs? Yeah, just my back like here. I'm starting to feel it. My back is getting worse. All right. Did he get give you your phone number? No, no phone number. [Music]