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hello sir hi
officer lazarus west dallas police
department you know what i'm pulling
over today
oh okay when you turn down to 60th
street from greenfield you didn't use
your turning signal all right
you have your id on you
i do but uh
what's that i do but it's like literally
right behind my buddy's
i got you are there any weapons inside
the car
no okay where are you guys coming from
today
you don't answer questions okay
anything to drink tonight sir
no okay driver do you have your identity
i'm not under the reach
yeah go ahead where is it why don't you
tell me where it is before you reach so
it's right behind my
all right
no i'll take your id please i
don't have it on all right what why you
step on the car sir
step on the car sir
i can't catch you
all right put your phone on the car
please
my id is back there i know but you
refused to grab it when i asked you for
it because i don't want to grab behind
the
chair
i got you okay why are you giving your
name verbally then
okay sir how much weight had to drink
tonight
okay would you be willing to perform
some standardized field sobriety test
you said no
okay i'd like to contact my attorney
before i answer it
at this point you're not gonna be making
any phone calls okay because i'm in the
middle of a traffic stop we're in the
middle of an investigation here okay
so based on your driving behavior all
right the fact that you're slurring your
speech you have the order of alcohol
coming from your breath ingest
intoxicants okay i believe you're
impaired okay and i want to give you the
benefit of the doubt
all right
i want to i want to have you perform
some standardized field sobriety tests
so that i know it's safe for you to be
operating a motor vehicle at this point
okay no leave the phone there would you
be willing to do that sir you're not
allowed to be on your phone at this time
okay
are you at this point are you refusing
to perform some standardized field
sobriety test i'm not refusing i would
just like to talk to my attorney
do you own the vehicle sir i do on that
dude okay
so if i if i
get back the registration info it's
gonna have your name on it absolutely um
i'm gonna give you one last option gage
all right
because right now you're leaving me with
nothing you're leaving me no option here
i need to make sure that it's safe for
you to be driving if not based on my
observations i believe you're impaired
and you're operating a motor vehicle
okay
do you get what i'm saying
all right based on my observations
you're gonna be placed under arrest for
operating while intoxicated
do you need anything inside the vehicle
like a wallet or a phone or anything
like that
here's the question i have for you is
will you submit to an evidently chemical
test of your blood
i want to talk about journey it's a yes
or no answer
will you submit to an evidentiary
chemical test of your blood if you do
not answer with a yes or no answer i'm
going to consider it a refusal
right up to that counter please
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let me give you one of them
so what i have here is a owi search bar
for your blood okay
i'm going to read you the face sheet
here and then at the end of this whole
process you're going to get a copy of
this okay
whereas the court has reviewed the f the
affidavit of mike lazarus of the west
dallas police department in support of
the search warrant whereas the officer
described hearing has this day
complained to said court upon oath that
the following subject is in police
custody following an arrest for
operating a motor vehicle while
intoxicated or impaired
so the manager officer what's your name
badge number back there
i don't see a
name
sir do you have somebody that can come
pick you up after all i'm talking to you
i'm talking to you back there you're
good
i'm just curious because you'll get it
before you leave okay
i'm asking for it right now okay you'll
get it before you leave
okay involves me asking you questions
about what happened tonight
i have to read your rights though
all right
so
gage you have the right to remain silent
anything you say can and will be used
against you in the court of law you have
the right to talk to a lawyer and have
them present with you while you are
being questioned
if you cannot afford to hire a lawyer
one will be appointed to represent you
before any questioning if you wish one
if you decide to start answering
questions now without a lawyer present
you have the right to stop the
questioning and remain silent at any
time you wish including during the
questioning
all right so do you understand each and
every one of these rights that i've
explained to you
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okay
uh having these rights in mind you wish
to talk to us now
do you have coleman or something
paul if i hadn't covered i should be
wearing a mask right
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don't worry

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