A routine traffic stop quickly shifts focus when an officer notices a driver's unexplained injury, adding a layer of mystery to suspected impairment. On September 15, 2023, Officer Brock Westerman initiated a traffic stop after observing a 2017 Kia Sportage make multiple turns without signaling, nearly striking a curb. Upon contacting the 19-year-old driver, the officer detected a strong odor of alcohol and noted her watery, bloodshot eyes, compounded by her inability to produce a license. The interaction took a turn when the officer observed a bleeding hand, which the driver dismissed as "personal," further escalating suspicion. Despite being offered field sobriety exercises, the driver refused, leading to her arrest for driving under the influence. At the police department, after being read her Miranda rights, she agreed to a breathalyzer test, yielding a BAC of 0.179%, and admitted to recent alcohol consumption. The driver subsequently pleaded guilty to DUI, receiving a sentence that included 24 months of supervised probation, a 90-day license suspension, and requirements such as attending a DUI Victim Impact Panel and using an ignition interlock device. --- Transparency through the lens of the law. Subscribe for more real bodycam breakdowns and on-the-street encounters. New perspectives, new incidents, every day. --- #BodycamFootage #TrafficStop #DUIArrest #PoliceInteraction #LawEnforcement #FieldSobrietyTest #ImpairedDriving #PoliceBodycam #LegalConsequences #PublicSafety #OfficerSafety #Investigation

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