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On 09/16/2023,
At 2029 hours, officer was dispatched to a parking garage on the report of an unconscious female sitting in the driver's seat of her vehicle.

Upon officers arrival at the garage, officer was directed by an employee to the parked vehicle. The vehicle's ignition was turned on and sitting in the driver's seat was a female. The suspect was unresponsive as she slouched to her left with her head leaning up against the driver side door. The driver side window was down and officer detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from inside the vehicle. Officer also observed large amounts of vomit on the suspects face, shirt and pants. Officers were able to unlock and open the driver side door at which time the officers held the suspects head upright and were able to turn the ignition off. The suspect then regained consciousness. Upon waking up the suspect apologized and stated she wanted to go home. Officer observed the suspect speech to be slow, her eye lids to be droopy, and her eyes to be watery and glassy. The suspect stated that she was drunk and wanted to go home.

Officer then asked the suspect to exit her vehicle so that she can be evaluated by the Hoboken Volunteer Ambulance, Suspect denied further medical attention. Officer then advised the suspect that he will be conducting a series of Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST). The tests were performed inside the parking garage and the roadway was well lit, level, and clear of any debris. Prior to performing the tests, officer asked the officer if she had any medical conditions that would prohibit her from performing the tests to which she said she did not. officer also demonstrated the proper way to perform each test.

The first test that the officer administered was the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) Test. Before administering the test, officer asked the suspect if she was wearing any contacts or had any eye injuries to which she replied that she did not. Officer first observed that the suspects pupils were equal in size and brown in color. Next, the officer checked for resting nystagmus which he did not observe in either of her eyes. Officer then checked for equal tracking which he observed in both eyes. Officer then observed a lack of smooth pursuit in both eyes. Next, the officer observed that the suspect had distinct and sustained nystagmus at maximum deviation in both eyes. Next, the officer observed that the suspect had onset nystagmus prior to 45 degrees in both eyes. Next, the officer checked for vertical nystagmus which the suspect did not exhibit in either eye. For the instructional part of the test, the suspect would often interrupt him and state that she wanted her brother to be on scene. The suspect could not stand still and would constantly move her hands and make incoherent statements. The officer had to explain the instructional part of the test several times to the suspect before beginning the test. As the officer was administering the test, observed that she was having difficulty keeping her head straight and would turn her head in the direction of the stimulus, rather than keeping her head straight as instructed. The suspect would often look away from the stimulus. The stimulus used for the test was a blue colored pen.

The next test the officer administered was the Walk and Turn Test (WAT). Prior to beginning the test, the officer observed that the suspect was wearing white colored Nike Air Force 1 basketball type sneakers. The officer then asked the suspect if she would be comfortable performing the tests in the sneakers to which she initially replied no but then stated yes. The officer first put the suspect in a heel to toe position for the instructional part of the test. The suspect had difficulty

The suspect was not able to operate a motor vehicle safely and she was placed under arrest for Driving while Intoxicated.

The Suspect additionally charged with Refusal to submit to breath test.

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