In Flaggler County, Florida, a deputy spots a driver swerving across the roadway and initiates a traffic stop. What happens next is captured on his body camera. >> I'm the flag guy sheriff's office. Save your license or insurance. Where you coming from? >> Where you coming from? Cute out. >> Where you going? I smell a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from your vehicle. One, two, I'm following you. You left your lane four times. You came to that red light right there. You pulled all the way past the stop bar and you were not in any lane. You're between two lanes and you're nearly in the intersection. >> I don't have a turn signal. >> Oh, well, you need to fix that. You took your left hand turn. You improper left-hand turn and turn to the far right lane. >> You register insurance. >> It's on my phone, but it's like registration should be in paper. They mail it to you. A sticker on it. >> You think you should be driving right now? [Music] You think she'll be driving right now? >> Yeah, actually. >> Why? >> There's Uber, there's friends, there's family. >> It's funny you say that, actually. >> Why? Cuz >> I tried to talk to a officer a few weeks ago. >> About what? about taking me home and he said, "Why don't you have a car?" >> Oh, well, I don't know who that officer was. Most of them will provide you rides for one, >> he didn't >> if it's better than you driving >> and two, if not there's always Uber lift friends. >> Is that a full high noon? >> No, actually it's empty. Okay. Can you take your keys out the ignition and give them to me? >> Yeah. Thank you. See that be right back. >> Mhm. >> Hello. >> Hello. >> Hi, I'm Deputy Barlada. >> Can I take my seat belt? >> That's fine. >> Thank you. >> So, where are you headed from? from um where >> I have to tell you. >> I'm just asking. I'm just trying to conversate. Were you going to Taco Bell where you had >> Yeah, I was coming here. >> You're coming here to get food. Okay. All right. Heat. Heat. I'm sorry. What was your name? >> Debbie. >> Debbie. >> Nice to meet you. >> Nice to meet you. >> What was your name? >> Deputy Barlada. >> Barlada. Okay. >> Any indicators, bro? >> H. Yeah. >> Shouldn't answer. >> Qote. >> What? >> Q Note, >> who's home right now? >> Huh? >> Anyone home at your house? >> Yeah, my friend. >> All right. Real quick, can you sit back for it? >> Yeah, I got you. >> Go to the front of your car. >> Yeah. Real quick, I'm going to start this over. I'm deputy car's office. Okay. >> What was your name? >> Deputy Dorsy. Okay. Real quick with me personally, honesty matters. Okay. You were coming from Qote. How much did you actually drink? Cuz two drinks wouldn't be smelling this hard right now. >> At Qote, I had two drinks >> before that. >> Prior probably four. >> What were they? >> High news. >> All highs. >> Yeah. >> So, six highs. When did you start drinking? What time was that? >> 5:00 p.m. >> So, you had two plus four or you had four in total? >> I had four in total. >> Okay. >> But I was drinking last night as well. >> Okay. >> And I had four. >> What made you decide to consume alcohol and then drive a motor vehicle? >> Get home. What mean >> your parents are home? Can't they give you a rock? Why can't you fall there? >> Cuz then we show up and this happens because you're right. I'm not disagreeing. You're right. >> Okay. Or you want to submit the field of exercise? >> Yeah. >> Okay. I'll receive the flag at Sheriff's Office. Today's date and time is January 12th, 12:15 p.m. A.M. Yeah, it's midnight. We're at Taco Bell on the Parkway. Okay. What's your name? >> Deborah. >> What's your address? >> Okay. And what's your date of birth? >> Okay. >> How tall are you? >> 5'7. >> Okay. What's your eye color? >> Blue. >> How old are you? 24. Do >> you have any issues with your back, your legs, or your balance? No. >> Okay. Can you stand off your vehicle? Just stand straight up. >> All right. I'm going to demonstrate some feel right exercises and then ask you to perform the exercises. Do not begin or attempt the exercise until I tell you to begin. Part of my determination of whether you are intoxicated or not is your ability to follow instructions. Do you understand? >> Yes. >> Okay. And are you will are you willing to submit to these exercises? >> Yes. >> Okay. real quick. Come over this line and face me. Okay. Can you see without your glasses or No. >> No. >> Okay. You can leave them on. Okay. Stand with your feet together. Your hands down at your side. Okay. You sit tip my pin right here. The little silver part. You're going to fall down with your eyes. Your eyes only. Okay. Don't move your head. Do you understand? Mhm. Don't move your head. Look straight at me. Okay? Do not move your head. Just your eyes. Do you understand? >> Yes. >> Can y'all see it? >> I can see. >> Okay. You're moving your head. All right, we're going to go up now. >> Don't lift your head up. Just your eyes. >> Okay. It's >> hard with the glasses. >> Yeah. I just didn't want you to take them off. People see the pen. >> Okay. >> All right. You see this white line? >> Yeah. >> Go to the end of it. Place your left foot left foot on the line. Place your right foot in front of it. Heel touching toe. Hands at your side. Okay. Stay in this. >> You have to stay in this position. That's telling you instructions. Okay. If you step off the line or come off of it, just go back in position. Okay. >> Yeah. I'm also ADHD, so it's hard. >> Me, too. Mine's pretty severe. Place your left foot on the line, your right foot in front of it. Heel touching toe. Stand with your arms at your side. Maintain this position until I tell you to begin. Do not start the exercise until I tell you to begin. Do you understand? >> Yes. >> Okay. When I tell you to begin, you're going to take nine heel toe steps down the line. You're going to take a series of small steps and turn and take nine heel toe steps back down the line. When you turn, you're going to keep your front foot on the line and you turn by taking a series of small steps of the other foot. While you're walking, keep your arms at your side. Look down at your feet and count each step out loud. Once you begin walking, do not stop until you complete the exercise. If you step off the line, step back in line and continue where you left off. Do you >> have to say them out loud? >> I'll demonstrate. Do you understand what I've told you though? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Make sure you stay in that position. Hands at your side. Left foot front right foot in front of it. Heel doesn't. Okay. So, imagine there's a line right here. Okay. Left foot, right foot, hands at your side. When I tell you to begin, you're going to take nine steps down the line. 1 2 3 4 5 and so on until you hit nine. Each step, you count out loud. 1 2 3 4 5, etc. Okay. When you hit nine, you take a series of small steps like this, keeping your left foot on the line. Don't pick it up. And nine steps back down the line. 1 2 3 4 5 and so on until you hit nine. Do you understand? >> Okay, get back in the starting position for me, please. >> You may begin. >> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Did you understand the instructions I gave you? >> Yeah. >> Did you understand the part where your heel stuck your toe in every step? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Were you doing that? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Okay. Stand with your feet together. Your hands at your side. Okay. >> Do not move from this position until I tell you to begin. Do you understand? Okay. When I tell you to begin, you're going to raise one leg, whichever leg you want, approximately 6 in off the ground. You're going to keep your foot parallel to the ground. And you must keep both arms straight and your arms at your side. While you're holding this position, you count out loud in the following manner. 1,00 1 1,002 1003 and so on until I tell you to stop. While you're counting, look down at your raised foot and keep your arms at your side. Do you understand the instructions I've told you? >> I'll demonstrate for you. Okay? Be feet feet together, hands at your side, and pick one foot up 6 in off the ground. Look at your foot. 1,00 1,002 1,003 and so on until you tell you to stop. Do you understand? >> Yes. You may begin. >> You want me saying out loud? >> Yes. You count out loud. 10001. And make sure you look at your foot. >> That's be 6 in off the ground. Okay. About this high. >> Okay. Okay. 1001,002. >> You're supposed to go a little bit higher. >> 1,004 1,005 1,006. >> Keep going. >> 1 You said the six. I said keep going until I tell you to stop. >> 1. >> Yeah, it's just >> Okay. >> Okay. Stand your feet together, your hands at your side. Okay. Stay in the position. Tight. Tell you to move from it. Do you understand? >> Yeah. >> Okay. When told to begin, you're going to close your eyes. You're going to tilt your head back and you point your index fingers towards the ground. When told to, you're going to bring the finger the hand eye direct upwards and touch the tip of your finger to the tip of your nose. Automatically return your hand back to your side and wait for the next command. You'll be asked to do this three times with each hand. Do not open your eyes until you are told the exercise is over. Do you understand what I've told you? No. I'll demonstrate. Okay. >> You're going to keep your feet together, your hands at your side. You're going to point your fingers like this. Okay? You're going to take your head all the way back. Look at my face. You're going to take your head all the way back. You're going to close your eyes. Okay? If I say left, you're going to bring your left hand up. Tip of the finger to the tip of your nose. Bring it straight back down. If I say right, you're going to do with your right hand. Okay? The entire time you keep your eyes closed and do not open that. You has to be all the way back. You understand now? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Feet together all the way. Make sure you're pointing your fingers like this. Okay. A little bit lower. Okay. Take it all the way back. Close your eyes. Left. Tip of the finger to the tip of the nose. Return it straight back down to the starting position. Right. Left. You have to keep your eyes closed. Head all the way back. Do not open them. left. Right. Right. Bring the driver back for me. Do you want to feel like drinking and driving is a crime? >> Yeah. >> Okay. At this time, place under arrest for DUI. Okay, >> I understand. Do >> you have anything on you tucked up in your bra or in your pant line? >> Okay. >> I just have to pee really bad. >> Okay. Have to hold till you get to the jail. Okay. Are you going to submit to a blood test when we get to the jail? >> Okay. Do you have any problem you want to go with you from this vehicle? >> Your purse, your phone, your wallet, keys, and >> my babe. Maybe >> your do you want for discussion? >> I just have work tomorrow. Okay. Out of court. Okay. Because you work tomorrow. Okay. We're going to park your car. Are you Are you providing permission for Deputy Barla to drive your vehicle and park into a spot properly? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Okay. >> He's going to park your car in this parking lot. Okay. This is a private parking lot. It's owned by Taco Bell. If they want to tow your vehicle, they can tow your vehicle. Okay? But for now, it's going to get parked right here. Okay? When we get to the jail, they'll allow you access to your phone. If you want to call your person, let them know your car is at Taco Bell. They can come pick it up. If not, how DUIs work is you'll go to jail for 8 hours until you're no longer in the police of alcohol and then you'll get released on a bond. Okay? They'll give you a bond, stuff like that. Okay? Drinking and driving is a crime. It can take lives. Okay. And it was pretty gregious in front of me. Why stopped you for it? Okay. Back to my car right here. Okay. Up right here. I'm ask you one more time. I know you're wearing clothes, but I'm not patting you down like that. Um, is there anything on your person? Okay. Interesting to the jail passes points and tell me just so you aware. >> No. >> Okay. >> I'm going to take your glasses off your face just so they don't take damage back here. Pull off your face. Okay. I'll give them back to you later. Okay. The woman was arrested and taken to the local jail where she was charged with driving under the influence. When the case was later adjudicated, the charge was reduced to reckless driving. She entered a no contest plea and the judge withheld adjudication on February 1st, 2024. Thank you for watching. Please like and subscribe for more police body cam footage, and we'll see you