What's that one?
That one's empty.
What is it?
It's a Surfside.
Okay, what's in that? It's empty as
well. I don't know what's normally in a
Surfside. I don't know. It's alcohol by
volume right here.
On May 10th, 2025, police were following
a vehicle for reckless driving. A
traffic stop was conducted, which
quickly turned into a DUI investigation
after a plain view observation.
How's your night? Good. How are you?
>> Good. I'm Corporal Shelton with the
Charlotte County Sheriff's Office. Do
you know why I'm stopping you today? No,
I don't. You were kind of driving off
the side of the road over there. I was?
>> Yeah. I'm South McColl. You actually
left, like crossed over the solid white
line on the outside lane.
Oh, I did?
>> Yeah, actually several times. Really?
>> Mhm.
I'm going to need your driver's license,
insurance, and registration, please.
Where are you coming from tonight?
My house.
[Music]
All right, thank you.
You're welcome.
Thank you. Of course.
I think that's it. It's going to be your
title.
Do you have anything to drink tonight?
No. You haven't?
>> No. Okay.
Is that your drink next to your phone?
That should be my water. What's that
one?
That one's empty.
What is it?
It's a Surfside.
Okay, what's in that? It's empty as
well. I don't know what's normally in a
Surfside. I don't know. It's alcohol by
volume right here.
Um do you have any medical issues?
Me? Right now? No. Okay.
All right, you want to step out for me?
Yeah, yeah.
Sorry. I don't drive in these shoes.
Yeah.
A stick. I haven't seen one of those in
a while. I know. I found one in like
I found one
um
in Bradenton. Oh, yeah?
>> it was like a while ago. Yeah. Do you
have your license? No, we're running
Yeah.
All right.
Yes.
So, talking to you, I can smell alcohol
coming from you. Coming from you, okay?
So, I want to make sure that you're okay
to drive. Got you. So, I'm going to ask
if you want to do some field sobriety
exercises. Is that okay? Yeah? Okay.
You're a lot taller than I am. Sorry.
So, I'm going to have you just spread
your feet like this for me. So, we're
kind of eye level. Go a little bit more.
A little bit more? Yeah, there we go.
How's that? Okay, good. All right, and
then put your hands down by your side.
>> Got you.
Do you see the tip of the pen? Yes.
>> Okay, I want you to This up here. This
tip. That tip?
>> Yep, I want you to follow with your eyes
and your eyes only. Got you. All right.
[Applause]
You good? Yeah. Okay.
You're leaning forward a little bit. Oh,
sorry. You're good.
[Music]
All right. Does this line look
even and steady enough for you to walk
on?
Yeah. Yeah? All right.
So, I'll have you start right there.
This line or this line?
Whichever one you'd like. Got you.
Do you want to wear those shoes for this
exercise or do you want to take them
off?
>> Yeah, that's fine. Yeah? Okay.
All right, I want you to put your left
foot on the line.
And then put your right foot directly in
front like this, okay? Okay. And then
keep your hands down by your side.
Got you.
When I tell you to begin, you're going
to look down at your feet
and take nine heel-to-toe steps forward.
One,
two,
three. You're going to go all the way to
nine, okay? Okay.
When you get to nine, you're going to
keep your front foot planted and take a
series of small steps like this.
And you're going to go back down the
line, okay?
Nine again? One,
two,
three. You're going to go all the way
till nine, okay? Got you. So, nine and
nine nine. Yep. And if you step off,
just start back from where you left off,
okay? Do you have any questions? No. Do
you understand? Yes. You can begin
whenever you're ready, okay? Okay.
One,
two,
three,
four,
five,
six,
seven,
eight,
nine.
One,
two,
three,
four,
five,
six,
seven,
eight,
nine.
All right, we're going to move on to the
next one, okay? Okay. You're going to
keep your feet together like that and
create your pointer fingers like this
and then bring them down to your side.
When I tell you to begin, you're going
to tilt your head back and close your
eyes, okay? Okay. I'm not going to close
my eyes for my safety. Got you. When I
say right, you'll raise your right
finger,
touch the very tip of your finger to the
very tip of your nose, and bring it back
down. Got you. Okay? Yeah. When I say
left, you'll raise your left finger,
touch the very tip of your finger to the
very tip of your nose, and bring it back
down. Got you. Understood? Any
questions?
Do you want me to
touch my finger to my nose or do you
want me to touch my finger to my finger?
So, the very tip of your finger. That's
what I'm showing you. So, to your nose.
Got you. Understood? Yes. All right. You
can tilt your head back and close your
eyes, okay?
Tilt your head back a little more. There
you go.
Left.
Make sure you keep your head back.
Remember the very tip of your finger,
okay?
Right.
Left.
Right.
Right.
Left.
All right, you can relax for a second.
All right,
we have one more. So, you have to face
that way, put your arms out like this,
and create pointer fingers. Got you.
Got to face that way.
Arms out, create pointer fingers.
There you go.
Come together.
All right, you're being placed under
arrest for DUI, okay? Okay.
Do you have anything on you that you
shouldn't have? No. Nothing that's going
to stick me, poke me, stab me? All
right, we'll walk to the car, okay?
Do you want me to grab your phone?
Uh I think it's in the front seat. Front
seat? All right, we'll go to this car
here. Second
This side? Yep.
Yeah. And you want your wallet, too?
Yeah, my it's attached to my keys. Okay.
He's going to hang out with you while I
grab gloves, okay? Okay, thank you. Yep.
All right, face the car.
Did you play volleyball?
I used to. You used to? Yeah.
I got the wall. Do you?
Cuz you're very tall. How tall are you?
5'11".
Nice.
Do you have anything in your bra? No.
No?
All right, spread your feet for me.
Sorry. It's okay.
All right, you just want your phone and
your wallet out of the car? Yeah, that's
it.
All right.
You can go ahead and have a seat.
[Applause]
That female subject is going to be 10-15
for signal one. You can go ahead and
change the status to signal one, please.
Copy, thank you.
10-21 says you're good to go.
Not empty.
Empty.
That's water.
How much was in that container?
The one the SunSip one in the center
console? About half full. Half full.
So, you got open container in the back
too.
Expired vehicle registration. Driver
license not valid. 2014
black Hyundai four door sedan.