Okay, you need to stop that. I told you
not right this moment. There's a reason
for why I'm telling you what to do.
Please put him back in his car seat.
>> Oh my god.
>> All right.
>> I'm not going to lie. I've been drinking
a little bit tonight.
>> I know.
>> But my house is like
>> Can we do this? Can we work this out?
>> Yeah, but I don't know what to tell you
if I can't do that.
>> Place your hands behind your back,
though. We're going to be done. I don't
want you to get hurt. And at this point,
we're not cooperating. So, we're going
to stop here. On August 27th, 2024,
deputies in Silver Springs, Florida,
arrested a 22-year-old woman after a
report of a reckless driver with two
young children in the car. Investigators
said the vehicle was seen drifting,
entering oncoming traffic, passing in a
no passing zone and continuing through a
red light before stopping at a gas
station. Deputies reported signs of
impairment, including slurred speech,
red watery eyes, and the smell of
alcohol coming from the vehicle.
Authorities also said one child was
unsecured in the back seat during the
stop and the woman later admitted to
drinking before driving.
Yeah.
Uh,
>> what's your name, honey?
>> Celesteco Bears.
>> Celelesco Bears. Where you coming from?
>> Um, Silver Springs.
>> Silver Springs?
>> Yeah.
>> How much have you had to drink tonight?
>> Um, just a little.
>> Just a little bit.
>> Yeah. I'm not going to
>> Okay.
Is the car ready for you, man?
>> Yeah.
Try yours.
>> Try that.
>> Yeah.
>> You're wearing the same shirt, it looks
like.
>> Yeah.
>> I'm going to get my son if that's okay.
>> No. Leave your son in the car seat,
please. Ma'am,
>> leave your son in the car seat, please.
All right. I understand he's upset, but
at least let him hang out there for
right now.
>> What's her first name?
>> What's her first name?
Celeste
temporary tag
Mike 17. Step out of the car and come
talk to me for a second.
>> Um, I have my phone.
>> Okay, you need to stop that. I told you
not right this moment. There's a reason
for why I'm telling you what to do.
Please put him back in his car seat.
>> Oh my god. All right.
Okay,
>> step out here for me.
>> Okay.
>> Could you tell me how to say your first
name? I don't want to say that.
>> I'm Celeste.
>> Celeste.
>> I have my husband on my way.
>> That's okay. Here's where we're at.
Okay.
Obviously.
>> Yeah.
>> You're impaired.
>> I'm like 5 minutes away from where I'm
at.
>> It doesn't matter to me. What matters to
me is you have two kids in your car. You
just dropped your son.
>> That's true.
>> Yeah.
>> You just dropped your son.
>> Um, okay. Come here.
>> Stand right here and hang out with him
for just a minute.
>> Start medic's routine. She just drop 44
the baby baby in the back seat.
>> Okay.
>> Um and then I'm I'm going to need you to
come up here and stand with them kids.
They're going to be distracting while
doing this.
>> I'll have medics come to check your son
out. Make sure he's okay.
>> Hey, baby. It's okay. You need a minute.
I'm talking. That's all.
>> That's okay. Hey, listen. Here's where
we're at. Okay.
>> You barely can step out of the car.
>> Yeah.
>> You just dropped your son.
>> We're driving all over the road.
>> 5 minutes away from here. That's it.
>> If you guys are following me, that's
fine with me.
>> I'm following. Here's where we're at.
We're going to do field exercise. Do you
mind doing some field exercise with me?
>> Uh, I don't mind, but I'm just 5 minutes
away from home.
>> Listen, I'm asking you if we do field
sprite exercise. Is that yes or no?
>> Yeah, I can do it. All right.
>> Shut your front lights off.
>> All right. Here's what we're going to
do. Let's walk to the front of my car
first. That way we're away from the
children. All right. And I want to check
your eyes. Stand right by the front of
my car and then face me. Don't lean on
my car. Just take a step off my car.
>> Take a step away from my car.
>> All right.
You switch spots with him.
>> Thank you.
Dad is like an hour away.
>> And we're going to figure that out. If
it goes that route, we'll figure it out.
The kids will be taken care of no matter
how this turns out. Do you understand
that?
>> Okay. Yeah.
>> Obviously, my biggest concern is with
the kid. That's why you just dropped
him. Medics are already on.
>> Very understandable.
>> Okay.
>> All right. Here's where we're at before
I get started. Okay. All right. Do you
have any medical conditions that I need
to be aware of?
>> No, I do not.
>> No medical condition? I swear I do not.
>> Okay. Have you ever had a traumatic
brain injury?
>> No.
>> Okay. Do you have any blindness in
either one of your eyes?
>> Do you wear glasses? No.
>> Do you have contacts though?
>> No.
>> Okay.
>> Murder is fine.
>> And I have a I have a deputy there with
him. Okay. With her. I need you to
listen.
>> Okay.
>> These are exercises designed for me to
understand your level impairment. Do you
understand that?
>> With that being said, I want you to make
sure you listen to me and do exactly
what I asked you to do. Okay? Even with
your children right here. Okay? All
right. I'm not going to separate them
from the vehicle. All right? And
obviously, I don't want Absolutely. Give
me yourself.
>> Obviously, I don't want to walk out here
where we're going to be in the traffic
either. Right here. We're out of
traffic. We're on a flat surface. We're
going to do everything right here. Okay.
Do you have any problems with your legs?
>> No.
>> No injuries to your body at all?
>> No. No. No.
>> Okay. So, here.
>> No injuries at all.
>> All right. Perfect. And it's Celeste.
>> Yes.
>> Okay. So, Miss Celeste, what I want you
to do, heels and toes together like I am
here.
>> Hands down by your side. Yes.
>> All right. When I tell you to begin. All
right. You're going to follow the tip of
my pin when my finger touches my pen. Do
you see that?
>> Right here.
>> You're looking at the wrong spot. Mist.
>> Right here.
>> All right. You're going to follow that
with your eyes and your eyes only.
You're going to keep your head still. Do
you understand?
>> Yes.
>> Do you have any questions for me?
>> No.
>> Okay. I'm going to check your eyes. I
will shine a light. It'll be in your
eyes. Just follow my pen. Okay.
>> Very understandable.
>> All right. You're good. You can relax
for me.
>> Okay.
>> So, here's the next one we're going to
do is going to be a walking exercise.
All right. Take a few steps out this way
for me.
>> Can you talk to her? Try to calm me
down.
>> No, you can't. We're not going to right
now.
>> I I don't understand. Yeah.
>> All right. Come stand uh can you stand
right here for me
>> and then turn and face my car for me.
>> All right. You see the Ford on the front
of my car right there?
>> Of course I do.
>> You see it right there in the middle.
Okay. From where you're standing to that
form is a straight line.
>> Don't No, no, no, no.
>> Celeste.
>> Celeste. Sorry. Celeste, just stand
right here for me. Okay. I want you to
listen to me for just a minute and we
won't we're not going to start anything
just yet.
>> Okay. So, you see the front of my car
right there. Do you see the Ford emblem
from where you're standing to that for
emblem? Is that a straight line?
>> Yes.
>> Okay. That's what we're going to use for
our line. Okay. Whenever I tell you to
begin, what I want you to do is I want
you to put your left foot on that line.
>> Right foot in front, heel touching your
toe. Okay.
>> And hands down by your side. Can you do
it just like I'm standing here?
>> Yes.
>> Look at my feet.
>> Yes.
>> Left foot on the line. Right foot in
front. Heel touching your toe.
>> Hands down by your side.
>> Don't start the exercise till I tell you
to begin. Okay.
>> Okay.
>> So, just like I'm standing here. Easy.
Don't fall. Are you okay?
>> Are you okay? All right. Um, am I able
to call my baby father?
>> Hey, we'll work on all that in just a
minute. I promise you. Listen, I promise
you I'm going to work with you.
>> 5 minutes away. Understand?
>> I need you to work with me. Okay.
>> I understand.
>> Here's where we're at.
>> He's just hearing my daughter crying. My
cry.
>> I know. And I'm sorry. Okay. We That's
okay.
>> All right. So, our left foot on the
line, right foot in front, heel touching
her toe, hands down by her side. Can you
do that for me?
>> I'm just like, it's so crazy. Like I'm
like 5 minutes away.
>> Hands down by your side. Don't start
until I tell you to begin.
>> Okay.
>> Okay.
>> Mom, I'm going be honest with you. I had
a couple of drinks for it. It's just
hard hearing my baby cry and I'm like 5
minutes away. If
>> you guys could drive me away, that'll be
perfect.
>> I can't drive you.
>> I literally could be 5 minutes away. I'm
literally like 2 minutes away.
>> Here's what we're going to do then.
>> Okay.
>> Walk over to the front of my car and sit
on my push bar.
>> Do I have to walk in a straight line?
>> No. No. Just walk. Just regular walk.
Just walk over here. You're not, you
know, this is not an exercise. Have a
seat right here.
>> I have my arms tight.
>> You're fine. Sit right there.
>> Okay.
>> You're going to hang out.
>> And what we're going to do is we're
going to wait till medic get here and
that way we can calm the kids down. I
don't want them to be a distraction for
this.
>> Well, I have a question. Am I Am I
getting arrested?
>> I haven't made my decision on that yet.
>> Can I have my phone?
>> Not at this moment.
>> You guys can check my car.
>> Right. I'm not so much worried about
your car. Okay. That's not what I'm
worried about. I'm worried about your
level of impairment with children in
your car. And that's what I'm here to
investigate. That's what we're doing.
>> Okay.
>> All right. We're gonna put this on pause
for your sake because you are obviously
distracted by her her crying, which I
understand as a mother.
>> I'm her. That's the only thing. That's
why I'm always
>> Soon as we get some medics here that can
get her calm down and give her some
attention cuz that's what she needs.
>> Okay.
>> All right. We'll continue our exercises
from there. You okay with that?
>> Yes, I am very okay.
>> Hold tight for me.
>> That's why I'm not able to have my phone
at all.
>> No, ma'am. You're going to stand right
there for me. Where did they pass?
>> Yeah, I told you. [screaming]
Are you okay? Are you okay? [crying]
[laughter]
[crying]
>> I wonder if it was. So she dropped him.
>> Yeah.
>> But you straight down.
[crying]
>> I don't like this situation. I know.
I'm not going to continue until I get
her focused on me because it's not going
to stand up. You want to ask if I can
roll the windows up and turn the AC off?
>> Yeah.
>> That's so crazy.
>> Is it okay if we roll the window up and
turn the AC on for you kids? Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> That my baby father, he text me. He's
like an hour and 30 minutes away.
>> Um my sister-in-law just had a um
overdose from some pills. I don't know
what kind of pills, but my baby father
is away. We're going to listen. We're
going to work on everything. Okay. Are
you still with her their father?
>> You guys still in a race trip? Okay,
perfect.
>> Yeah. So, if I'm able to call them on my
mother-in-law, that'll be perfect. Like,
>> I told you I'm going to work with you
and I'm not a liar.
>> I'm not a liar.
>> All right. But we have to do this. We
have to do this step by step.
>> There's processes that we have to go
through. My main concern right now
>> is that you dropped your little boy and
your daughter is upset and I want to get
them calmed down so that we can focus
>> and that everything that I see you
present is accurate. Is that fair?
>> Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
>> Let me get these guys started. Just stay
sitt right there.
>> 275.
>> Hey, she is um heavily impaired.
>> Okay.
>> Okay. Um while we were getting
everything figured out, she got the
little baby baby out it. I told her not
to because of her level impairment.
>> Gotcha.
>> I told her to put the baby back. She
turned around and dropped the baby on
the floorboard.
>> Okay. on the floorboard
>> like
>> no literally and it fell down as she
grabbed it and picked it up and put it
back in the seat.
>> Okay.
>> Just need a little bang check on that.
Okay.
>> And if you guys could help me.
>> Yeah.
>> I know this is probably a much we could
take that little girl out of the car,
put her in ambulance, keep her occupied
long enough for me to do so exercises.
>> Yeah.
>> Because she's distracting mama. Mama
can't focus on me.
>> Mom's most likely going with me, but I
need to get all this figured out.
>> That happens. She's taking kids.
>> Um dad's supposedly an hour. I'm going
to figure that out while I understand.
Yeah. Yeah.
>> Right now I need to get them away from
this situation so that I can continue my
investigation.
>> Responsibility.
Mom dropped the baby. Baby mom's here
and she's responsible. What I'm saying
is you're saying she's not responsible.
>> Yeah. Yeah. She's absolutely Yes. Yes.
Yes. Yes.
Silver.
>> She's going to check them out. They're
going to check them out. Just make sure
they're okay.
>> She's missing because I have her on my
breast a lot.
>> I know. And it's okay.
>> Mom, what are you going to put on the
truck? Okay. Just so she'll step back.
[laughter]
They
>> They're trained professionals. They're
going to deal with her to the best of
their ability. She's not going to get
hurt with them. That's the important
part, right? Good.
>> I don't want her to be I don't want her
to get hurt. That's my main concern.
>> Okay. They're going to check him out
because he got dropped. That's our main
concern. That's why they're here.
>> They're just going to help us with her
so we can focus with each other.
>> Is that fair?
>> Yes.
>> Okay. So, now they got them quieted
down. Can we walk back out here and try
this again?
>> Yeah.
>> Okay.
Go ahead and stand right here for me and
then turn back around and face my car.
Okay. Here's where we're at. Okay.
>> Okay.
>> What I want you to do, remember our
line?
>> Yeah.
>> Straight to where?
>> To the car.
>> To the car. To the Ford in the front. In
the center of the vehicle. Right.
>> My daughter.
>> That's all right. Listen to me. Okay.
>> Oh my gosh.
I'm never from pulling over beside the
>> Listen. And we can work this out, but we
got to we got to get through this first.
Okay.
>> Here's where we're at. I want you to
place your left foot on that line. Right
foot in front with your heel touching
your toe and your hands down by your
side. Can you do that for me?
>> Like this.
>> See how I'm standing here? My left
foot's on the line. Right foot in front,
heel touching the toe, hands down by my
side.
>> Put your hands down by your side for me.
>> I want you to stay just like that while
I give you the rest of the instructions.
>> You think about my kids, bro.
>> All right, I'm going to continue the
exercise. Okay,
>> when I tell you when I tell you to
begin, I want you to take nine heel to
toe steps forward. Then I want you to
turn around and take nine heel to toe
steps back. It's going to look like this
right here.
>> Oh my god.
>> One, two, three, all the way to nine.
>> All right. When you get to nine, you're
going to leave your lead foot on the
line and take a series of small steps
like this to turn around. Okay?
>> Yeah.
>> Nine more steps back heel to toe. 1 2 3
all the way to nine.
>> While you're listening,
>> I can't go take one baby daddy or
another.
>> Listen to me. While you're taking your
steps, you're going to look at your feet
and count out loud.
>> Okay? So, do me a favor. Put your left
foot on the line, right foot in front,
heel touching your toe. Yep.
>> And once you're set up, you may begin
the exercise.
>> I'm not going to lie. I've been drinking
a little bit tonight.
>> I know. But my house is like 10.
>> Can we do this? Can we work this out?
>> Yeah.
>> All right. Left foot in line.
>> There you go. You may begin.
Make sure you're counting out loud.
>> Start from one.
>> Wherever you're at, continue where
you're at.
>> All right. Uh, three.
>> I don't know. 4
5
6
7
8
9 10 11 12. I'm not going to lie. I'm
thinking about my kids right now. I
don't even I'm not even thinking about
them.
>> Finish the exercise. 1 2
3
4 5
6
7
>> 8 9 10 11 I'm not even taking my kids
right now. I'm going to be honest with
you.
>> Turn around. Listen. Turn around. Face
my car.
>> All right. Here's what I want you to do
now. Okay.
>> All right, man.
>> Just listen to me. Okay.
>> Sorry. I was just thinking about my kids
right now. I can't. We're going to make
sure your kids are safe no matter the
outcome of this. Okay.
>> Yeah, I I know, but the baby the baby
daddy just coming from Buffer Raton
because the one of my two sisters.
>> Hey, can we talk about all that in just
a minute? I promise I'll let give you
the time to talk about it.
>> I'm not lying to you.
>> All right.
>> I just want to get through this so we
can be done with it.
>> Very understandable.
>> Okay. Okay.
>> Heels and toes together for me. Can you
make your heels and toes touch? Hands
down by your side.
>> Whenever I tell you to begin,
>> it's your choice. Left or right. Doesn't
matter which leg.
>> Okay.
>> You're going to lift that foot
approximately 6 in off the ground.
holding your foot parallel to the ground
and you're going to look out your foot
and you're going to count out loud in
the following manner. 1 1,00 2 100 3 100
and you're going to continue to count
until I tell you to stop.
>> If for any reason you put your foot
down, you're going to pick it up and
continue the exercise.
>> Okay.
>> Okay.
>> Okay.
>> Do you understand the instructions?
>> Yes, sir.
>> All right. You can begin.
>> 1,00 to 1,00
to two.
>> Miss Lee, you're doing you're not doing
what I asked you to do. I'm going to
explain to you one more time. Okay.
>> I'll be honest. I've been drinking a
little bit, but just so much I just my
kids.
>> I understand. Let me explain to you.
>> If you follow me on my way home, I'm
literally like 3 minutes away from
>> Can I explain it to you again?
>> Yeah.
>> All right. Here's what I want you to do.
Heels and toes together for me. Hands
down by your side.
>> All right.
>> Whenever I tell you to begin, you're
going to lift one leg approximately 6 in
off the ground
>> with your foot parallel to the ground.
You're going to look at your foot and
you're going to count in the following
manner. 1,00 2 1,00 1,00. You're going
to continue to count until I tell you to
stop. I got you.
>> All right. mobile.
>> You can begin.
>> All right. One more 1,000.
>> 2 1,000.
>> Three. 1,000. I told you I'm pregnant,
bro.
>> That's fine. You're good. Relax.
>> Release. Relax. Relax.
>> Four more,000.
>> Hey. Hey. Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop.
>> But if you follow me my way home, I'll
be done, bro.
>> This is what I want you to do. I want
you to relax for me.
>> I'm not going to lie to you. If you
follow my way home, I'm going to stay
like 30 seconds away from here.
>> Let me Let me finish. Okay. Here's where
we're at. All right.
>> Yes, sir.
>> Okay. What is your highest level of
education? Um, high school.
>> High school. Do you graduate at high
school?
>> Do you know your alphabet from A to Z?
>> Yeah. A, B, C, D, E. Just Okay.
>> Yeah.
>> Same thing as before. Our hills and toes
together.
>> Hills and toes together. Hands down by
our side.
>> Yes, sir.
>> When I tell you to begin, I want you to
close your eyes
>> and I want you to tilt your head back
>> and I want you to say alphabet from A to
Z in non-arithmatic form. So, I just
want you to say I've been drinking. I'm
being honest with you, bro.
>> I know you have. I know you have.
>> Yeah, but I've I I can only do like
three miles, bro. Do you want to
continue on my way home?
Do you want to continue these exercises?
This is your decision.
>> Yeah, continue.
>> So, close your eyes and tilt your head
back.
>> All right. Keep your eyes closed and I
want you to say alphabet from A to Z.
>> I'm not going to lie. I' I've been
drinking. So, it's unable to like focus
like right here in the same spot. You
see, I'm moving.
>> I know. I know.
>> So, I don't know what to tell you, man.
>> Close your eyes and tilt your head back
for me. Put your like feet back
together. Yeah, but I don't know what to
tell you if I can't do that.
>> Place your hands behind your back,
though. We're going to be done. I don't
want you to get hurt, and at this point,
>> we're not cooperating. So, we're going
to stop there.
>> Absolutely. Absolutely. I told you I was
going to let you. I'm not a liar. All
right. Just going to have to
>> do with my car.
>> We'll talk about all that here in just a
second.
>> Okay.
>> Show me 10:15.
>> I feel like the worst mother ever, bro.
>> Go to my back seat
>> and grab that caddy out of my back seat
and put it in my trunk. Y'all can look
in my car.
Am I going to jail?
>> He has a key card.
>> I gave him my Yes, ma'am. You are going
to jail. Let's walk back here.
>> Oh, bro.
>> It's unlocked.
>> M. Hey, listen. Do you have anything in
your pockets in your weapons?
>> You could take me, bro. I'm the most
innocent person alive. The hardest
person alive.
>> Hey, listen. I don't think you're a bad
person. I think we made a bad decision.
I definitely been a bad decision.
>> Bad decision. That's where we're at.
We're not bad person.
>> You're right. You're right. You're
right. Right.
>> All right. Walk over here. Okay. Listen,
don't get in my car yet. Don't sit down
yet. I got I got to stretch your
pockets. You have any pockets in these
pants?
>> No, you can check them. I'm the most
innocent person alive.
>> Turn this way for me.
>> All right. Hey, listen. Obviously, I'm
not going to check your I'm not going to
check inside your your Okay. But do you
have anything illegal in there?
>> No, I'm telling you. Have a seat for me.
is
>> just I just have to ask you because I
ask everybody. Okay.
>> So, why
>> where's your where's your phone at?
Let's start with that.
>> Okay. My phone is It has a pink case.
>> Has a pink case.
>> A father is the father is supposed to be
here in an hour.
>> That's fine. That's great. That's
actually perfect.
>> Are you able to call him?
>> Yes. I'm about to call him right now.
I'm going to go get your phone. Slide
your leg up.
>> Are you able to slide
>> slide your phone?
>> Want to talk to him?
>> Give me a second. Let me go get your
phone.
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without great bodily harm. And she also
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