I'm not stupid. Hello. >> All right, that's it. You can't You can't hit the >> No, I'm not I'm not the >> You can't be hitting the You can't be hitting the car. >> Joel here with Body Cam Breakdown TV. Today's footage comes from Crime Scrutiny. If you want to watch the original video without my commentary or breakdown, I'll have the full footage linked below so you can watch it start to finish. Today's video starts with officers investigating a traffic collision involving a woman who quickly becomes uncooperative. As officers try to get her side of what happened, she pushes back on their questions and challenges their attempts to continue the investigation. The breakdown starts now. >> What's going on, guys? >> She's She brake checked me and tried to make it look like it's my fault when this girl literally almost caused me a car crash all the way on the intersection. I'm driving behind her. Literally, she kept going in front of me. I'm like trying to get away from her. She brake checked me. I'm al- already over here trying to get over to the side so that she doesn't hit me. >> I already called dispatch. I know you guys are already on the phone with 911. I'm going to order and they heard the accident over there. >> Yeah. >> Now that the officer has heard one side of what happened, the next step is to get the other driver's account and compare the two versions. That helps the officer identify where the stories agree or conflict before drawing any conclusions about the crash. >> Can I have your license? Ma'am. I need your light. Can you step out of the vehicle? >> I'm not getting out. The officer with the bald head, what's his name? >> Roger Lovett. >> Rod, he's over there. So, can you please follow me over here, please? >> Ma'am, you're involved in a crash. You're involved in a crash. You can't shut the door, okay? >> open my door. I don't want you to open my door. >> Her initial refusal followed by an aggressive approach immediately makes cooperation more difficult. The officer now has to manage her behavior while still trying to gather her side of what happened. >> I said no. Back up. >> hands on me, you're going to go to jail. >> Okay, back up. Back up. >> your hands on me. >> and get off MY PROPERTY. BACK UP AND GET OFF MY PROPERTY. >> to do this. No, you're not doing [ __ ] You're wasting my AC and my gas. Back up and get back. I know him, get back. Get back. Otherwise, I wouldn't open the [ __ ] window. I'm not stupid. I'm not stupid. Hello? >> Making physical contact with the officer's body cam crosses the encounter from verbal aggression into physical interference. At this point, the officer's priority shifts toward controlling the interaction and preventing the behavior from escalating further. >> I'm not stupid. I'm not stupid. Hello? >> All right, that's it. You can't You can't hit the camera. >> I'm not hitting the camera. >> You can't hit the camera. >> I didn't hit anything. >> Yes, you did. I warned you not to do that. >> I didn't hit anything. >> of the car. >> No, I'm >> Get out of the car. >> Stop. >> Stop. >> of the car. >> Wrong way. Wrong way. >> Ma'am, you need to step out. >> Wrong way. >> Ma'am, step out or you're going to go to the ground. >> WRONG WAY. >> STEP OUT OR YOU'RE GOING to go to the ground. >> Wrong way. >> Step out or you're going to go >> Wrong way. >> Step out or you're going to go to the ground. >> Wrong way. You're going TO GET TASED. YOU'RE GOING TO GET TASED. >> This is where refusing to follow the officer's direction has turned a crash investigation into a physical control situation. By warning her that a taser may be used while she continues resisting, the officers are giving her another opportunity to comply before escalating their response. >> You're going to get tased. YOU'RE GOING TO GET TASED. >> STEP OUT. >> THIS IS A >> YOU CAN STEP OUT. YOU CAN STEP OUT NOW. >> [screaming] >> ALL RIGHT, THERE YOU GO. GET ON THE GROUND. GET ON THE GROUND. Hands behind your back. GIVE ME YOUR HANDS. GIVE ME YOUR HANDS. GIVE ME YOUR HANDS. Roll over on your side. There you go. Sit up. >> Wrong way. >> Now stand up. Both hands behind your back. >> Wrong way. Wrong way. >> Going this way. >> Tara was taken into custody after officers physically removed her from the vehicle following her refusal to get out. According to the court records referenced in the original video, she faced multiple charges including resisting an officer with violence, battery on a law enforcement officer, driving under the influence related offenses, reckless driving, refusing to submit to testing, and resisting without violence. The case was later resolved after Tara pleaded no contest to several charges. She was sentenced to 6 months in county jail with credit for 120 days already served, followed by 4 years of concurrent probation. What started as an investigation into a traffic collision became much more difficult once cooperation broke down and officers had to shift their attention from investigating the crash to gaining physical control. What are your thoughts on how the officers handled the escalation? Let me know in the comments below. If you enjoy these types of breakdowns, be sure to like, subscribe, and turn on notifications so you never miss a new video. Thanks for watching and I'll see you on the next breakdown. >> [music] [music]