You're You're on a highway. No, I need
you to stay in the car. We're on a
highway. Okay.
>> No, I know.
>> Miss
On May 21st, 2023, [music] Highland's
police spotted a 2009 Dodge Caliber
driving erratically on SR36. When the
officer pulled the car over, he found a
20-year-old woman behind [music] the
wheel and a very uncooperative passenger
beside her. What started as a simple
traffic [music] stop quickly turned into
a full DWI investigation with plenty of
drama on the roadside. [music] Let's see
what happened next.
>> Hey, how are you?
>> Hi, how are you?
>> Have a driver's license registration
proof and shares with you or not?
>> I'm sorry.
>> Both of us?
>> Yeah, if you got yours. Sure.
>> I'm sorry.
I I
>> thank you.
>> I'm sorry. Like I don't get pulled over.
I don't know where my
>> registration engagement
insurance registration.
my license.
>> I have your passenger's license, I
believe.
I have a picture.
>> I have yours.
What do you have a ticket for? There
you're holding a ticket in your hand.
>> Is that yours?
>> Yeah, I
just haven't cleaned my car. Don't judge
me.
>> Okay.
>> Where are you guys coming from today?
>> Donovan.
>> Donovan's.
>> All right. How much does you have to
drink today?
I have nothing.
>> I can show you if you want.
>> You're the passenger in the vehicle, so
I'm not too concerned. I'm concerned
with
>> Yeah.
>> Have you had anything to drink today?
Any illegal drugs? Any
>> just alcohol? To be honest, I had two
drinks.
>> Two drinks. Okay. How's your license?
What
>> has your license? Are you suspended?
Anything like that?
>> Oh, no.
>> No. All right. Do me a favor. Turn the
key off and just throw the keys up on
the dashboard for me. All right. I'm
going to go double check your license
and I'll be right back with you. Cuz I
want to talk to you on the side of the
road. Probably
I can drive home.
>> What do you mean?
>> I know. I can drink anything.
>> All right. That's fine. But
>> I I could do anything you want. I I just
have I only
The only issue I have is the reason why
I'm stopping you guys in the first place
is when you were coming over the bridge,
I noticed that you guys were failing to
maintain your lane. Um, I saw you guys
laughing and joking. So, but as I
continue to follow you guys down the
>> surprise, I know my back. Listen,
listen.
>> We'll cross that bridge when we get
there.
>> The other issue The other issue is
>> you handed me a driver's license that
says you're not 21 until next year.
>> I'm 24 years old. So,
>> no, you're the driver did.
>> No, I'm 248.
>> So, right now, I'm asking you to step
out of the vehicle so we can talk on the
side of the road.
>> Step out of the vehicle.
>> Yes.
I believe you're intoxicated.
>> Listen, I mean,
>> I mean, it's fine.
>> All right. All we're going to do is
we're going to step on the side of the
road. We're gonna have a chat and we're
gonna go from there. All right.
>> How long ago did you guys leave Don?
>> 30 minutes ago.
>> 30 minutes ago. How much did you really
have to drink?
>> Yeah. She really got me.
>> Really got you. All right.
>> They got me.
So,
like I said, I stopped you cuz the whole
way down the highway, you're not
maintaining your lane. Ma'am, stay in
the car.
>> Stay in the car.
>> Stay in the car. Stay in.
>> Get in the car.
>> I'm sorry, guys. I'm new to this. I'm
like way
>> That's all right. Um,
>> do you have ID?
>> Yes, of course.
I mean, I'm on medication right now.
>> I I just need to see your right.
>> I just I That's why I didn't drive.
>> Hold on, Danny. I'm trying to find
myself in the box. I just
>> Can you hang up the phone?
>> Yeah. Actually, it's my boyfriend. I'm
going to put him on speaker if you
don't.
>> No, you can hang up the phone.
>> I'm going to put it on speaker. Thank
you,
>> Danny.
>> I can't find my [ __ ] ID.
It should be in your wallet.
>> I know it should be. I have my debit
card. I have my credit card. I have my
credit card karma [music] card. I just
had my ID.
>> I I literally I
>> Is this vehicle in your name, ma'am?
>> No, this is not my car. This is not my
vehicle. I am I'm on medication driving
and driving. I'm with
>> You're not in any trouble.
>> I know I can drive.
I I have
>> You're Where the [ __ ] is my ID?
>> Okay,
>> ma'am. You're not in any trouble.
>> No, I don't care if I'm in trouble. I
just I just want you to know I have my
ID.
>> What? What? Just out of curiosity, what?
Actually, you know what? You
>> So, I can drive if she is drunk, but I
just am in pain. You're not in any
trouble. I just need to see you. Yeah.
Just when you get a chance. That's it.
Do you um do you remember the last time
I had my license?
>> Yeah, that's fine.
Just sit over
here.
>> Yep. Right there. Perfect.
>> Do you have a shirt that you want to put
on?
>> I'm not. I just have
>> Hang on. Don't just Is it you? Is it
that pink one?
>> That's a dress.
>> Okay. Can you just All right. Wait. Do I
>> Hang on. No. Stand stand back over
there. Let's see if we can get your
shirt. This way you're not cold.
>> My shirt.
>> Perfect. Thank you.
>> Yeah. This way you're not cold.
>> Thank you.
>> All right. Just stand right here. You
see where this pink is? This pink
letters or orange letters? Just stand
right there.
into what? I'm sorry.
>> All right. Why don't you Yeah. Put the
>> put the sweatshirt on.
>> Oh, inside out. I'm sorry, guys.
>> I'm like, god damn. I got to put myself
together. I'm like outside.
>> Okay.
>> All right.
Do you have any issues with your legs?
Do you have any medical conditions that
affect your balance? Any injuries? Any
back injuries?
But I hope not.
>> I don't know. I've been taking
medication.
I've been like,
but I don't think anything like my knee
and my joint.
I don't know. It's perfectly fine. Okay.
>> So, what I want you to do is just stand
where you are with your feet together.
All right. First thing we're going to do
is one leg stand. All right.
>> Yep. So, I'm going to explain and
demonstrate the test and then I'm going
to have you do it. So, from now just
stay standing the way you are. When I
instruct you to, you're going to lift
your a leg of your choosing
approximately 6 in off of the ground.
Okay? You're going to count out loud in
a 1,000th manner until I tell you to
stop.
>> I'm going to explain to you.
>> So, when I instruct you to begin, you're
going to lift your leg.
>> You're going to stare at you're going to
count out loud. 1 100 2 1 100 3 100 so
on so on and so forth until I let it
stop right down at any point
just lift it back up.
>> So I just stand here and do that.
>> I'm like let's take it.
>> Do you understand?
>> I get it.
>> All right. Did you get that right?
>> Is it like 6 in?
Oh my god. Maybe. Wait, let me explain
something.
>> You know what? I remember gym class like
to look at me.
>> Okay,
>> miss. What's your name?
>> Karina.
>> Karina.
>> Karina.
>> Karina.
>> Okay. I want you I want you to pay
attention very closely to what he's
telling you to do. Okay? And I want you
I want you to do only that. So I want
you I want you to look. Okay? So this is
what he said, right? So, you're going to
stand here with your feet together like
this, toes pointed forward. You see
where my You see how my hands are? You
see how they're down by my side? I want
you to keep your hands at your side,
touching touching the sides of your
legs. All right. Then, you're going to
extend your foot. You're going to extend
your foot straight out in front of you,
keeping your foot parallel to the
ground.
>> Okay, that's okay. So, I want you just I
just want you to watch what I'm doing.
Okay? I don't want you to do it yet. All
right? You're going to stand with your
foot parallel to the ground. Ma'am, just
stay in the car. Okay? I'm sorry. I'm
looking for my That's okay. That's okay.
It's It's fine. All right, ma'am. Just
stay in your car.
>> Okay. Just Just stay in the car.
>> Okay.
>> All right. It's okay. So, just we're
doing it back to us. Okay.
>> All right. So, this is what I This is
what I Yeah. I don't want you to do it
yet.
>> I don't want you to do it yet. Okay. I
don't don't start yet. So, just put your
foot down at your side. Okay. You're
going to stand like this. You're going
to have your hands down at your side
like this. You're going to extend your
leg in front of you. Don't do it yet.
Just listen to me. All right. You're
going to send your leg in front of you.
You're going to keep your foot parallel
to the ground. You're going to keep your
eye on your foot as you're doing this.
You're going to count out loud by 1,00.
So 1,001 1,002 1,003
so on and so forth until I tell you to
stop.
>> That's awesome.
>> If Wait, wait. It's not yet. Not yet.
All right. So if at any time you drop
your foot. So if let's say 1001 1002
1003 if you drop your foot you're going
to pick it back up and start from where
you left off. So for example 1 1 I have
to get
>> Wait wait wait listen to me. So 1 1 2
100 3 100 drop it pick it back up 4 1 5
100 6 100 and you're going to keep going
until we tell you to stop.
>> Oh okay. All right.
>> 100 2 100 So that's right, though. I got
to make sure I pass the test.
>> No, that's okay. Do you have any Do you
have any other questions though?
>> 1 2 100 Like that, right?
>> Yep. Like that. But you're going to keep
your arms down at your side, touching
your side. Extend it out in front of
you. Foot parallel to the ground.
>> I'm sorry. I'm
>> So let's start from the beginning. All
right. So I want you to start from the
starting position.
Ma'am, I need you to Ma'am. Ma'am, I
need you to come to the back of the car.
Ma'am, I need you to stay in the car.
>> We are We are on a highway.
>> No, I need you to stay in the car. We're
on a highway. Okay, miss.
Come on.
>> Oh my god. Okay.
>> So, from here, do you have any questions
about that test? All right. Remember,
arms at your side, down your sides, foot
extended in front of you. foot parallel
to the ground when I tell you to begin.
>> Okay.
>> All right.
>> I'm ready.
>> Okay. You may begin.
11
11
12 11
I don't know
14,000.
>> All right, this woman Alvatore is going
to conduct another test with you. Okay.
>> All right.
>> Stay standing where you were right
there. All right. [music]
For the next test, what I want you to
do, place your left foot out in front of
you.
>> Place your right foot touching heel to
toe in front of your left foot. Stay in
that position while I explain the next
test.
>> You're going to imagine a line, this
crack in the roadway. Follow that crack
in the roadway. All right. You're going
to take a series of nine steps, touching
heel to toe on each step, just to get
back to starting position.
I got it. Right foot on this
foot touching heel toe.
>> Yeah.
>> Keep your hands down at your side. Stay
in that position while I finish
explaining this. All right.
>> Yes.
>> So, taking a series of nine steps
directly out in front of you, you're
going to upon completion of nine steps,
you're going to use a series of short
chopping steps to turn around.
>> Wait, what?
You're going to take nine steps turning
eight.
So, I'm going to do it. I'm going to do
it this way so you can see. All right.
>> Oh, you're going to like
>> I'm going to do it.
>> So, watch.
>> I'm going to tell you to start. Just do
me a favor. Get back in the starting
position.
>> Remember the starting position for this
one, right?
>> We're heel to toe with our hands down at
our sides like this. Okay.
>> So, what I instruct you to, you're going
to start again. I'm going to take three
steps. You're going to take nine. All
right. You're going to go one, two,
>> three.
>> I'm sorry.
>> I'm doing three. You're doing nine.
You're going to turn around. You're
going to go back. One, two, three. So,
you get nine. All right. On each step, I
want you to make sure that you
>> Oh, so you want me nine?
>> Nine steps out there.
>> Nine steps back. That's it.
Just during the test, make sure you
touch heel toe and you keep yourself
>> I need you to stay in the car.
>> There is somebody coming for me.
>> All right, just I am going to stay in
the car.
>> Okay, just stay in the car. Okay, that's
fine.
>> I'm sorry.
>> That's fine. Just stay in the car.
>> Can I hold my hand out the window? Is
that okay?
>> Okay, let's just close the car door.
Okay, you can stay with the window open.
Did you understand the instructions?
>> So,
I want to make sure you understand.
Okay.
>> So, you're going to do Yep. You're going
to use
>> You're going to So, let's go back to the
beginning. [clears throat] All right.
Stand right here.
>> Just listen. Take a take a deep breath.
>> All right. Take a seat one more time.
All right. Slow just so that there's no
confusion. All right. What I need you to
do is just pay attention.
>> You feel like your dimension may or your
attention may be divided. This is
right. So again, stay in the starting
position.
>> This is it.
>> Right foot in front touching the other
side.
>> Yep. So you see you see the straight
line in front of you
>> like this one.
>> Yep. You're going to use that as a
guide. You're going to walk directly on
that line. Okay. So you have your left
foot on that line, your right foot
directly in front of your left foot.
>> I would We're not even So I want you to
focus on this. Nothing else. I want you
to focus on what I'm telling you. Keep
your arms down at your side. Okay? to
stay in this position until I tell you
to start. Okay. From here, you're going
to take a series of nine steps, heel to
toe.
>> Counting,
let me finish. Nine steps, heel to toe,
counting out loud, looking down at your
feet while you're taking these steps,
keeping your hands down at your side. At
the end of your ninth step, you're going
to take a series of small steps turning
around and you're going to take another
nine steps back to where you begin
counting out loud. So, it'll look like
this, right? So, one, two,
>> three. I took three. You're going to
take nine.
>> That's why that's why we want to make
sure you understand. Just let me finish.
Right. We're going to take series of
small steps turning around. And again.
One, two, three. So it should look just
like that. Do you have any questions?
Yep. Your feet like that. Your arms at
your side. Miss, just stay in the car.
>> I just want to witness it.
>> Okay. No, you have to stay in the car.
>> No, I want to witness it.
>> I'm so sorry, but I'm hearing what
you're saying and I need to witness
those.
>> Okay. Do you do you realize if I
interfere with motor vehicle stop and
arrest also arrest you for obstruction?
So, please get back. You want to arrest
me?
>> I really don't. I don't want to either.
I just want to see when I need you to
get into the vehicle.
>> I'm in pain. I can't wait. Can I stand?
I need you to get into the vehicle. I
need you to get into
>> There is somebody away.
>> I need you to get into the vehicle.
Miss, I need you to get into the vehicle
and stay in the vehicle. Miss, I need
you to get into the vehicle and stay in
the vehicle. Miss, I need you.
I need you to get into the vehicle and
stay in the vehicle. We are on a
highway. Okay. I need you to please get
into the vehicle. I'm not I'm not trying
to I'm not Miss I'm not What's your
name?
>> I'm not going to tell you again. Please
get into the vehicle. Miss,
>> I respect you.
>> Please get into the vehicle. Please get
into the vehicle. Stay in the vehicle.
Do not leave the vehicle until we tell
you to leave the vehicle. Do you
understand that?
>> Okay. I have to finish what she's doing
and then I will come back and talk to
you. I promise.
>> I'm sorry.
>> All right. Do you have any questions
about what we talked about,000?
Like that you said, right? No. Okay. I'm
going to explain and demonstrate this
test one more time.
>> No, no, no, no. I'm
>> not I'm not that stupid. I can't.
>> Okay. [music] All right. What's your
name?
>> Want to stand up.
>> What's your name?
>> Olivia Maro.
>> Okay. I need
>> My boyfriend is right here.
>> I need you to take some deep breaths
without you.
You need to stay in the vehicle. We are
on a very busy highway. Even when your
boyfriend gets here, you cannot leave
this vehicle until I tell you you can
leave this vehicle. You understand?
>> I'm very sorry.
>> Okay. Please stay in the
>> Please stay in the vehicle.
>> During each step, I want you to feel the
tone and count out loud. Okay.
>> I'm going to demonstrate it again. I'm
going to do three steps just for time
sake. And you're going to do nine.
>> All right. So, one, two, three. You're
gonna turn around.
>> You go one, two,
>> three. Just remember to count each step
aloud. Okay.
>> Do you understand those instructions?
>> That way, I'm
>> correct.
She's been getting uh phone calls.
She's been arrested on an app and other
apps. No phone calls.
>> 10.
>> Okay.
>> Karina, what's your highest level of
education?
>> I'm a sophomore in college.
>> Okay. So, it's fair to to say that you
know the English alphabet from A to Z.
Correct.
>> Do you know Do you know the alphabet?
>> Yeah.
>> All right. This is
>> Do me a favor. Stand once again. Feet
together. Hands at your side.
>> All right.
>> I know. I know.
>> Miss. Miss.
>> This is my mom's car.
>> Okay. Miss, but listen.
>> I don't care.
>> No. Miss.
>> I'm in pain. I need to stand up,
>> Miss I'm in pain,
>> miss.
>> I understand. I'm not trying to
disrespect you. I'm in I'm in Calm down.
You cannot just run out of a vehicle on
a motor vehicle stop until we allow you
to go.
>> I will stand wherever you want me to,
but I need to stand up.
>> Listen,
>> I cannot sit. I cannot sit. If you're
not listening, I'm a [ __ ] nurse. I
need to stand. So tell me where to
stand. I will stand wherever you want me
to. But I cannot sit in that car.
I will stand there. I will stand there.
I will stand anywhere. Please let me
stand anywhere. You need to understand.
>> I understand you're saying. No, you have
not. Cuz you have not listened to a
thing I have said. So if we go back to
the car, once you're free to leave, I
will allow you to leave with your
boyfriend. Okay? But you cannot just run
out of a vehicle
>> when you were on a motor vehicle.
>> I'm sorry, but please can you let me
stand?
>> You need to listen to me.
>> I will listen to you, but can you please
let me stand up?
>> That's all I'm asking. I don't need to I
will sit I will stand by the car. I just
need to stand.
>> I need you to stop talking.
>> Okay.
>> Okay. I'm going to let you take her
because I'm afraid that she's going to
next run and cross the highway. And I
Okay, I But that's what I'm nervous of
because she has not listened to anything
that we have said this entire time and
she's been very okay. I want her to be
safe. I want her to get out of here. I
think she does still have belongings in
that car. I cannot let you take those
until we're done with what we're doing.
So, if you want to hang out right here,
okay, that's fine. All right. But she
can't she's not going to be if she gets
into
doctor's notes, I will give it to her.
You either need to GET INTO
that vehicle. So, let me get my
belongings. You need to get into this
vehicle or you need to get into that
vehicle. But those are your two options.
You cannot stand outside the car.
>> Am I being arrested?
>> Am I being arrested?
>> If you keep interfering, I can arrest
you. I don't want to do that. So, please
can I not get my
>> Get into the vehicle and we will get
your blind. I cannot have you running
back and forth across this highway.
Stay right here. Tell me who I am. We'll
arrest you. We'll get into the car.
Okay.
>> No. No. Get in the car. Listen to your
boyfriend and get into the car.
>> We're going to get it. We're going to
get it.
>> Lock the door. Please keep in there.
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outside dropping stuff off the road.
>> Yeah,
you can clear that out.
17 count towel.
Do you have anything in your car that
you're going to need? Cell phone,
wallet,
>> anything.
>> All right, we'll grab some stuff for
you.
>> I'm not okay with at all.
>> Okay.
Do you have a cell phone in here that
you need?
>> So, what exactly
are you guys doing? Like,
>> you're being placed under arrest for
driving while intoxicated. Okay.
>> Do you have a cell phone in here or
anything that you need?
>> Mhm.
>> I'm grabb your cell phone.
>> I don't I [music] do not have a cell
phone.
>> Okay. All right. I'll I'll look for it
and I'll I'll grab it. Okay. For you.
Okay. Do you have a wallet in here?
>> Yeah.
>> What color is Which color is yours? The
brown one or the black?
>> The black.
>> Oh my god.
>> All right.
>> I cannot believe that.
>> All right, let's go back here.
>> This is ridiculous.
In the end, 20-year-old Karina Armando
was arrested [music] and charged with
operating under the influence, refusal
to submit to a chemical test, reckless
[music] driving, failure to maintain
lane, and following too closely. Her
passenger, Olivia Morrow, narrowly
avoided arrest after multiple warnings
for obstruction. Another night that
started at the bar and ended in
handcuffs.