This was the car right here.
>> Yeah.
>> All right. Just um came back to my car
about 5 minutes ago and these gentlemen
said that just before I came.
>> Is that your car?
>> That's my car.
>> Yeah. I was about to go home.
>> All right. Which way was the car going?
>> I'll tell you because
we were walking the dogs and this lady
was in reverse coming down Hillside
Court, right? And we're like, "Oh,
what's this lady doing?" Right? So she's
backing up into the side court. She
comes around a corner and I thought she
was going to like she was looking for a
parking spot over here. Okay.
>> And then so we're walking the dogs.
Well, apparently she kept going and I
heard crash smash. And then I turned
around and she had a it was a white car,
a silver car. She was a blonde lady. And
all of a sudden I see her back into the
car and then she takes off and comes
through here. And I tell him, I said,
"Holy [ __ ] she just hit that."
>> I said, "She just hit that car."
>> All right. So, so the car was backing
down the hallway.
>> She was backing down in reverse downside
court all the way. It comes here and
then I smash turned around. I saw her
crash into the car.
>> I wasn't going to call you and escape.
And then I told him, "Let's go see like
if we can find her because that's not
right. She just did it.
>> So, but we don't have any
>> our 1731 and 174 out on
>> fancy SUV, but we don't know the major,
>> but she was backing down the road or
driving. So, she So, so she went up
hillside and then decided she didn't
want to go there and decided
>> she was in reverse the entire time.
>> So, so she came all the way down here
>> downhill side reverse reverse reverse
reverse. She might have probably
reversed car
and went up went up in here.
>> Let me see. The other officer wants to
get your name.
>> This is obviously your car here.
>> Yeah.
>> Anyone in the car at all?
>> No,
>> this her car.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah, it's mine. Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah. So, these two gentlemen were just
helping me out. Thank you. What are we
looking for? Possibly.
>> It's like it's a white or a silver SUV.
>> Which way or anything?
>> Right in the air.
>> Oh, here backwards. They said she was
running
color in reverse.
>> We think white or silver. I thought it
was a white.
>> It's a blonde lady.
>> A blonde lady. How old you think age?
Probably like she looked like she was
like 40s.
>> That's bad.
>> Now I didn't Now I didn't. And I think
it was like a like it's a upper like the
SUV might be like an Acura or something
like a upper class SUV. Okay. Walk
through here.
>> All right.
>> Yeah, we walked through there. We come
here.
>> Okay.
>> Well, after we saw after we saw her
head, I told him, "Let's turn around and
I said, "Let's go see if we can find
her. Maybe she's hiding out."
>> Okay. So, we went around that way.
>> She took out this way. Maybe up that
way. She went here.
>> Well, yeah, we have cameras, but it
doesn't say we're not going to get a
plate. You know what I mean? Our cameras
are good, would it not, you know, zoom
in place,
>> right?
>> We thought we heard it, but we don't
have any.
>> Yeah, you I I wouldn't say you you
wouldn't know you wouldn't notice that.
>> Well,
for insurance
knowing how to hit and run.
>> Yeah. You know, you could somebody backs
into that will know that they hit that.
You know, it's not like a little ding
ding. Yeah.
>> And she probably like this
>> probably if I had to guess.
>> Yeah.
>> Sorry.
>> No, thank you for Yeah. No, thank you.
Appreciate that.
They were suggesting that I should get
>> All right. Good luck insurance.
>> Yeah.
Appreciate it.
>> All right. So, it's possibly a
white or silver Acura. He said
>> something upass SUV.
>> Okay. Just grab all I'll do the report.
Just grab all the insurance information,
license, stuff like that.
On July 26th, 2024, New York officers
responded to a hit and run in a
residential neighborhood. The suspect's
vehicle, a white Infinity SUV, was still
warm when they found it. Two civilian
witnesses had watched the driver back
down hillside court, strike a parked
car, and pull into a residential complex
without stopping. They flagged the
officers down themselves.
32 to 26. Bill, if you see a possibly a
white
or silver Acura, should have pretty good
damage on the back. Most likely 450 has
been a witness. They're all over the
road. Last seen going up Portland
probably. Correction Highland towards
our headquarters.
Give me a white female blonde hair.
How are you?
>> How are you?
>> Very good.
>> Hanging in there.
>> Going for a little walkie, right?
>> Hey Dave, can you see if um you can get
those two gentlemen again? Now, somebody
hit a car and took off. And this looks
like it might be a car.
>> That's my car.
>> That's your car?
>> Yeah. I got hit in Brooklyn.
>> I don't know.
>> In in Brooklyn, a truck run over to me.
I went to get my hair done.
>> When?
>> Today in Brooklyn. I went to Brooklyn to
get my hair done.
>> When did you get back?
an hour ago.
>> No, this you just got back. His car is
hot.
>> Okay. I don't know. 30 minutes ago. I
don't know.
>> Kenny,
>> I'm sorry.
>> I didn't hit anybody. Hold on one
second. Hold on. Hold on. I did not hit
anybody.
>> All right. Cuz it came in as a white car
and it matches right here.
This is
>> it. And I parked and there's a truck
that it it was a UPS or something that
ran into me.
>> Okay.
>> I'm sorry. I wasn't looking getting my
hair done.
>> All right.
>> You live Where do you live at?
>> Yeah.
>> Okay. All right.
>> I'm sorry. I didn't
>> No, no, no problem. I'm just saying cuz
>> if if I were if First of all, I didn't I
would
expect something.
>> Yeah. But no, no, I'm right there. I'm
just right there.
>> I located those two,
>> buddy. I promise you.
>> All right, I'm going to come down with
this female. You walk down here with me.
>> There you are.
Ocean Street.
>> Ocean Street.
>> All right, just see if they can come
down to see if this is going to be the
female. I have a car here that fits the
description, but she's saying she was
involved in a crash in New York today
and it's fresh damage.
>> All right.
>> There's two witnesses.
No, they're not saying you. They're
saying it was a white car and that
pulled in here. So, you know what I
mean? It it matches perfect.
>> The gentleman's on his way back down.
>> Yeah. I'm not saying it's you. I'm just
saying it matches perfectly.
Hey, hey, hey. Hey, puppy. Puppy. Puppy.
Puppy. Puppy.
Get out of the way, honey. Get away. I
got it. I got it. Move. [screaming]
Move. Move. Move forward. I got it. I
got it. I got it. Move forward. I got
him. I got him. I got him. I got him. I
got I got him. Relax. It's okay.
Everyone's okay. Everyone's okay. You
okay, honey? Hey, honey. Are you okay?
Okay. [laughter]
I know. I got the dog. I got the dog.
Okay. Keep walking straight. Keep
walking straight.
>> He's friendly. He's friendly.
>> Are you okay, honey?
>> Yeah, I'm fine.
>> Okay. See, my foot did it. I got it. We
got it. Everyone's okay.
>> He's friendly. He's friendly.
>> All right. Okay. All right.
>> I got you. I got you. It's okay, buddy.
>> I'm sorry.
>> So, I got a white Infinity up here.
Fresh damage.
>> The hood's hot. She's saying the car
accident happened in Brooklyn.
So, I want to get them ID
>> if this is her. Hey,
>> she's saying no.
>> So, I got a white infinity here. Why
don't you walk up here with me? I got a
white infinity. The damage matches
perfect. It's fresh. Uhoh.
>> She said it happened in Brooklyn.
>> No, I have it right here.
>> Okay. Well, just take a look at the car
for me if this is it. Wow.
>> I'm not sure. I'm not saying I'm not
sure if it's her. I
>> you know is that the car there?
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> Well, you said came up here. There's a
car parked right here SUV.
>> Yeah. And she has
>> she has blond hair. She boo
here.
>> She just Yeah, there's a car right here.
>> She ra the booze. She said it happened
in Brooklyn.
>> No, it happened right here.
I saw it.
>> It's like fresh damage. It's pouring.
It's pouring off of it. Yeah.
>> The bill this fresh. This damage is so
fresh
right here. This Acura. Oh, no.
Infinity. Is this it?
Look at the name over here.
Oh, yeah. So, that's like,
yeah, this could be her car. I don't
know, but it's white. And that's me and
I said it was a higherend SUV.
>> She's saying it happened in Brooklyn.
>> And she pulled into here.
>> Exactly.
>> When I saw her back into that, she came
right into here. So,
>> So, how did the accident happen? She
backed into you on an angle.
>> No, no. Oh, so he was a witness.
>> So she was on Hillside Avenue. She was
driving in reverse. This car this. Okay.
This a white SUV.
>> She was driving in reverse coming down
the hill and I'm like, "What the hell is
she doing?" Then I'm like, "Oh, I wonder
if she's like, you know, trying to get a
parking spot on Portland." So, and then
I'm like, "Okay." Then she passed us.
And then we were walking the dogs and
then I heard crash and I turned around.
I said, "Holy [ __ ] she just hit that
car." And then she after she hit the
car, she took off and came right into
here. And then I told my friend, I said,
"Let's go find her." I said, "This ain't
right that she took off." Okay. And then
I'm like, "Let's go see if we can find
her." So we just walked there.
>> She's out there. The door's out there.
>> The owner of the car.
>> This is so fresh.
>> She says it happened in Brooklyn. That's
what I'm saying. It's coming off.
>> It just happened right here.
>> Witness the hood is
violated. This is the car then
>> I guess. So I mean you can't say per se
but it's a white
>> SUV.
Okay. I would say this is it. She's 450.
>> So when you s when you saw it happen is
when you called. Correct.
>> Well no then I I saw it happen. She took
off. She pulled in here and I said I
told my friend I said this don't feel
right. We shouldn't walk away. Let's go
see if we can see if she's hiding
somewhere in here. No, we didn't see
this cuz I didn't see this. Right.
Right.
>> So, we came through here and like I
guess we lost her. Then we came back
through here and then the lady came and
she goes, "Oh my god."
>> Oh, I didn't realize this is cold right
here.
>> I said, "Oh my god." She goes, "My car."
And I said, "We saw it happen." I said,
"Call in." I said, "Call the police so
you can get insurance so that you don't
get like, you know,
>> right? I'll go have a chat with her."
But I can't like I can't definitely
>> Yeah. No, there's no way that that
happened in Brooklyn because you're
still shaving stuff.
>> That's what I'm saying. It's fresh.
>> Yeah. She said she got back an hour ago
and I said, "Your car is hot." Yeah.
>> That's her. And I said she was a blonde
lady and
>> she's wearing she's blonde. Gray blond.
>> It's gray blonde. But it's blonde. Yeah.
>> Yeah. That's
your vehicle.
>> Yeah.
>> Okay. That just happened. That didn't
happen in Brooklyn earlier today. That
damage is so fresh. There's still
shavings on there. Okay.
>> I dropped this down and I dropped food
in my daughter's house and
>> No, that just happened here cuz we got a
witness that saw you pull up in here.
That just happened. That damage is so
fresh. You're not telling us the truth.
And if you're if you're deliberately
lying to us, that's going to be an
additional charge. I wouldn't lie to us.
Be just be honest and it won't go as bad
for you. But you got to be honest.
>> Do you think if I hit her car, I would
not know?
>> Obviously. No, I I think you know.
>> No, I didn't. I went I I went to my
kitchen island and I came home. That's
when I noticed.
>> So, listen. Let me explain something to
you.
>> So, this is half an hour old, maybe.
>> Okay. From Brooklyn to here, you got
here in a half hour? That's impossible.
No, I saw where I stepped on my
daughter's house. I dropped off the
food.
>> Right.
>> I noticed it here.
>> You know? No, you didn't. Cuz you told
me a box truck hit you, man.
>> It broke, right? I
>> How did you notice damage here if you
know what kind of
>> When I got here?
>> Listen, stop playing games. Okay. What
are the chances of someone saying a
white female with blonde hair hit the
car? It was a white SUV that went right
there and sure as [ __ ] right around the
corner is your car with damage matching
perfectly with that
>> and the hood is hot and you said you got
home an hour ago
>> half an hour
you did you backed down and you backed
into a car. Somebody saw you. There was
a witness. Okay. What you're doing right
now is you're lying to the police. That
that is a charge. You don't want that
charge. Don't just be talk to this
officer and go be honest with him. Just
go be honest with him.
>> I didn't know I didn't hit anybody if I
did.
>> You didn't know. There's There's no
possible way you could have backed into
that car.
>> I'm sorry. There's no way I would have
heard it.
>> There's no way you could not hit a car
like that and not know it.
>> Exactly. That's my point.
>> Right. You're not being you're not being
honest with us.
>> No. They probably had damage before. And
if if let's say for example let's say
for example if I did hit them like yeah
I had to back out here because of the
construction but if I hit some something
like that don't you think I would hear
it?
>> I'm sure you would.
>> Okay. So there's probably
>> there's no doubt that you you hit the
car cuz we have a witness that saw it.
Okay. Whether you heard it or not I I
don't know how you could not hear it.
But you definitely hit it and you can
feel it whether you hear it or not. You
hit a car like that. You feel it. It's
not like you're driving a big uh a big
pickup truck and you back into something
and you don't feel it.
>> Your car there. You do that. You feel
it. Do me a favor. Go speak with that
officer. Ma'am, go tell him the truth
before he charges you with lying to Just
go talk to that officer over there. Go
tell him the truth. Well, go ahead. I'm
going to give you one last chance. You
go talk to that officer.
>> That's your car. You didn't have any
damage on it before, right?
>> Brand new.
>> Okay,
>> Kev. She wants to talk to you.
>> What's that for? Where's that?
>> Hey, it basically gets like the
driveway.
So, we have this drunk lady over here
trying to say she didn't hit the car,
but it matches absolutely perfect with
that car. Would it hit? Would it get
that? You think? I don't think so. I I
could get my phone and show you. So,
apparently she was backing down here on
on the hillside all over the road and
then passed here and then she turned
into here. This is her right here. And
then the witness said that she slammed
right in the back of his car and took
off from here. Uh I I can show you my my
position.
>> Okay. You did it.
>> I I didn't.
>> You did it. Okay. I didn't.
>> Like I said, this isn't my first heat.
There's
>> no way. I would have done it. It's
damaged.
>> But the damage matches perfect with your
car. And listen, the reason the reason
why you're you're saying you didn't do
it is because you wreak of alcohol.
That's why.
>> What?
>> You smell like alcohol. Okay. This isn't
my first day, ma'am. Okay. I'm not I'm
not stupid. Okay. I There's a witness
saying you did it. The car is right
there. you weak of alcohol. The witness
said you're all over the road. Okay? So,
this is where we're at. Okay? So, just
stop lying. It is what it is. It's it's
an accident. Whether you said you
there's no way you didn't feel that, you
know what I mean? That's pretty
>> Look at the damage. How How did you not
feel that?
>> I'm sorry. I did not do that damage. Had
you done before?
>> All right. So, you know that
>> you didn't do any of that damage?
>> You have to have passive mine. I how
look at the damage on your car.
>> Well, come on. You think about it. First
of all, come on. You must be honest.
There's no way I could have done that
damage.
>> You drive an SUV. The damage matches
perfect.
>> Well, it's over, right? And to do that
damage, if I did it with and I didn't
feel I was backing up, which I was, do
you understand? Like that's it had the
damage before. Maybe I I'll take the
blame if I did the
>> Well, if you're saying you didn't do it,
don't take the blame.
>> No, but I'm saying like there's no way I
would have done that. Like that's like
backing out like full of force. Are you
kidding me? I've been driving for 20
something years.
>> Just hang tight one second here. Okay.
>> Lying about it.
>> She wants to take the blame, but she
doesn't want to take, you know, she's
saying she didn't do that damage.
>> Nobody takes the blame for something
they didn't do.
>> Yes. That's what I'm saying. The damage
match is perfect.
>> Yeah. And I didn't have a scratch on the
floor.
>> Let's see it happen. I'm already going
along with your story, but that's like
that's like
>> It's not our story. It's the story of an
eyewitness. It's the story of someone
who identified you backing down this
road in that car and then pulling up
there. It's not our story. It's a
witness.
>> Okay. So, please don't get aggressive
because
>> I'm not going to go.
>> Okay. I I did it. They did it. Okay. I
I'll go along with it. But that's like
backing up
full force. Like how did I hit the front
and the back? I mean there was damage
before. There was no damage before. I
just got this car. It's like months old.
>> Well, here. Let's go out of the over
there.
>> And it's white. It's white paint
transfer
>> backing up this way and hitting it that
way
>> because damage is on your driver's side
rear
definitely hurt.
>> Oh yeah.
When you got home, what did you do? You
went home, you got your dog, and took
off for a walk?
>> Yeah.
>> Okay. Since you entered your house, did
you have anything to drink? Any alcohol
at all in your house?
>> No. I I No.
>> Okay. So, since you got home?
>> No. No.
>> You went up the driveway, you parked,
you got your dog, you didn't have
anything to drink?
>> No, I did not.
>> Since you exit Since you entered your
house?
>> No, I did not.
>> You're sure?
>> Yes, I'm sure.
>> You had nothing to drink since you got
in that house?
>> No, I didn't.
>> Okay. Did you have something to drink in
Brooklyn? I went to lunch with my mother
and my mom.
>> Okay.
All right. I'm going to need your
license, your registration, and
insurance. So,
>> okay.
>> Well, we're going to walk up there.
Let me get my key.
Okay, cool. The damage is spot on.
Spot on.
>> I'm going. Yeah.
>> You um you give her a card.
>> Okay. Give her a card case number. Do
>> you have one or no? The crash one.
>> Yeah, the crash dock. Well, um
your phone number.
>> Well, man, the damage is spot on.
>> I am.
>> You know what I'm saying? You drive an
SUV.
>> It's not like you drive a small car. You
know,
>> I mean, I did not hit that car.
>> Well, your story isn't consistent.
That's the problem. You told me a box
truck hit you in Brooklyn and then
>> I don't know what hit me in Brooklyn.
That's the thing. I don't know. I
>> Then how do you know what happened in
Brooklyn?
>> I I haven't said that. I I I went to
Brooklyn. I said I don't know what
happened.
>> And I did not I mean that damage you
would you would [ __ ] hear it if you
hit a car like that.
>> That's what I'm saying. There's no way
you didn't know you hit that if you did
hit that car.
>> If I hit the car, I would stop. I would
apologize and be like work this out. Do
you think I'm like
>> Well, no. The drive the the caller also
said they thought you were intoxicated.
>> Do I look I'm into vaccinated?
>> You do?
>> I do?
>> Yeah. That's why I was asking you a
series of questions.
>> Just want to put the dog back so we can
grab the insurance and stuff, please.
>> Thank you.
75.
Can
>> I get a case for this please?
>> 75. Your case number is 24 Hotel Lima 05
521 05 521.
I told her the dog away.
mute real quick.
I'm going to go look at I'm going to go
look up at some of these houses there.
See if anybody seen it coming back. I'm
going to go do that right now. All
right. You want to run through the
field?
County. I'm not sure if you attach
attach this plate to alpha 45 uniform
echo November.
32 to 56. Dave, I'm just waiting for her
to come out. Now I'm going to bring her
down here. We're going to do field
sobriety
176 alpha 45 November coming back on a
2020 Infinity if that's correct.
>> Yeah, it should be white in color.
Yeah. Did you talk to this house down
here with the ring?
>> I was talking to the um when you pull
out of here right to the right there's
that new uh Chevy
uh Tahoe. He might have it.
>> Did he say he was going to check?
I'm not sure. She came over, started
talking to me, and went back inside.
>> Yeah. Just grab your insurance and stuff
and we're going to walk down to my car.
Okay.
>> I hit a car and
I don't see who's gone. Well, the issue
is is that there's a witness said you
came into this driveway and the damages
can spot on.
>> Okay.
>> You know, what do you
>> I need your insurance card. You got you
got your insurance.
>> Oh, yeah. Your car insurance. Yep.
>> In your house. Hold on.
>> The insurance is in the house?
>> No.
So, I just moved here. So,
>> okay. When did you move here?
>> Um, literally a month ago. I mean, I've
been I got married and and then we got
over this.
>> Yeah, that's it. Yep. That's all you
need. We'll walk down here. Okay.
>> Hold on.
Is
>> this the guy you married the Brenley
guy?
>> Yeah.
>> Down. Yeah.
>> Is he home?
>> Yeah, he's home.
>> Did you tell him what was going on?
>> No, I showed him. I came home. I said,
"Look, there's a [ __ ] gun in my car."
But listen, I'm going to be I'm I'm
being honest with you.
I feel like if I did that damage, I
would have felt it. And I'm sorry. I am
not
I'm
terrified with my kids. I've been crying
because that's not
>> when we get down. I'm going to run you
do some test when I get down here.
>> Yeah. See, my my record is clean.
I have nothing to hide. And it's like
they hit somebody. I promise somebody
that will pull over and say, "Listen,
I'm sorry. Let's figure this out."
>> Did you come down Hillside Avenue?
>> I had to come here because there's a
construction going on.
>> No, no, Hillside. Did you come down
Hillside Avenue? This road right here,
the next road. Did you drive down that
street?
>> I went to the wall.
>> Okay. So, the witness says you drove
down.
>> I'm right here, Bill.
I don't know. She killed him. started
talking to me and then he went inside.
How do you get a chance to ask him for
it?
No. Well, you just clarified the story.
You said you went up that road right
there and the witness said you came down
that road.
She just said she went down she turned
on the wrong street. She came back down
that street.
So, if you just told me you came down
that street, the witness said you came
down that street.
So, it is you.
So, just put the pocket book up here.
Okay. I just feel like if I did that
damage, I would have felt it. I'm sorry.
She definitely had damage before.
>> I don't know if she had damage or not.
You know, she said she had no damage.
>> Obviously, she's going to say that,
>> you know. Well, she's an older lady. I
don't think she would lie. You know,
what's the chances? Like, what's the
point of that?
>> And I'm a lady who step up and say it.
>> Well, I don't know. You've been lying
since we got here. So, how why should I
believe you?
>> Well, because I I came home thinking
this happened in Brooklyn. You know,
>> I'm not I'm not lying. I
>> just put your pocketbook up on top of
here for me. Okay.
Put your your on top of here, please.
Do
>> you wear glasses at all?
>> Eyeglasses. [snorts] You wear glasses?
>> Yes, I do.
>> You do? Okay. Wait. Can you see close
though? Like, can you see this pen? You
see this pen, right?
>> Um, I'm I'm
reading this, so I don't know.
>> Well, this here, stand right in front of
you like this. Would you change my side?
Can you see this pen right here?
>> Yes.
>> Okay. All right. So, you're going to
follow this pen with your eyes and your
eyes only. Okay. You're not going to
move your head. Okay. So, you're just
going to follow the pen with your eyes
and your eyes only.
>> It's kind of close.
>> Yeah, it's supposed to be closed.
>> Okay.
All right. So, don't move your head.
This is crazy. I can't believe this.
>> All right, listen. I know. I know you
got a lot going on, okay? But I just
want you to relax, okay? Put your hands
by your side. Relax. Okay. You're going
to follow that pen with your eyes and
your eyes only. Okay? You're not going
to move your head.
>> You're too close. I mean,
>> oh, I have to be close. You got to be 12
in.
>> Okay.
You're moving your head. Okay. Just
remember, so look at my eyes. Okay. Just
look at my eyeballs. Okay. So, look at
my eyes.
>> Okay. Okay. Let's do it again. Please.
>> I know. I just want you to understand.
That's all. Okay.
>> Excuse me. I'm not drunk. So, let's do
let's do it. Let's do it again. Let's do
it again. Is it a good idea?
>> Is that what you want me to do? I don't
know what you want me to do.
>> The only job you're doing oga, right?
>> Yeah. Your job is just to stand there
and just follow this pen with your eyes.
>> Okay. I don't know.
>> You're not You're moving your head.
That's why I'm asking you.
>> Your head is in a vice.
>> Yeah. So, you got to do is move your
eyeball.
>> That's what I thought I was doing.
>> You're not doing that. Okay.
>> Okay. Let's do it.
>> All right.
Do you have any? You can put this down.
You put them on here on the hood. Do you
have any injuries with your feet at all?
Okay. But you could walk fine.
>> Okay. All right. Let me see. Just going
to put these in here. Okay.
>> Sure.
>> All right. So, what we're going to do?
>> Yeah. Come on over here.
So, in front of you, what I want you to
do, you're just going to stand there for
now. Okay? In front of you, what you're
going to do is, you know, we could use
this. You see this line right here?
We're going to use that line as the
guide. Okay? You understand that? So,
what you're going to do is you're going
to put your left foot on that line. You
can do that now. Go ahead. Now, take
your right foot.
>> What do you want to do?
>> I'm trying to explain it to you. Okay?
So, right now, I just want you to just
just be quiet. Okay? So, you're going to
put your left foot in that line. You can
do that now. You're going to take your
>> Yep. Take your right foot and put it in
front of your left just like that. Now
you'll tell. Now put your hands by your
side.
Now you're going to stay in that
position until I tell you to move. Do
you understand? Okay. Hands by your
side. Okay. So when I tell you to, what
you're going to do is you're going to
take nine heel totoe steps down that
line. Okay? As you're walking down that
line, you're looking down at your feet.
Okay? You're counting your steps
allowed. Okay? And make sure uh to walk
heel to toe. Okay? At the end of your
ninth step. The reason why this is
happening is
>> Yes, absolutely. Cuz I feel that you're
intoxicated. Okay. All right. All right.
At the end of your ninth step, you're
going to keep your lead foot planted,
which is your front foot. Okay.
>> I'm here. Okay. Now, what do you mean?
You want
>> You just got to be quiet. That's right.
Now, all you're doing is being quiet,
and you're just observing me. Um, I'm
going to explain and demonstrate the
test for you. Okay. So, at the end of
your ninth step, you're going to keep
your lead foot planted, which is your
front foot. You're going to do a series
of small steps, and then come back down
that line. Okay? I'm going to
demonstrate it for you so you
understand. Okay? Remember, I'm only
going to do three, but you're going to
do nine. Okay? So, it's going to look
just like this. One, two, three. I'm
doing three.
>> I got you. Okay. This is
>> I'm doing three. You're doing nine.
Okay? At the end of your ninth step,
you're going to keep your foot planted.
You're going to do a series of small
steps like this. Then, you're going to
walk back down the path. Remember, look
down at your feet. Count your steps
allowed. Walk heel to toe. and keep your
hands by your side. Okay. Any questions
at all?
>> Can I stop working?
>> Any questions at all? I want you to
fully understand the test.
>> I I I my question is why am I doing
this? By the way,
>> I already explained that.
>> Okay.
>> Tell me when I'm done. How many steps
did I tell you to take?
>> I wasn't counting. I think you will
count.
>> I don't No, I don't count for you.
>> Okay, I can do it again.
>> Okay, go stand back. You got to relax.
Okay,
I'm going to explain the whole thing
again. Okay,
>> I'll give you my stuff.
>> Okay, well, you just did you just did
>> I I just feel like I'm being harassed.
>> There's nobody's I'm doing We're doing
our jobs. That's all we're doing. No
one's harassing you. Okay. And I'm doing
whatever you want me to do, but I feel
like
>> Do you want me to explain and
demonstrate the test again?
>> Okay. You want nine steps, right?
>> 3 4 5 Okay, I can't count. Okay, hold
on. Can I just walk?
Okay, now you got to do nine sets back.
What are you doing?
>> No. Come on, ma'am. This isn't that
hard. I
>> Let me explain. I'm going to listen. I'm
going to demonstrate the whole test for
you. Okay. So, you understand.
>> You want me to count?
>> I explained that to you already three
times.
>> Okay.
>> I'm not trying to be
>> You just sit there. Okay. He's going to
demonstrate the whole test for you.
>> This is what I want you to do.
Okay, just like this. Nine steps. 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8
I want you to shut your mouth. Okay,
just be quiet. Okay.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 and 9. That's what I
want you to do. Okay. Just remember to
walk heel to toe. Look down at your
feet. Keep your hands by your side and
count your steps to the left.
>> 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11.
Okay. You're not even listening here,
ma'am. He's going to do another thing.
Stand over here.
Okay. What I want you to do is you're
going to put your feet together like
this. Put your hands by your side. Now,
when I tell you to, either foot of your
choice, either your left foot or right
foot, it does not matter. You're going
to extend that foot approximately 6 in
from the ground. Put your foot down when
I tell you to. Okay? When I tell you to,
you're going to look the top of your
foot. You're going to count up by
thousands. 1,00 1,002
1,003 1,004 so on and so forth until I
tell you to stop. If you happen to put
your foot down, just say 1004. Just pick
it back up.
>> 10001.
>> Ma'am, listen. I just want you to be
quiet. That's it. I'm trying to explain
this thing as
>> I never did it before.
>> Well, I could, you know, I know. I'm
just I'm trying to explain this thing.
Okay. If you happen to put your foot
back down, just say 1004. You're just
going to pick it up and start from 10,
105, 10, 106. Put your foot down. Okay.
Any questions at all? Do you understand
the test? Cuz I can explain it and
demonstrate again for you if you want.
>> I'll do it. Just help me with I never
>> I can't I can't help you do this. I just
showed it.
>> I'll do it myself. Okay. So, what am I
counting? 1 10 1
>> You're going to count up by I just
explained the whole thing to you. Okay.
Like this. Feet together, hands by your
side when I tell you to. Either your
left foot or right foot. You're going to
extend either foot of your choosing
approximately 6 in from the ground. Just
like this. You're going to keep your
foot parallel from the ground. From
here, you're going to count up by 1,00
1,00 1,002
1,003 until I tell you to stop. If you
happen to put your foot down, just say
1,005. Just pick it back up and start
from 106 and continue when I tell you to
stop.
>> Okay.
>> Okay. Any questions at all?
>> No. I mean,
>> okay. You may begin then. 1,00 1,00 1,00
3 1,00 4 1,00 5 1,00 6 100 7 1
9 1
>> Okay, put your foot back down. What's
your highest level education?
I'm a I'm a surgical supervisor and a
wall for now is thoracic surgery.
>> Okay. So, it's um easy to say that you
you understand the English alphabet.
>> Yeah. What What are you going?
>> Nothing. I'm not done with my test yet.
So, all right. So, just put your feet
together like this and I want you to
recite the English alphabet starting
with the letter A, then ending with Z
without singing it. Okay? So, you're
going to go to A to Z without singing.
Okay.
>> Wait. So, the alphabet is the Wait, what
are we going to do with the alphabet?
You're going to recite the alphabet,
okay? Starting with A and then you're
going to end with Z without singing it.
B
>> the only English alphabet that I know.
Yeah.
>> Okay.
>> Go ahead.
>> A B C.
>> I can't even hear you.
>> Okay. I'm trying to remember. Hold on
one second. This is my current.
Listen, I deal with cancer patients and
this is A B C D E
hold on.
Hold on.
I'm not going to You're not going to do
this to be here because of the alphabet.
>> I already did it, you know. So, just say
the alphabet. Say it out loud.
>> A B C D.
>> Ma'am, you know, in order for me like to
grade you, I have to hear you. Okay? So,
just relax.
>> Now, guys, you you guys stop now making
me relax. You
>> only thing I'm asking you to do is say
the English alphabet. That's all I'm
trying to do. That's all I'm asking you
to do. That's it.
>> Okay, I understand.
>> And I don't know what you I could hear
you under your breath. You're saying it
wrong. Okay. So, just relax and just
recite the English alphabet. That's all
I'm asking you to do. So, just calm down
and just say the alphabet.
>> I'm I'm calm down. I don't understand
why I'm being harassed.
>> You're not being harassed. I already
told you this is an investigation at
this point. Okay.
>> I'm sorry.
>> What kind of college you already have?
>> I have two years of kids college in
Brooklyn. Okay.
>> I'm sorry.
>> You're a pretty intelligent person, I
would think, right? You work at a
hospital. You're in charge of cancer
patients.
>> Yes, I do.
>> You should know the English alphabet.
>> I know. And I do, but I'm sorry.
>> You don't know it cuz you messed it up
three times. Okay. So, let's try it one
more time and then we're going to move
on. But this time, I want you to say
loud enough so I can hear you. Okay.
>> Oh my god. I I swear to God, I need I
need a minute. I swear to God. I I just
>> It's the English alphabet. We we we
learned it in second grade, hun. It's
not You know,
>> I understand. I didn't go to second
grade.
>> Right. You didn't go to second grade?
>> No. Okay.
>> I'm sure at some point in your life, you
earn you learned it, right? Or No.
>> Yes, I did.
>> Do you know it or no?
>> Yes, I know how to spell.
>> No, I'm not asking you how to spell. I'm
asking, did you know it?
>> I I I think I do.
>> Do you think you [clears throat] know
it? Okay, let's try it then.
That's way off. Okay, put your money
back in the rest. Stop. Turn around.
Turn around. Turn around. Yeah, you're
in the right.
>> Wait, hold on. One second. Please stop.
Stop. Stop. Relax. Stop.
>> Please. Can you call? Relax. Please.
Please. Please. Please. Can I call my
husband?
>> Relax. You'll get a phone call. Relax.
>> What are you taking me for?
>> Suspicion of DWI.
You already told me you drank nothing
since you got home. So that means what?
It means you're operating that car
intoxicated.
That's why I asked you that.
Oh my god. I
>> I think I was more than fair. I normally
don't give people that many chances.
>> Please. Please. Please. Please. Please.
Please. Can I I'm going to lose my job.
Please.
>> Please. I'm begging you. I'm begging
you.
>> There's nothing in my pockets. Please.
I'm begging you. I'm begging you.
>> My car right here. Okay.
>> I'm begging you. Please. Please, don't
beg me. Look,
>> look. Please, I'm begging you.
>> We wouldn't be here if you know you said
the truth from the beginning.
>> Please, I'm begging you. Please. Like,
this is this is not
This is nothing over nothing.
>> You're going to hop in here. Okay. I'm
going to put a seat belt on you. I help
you so you don't fall. My husband,
>> we're going to get over.
>> Please. Please.
>> I need you to car. Okay. We're going to
work everything out. Everything's going
to be okay. Therefore, okay. Therefore,
promise you're going to be fine.
>> Please
>> scoot in.
>> I can't lose my job. Please
>> listen, you're just getting tickets.
That's all you're getting.
>> But what?
>> This is going to be on my record.
>> Scoot over. Scoot over. These are
traffic tickets. This is not criminal.
Okay.
>> Please.
>> You're not going to have a criminal
record.
>> Oh my god. No.
That's not even her car. Whose car is
it?
>> Her husband. It's in the husband's name.
Apparently, she's married to this guy.
This guy, he said, you know, she said
that she went in there and told him all
about it. I don't understand. Why didn't
the husband come out and like, "Hey,
what's going on here?" You know what I
mean? Like,
>> she's lying. He's here.
>> Apparently, he's in the house. I don't
know. I don't know if that's even her
car. What what which house did they go?
It
>> was like right before there was like a
gray Ford F450 right there.
>> All right. What's her name? Olga.
>> Olga.
>> All right. I'm going to go up there and
see if there's a husband there.
>> Okay. Are we You want to impound that
car or No,
>> no, it's already
thing. Hold on. There exactly what it
is.
Yeah.
Turn it back out later. Or just leave.
>> You can turn your off. Yeah. I got mine.
Yep.
>> 17 32.
414 at 2804.
>> My start mile is going to be 813.
Correction 81835 is my start.
If he is, have him have him 103.
Heat
up here.
Is this going to be a record?
>> No, ma'am. So, this is just traffic
tickets, okay? This is not a criminal
record at all. You're not getting any
kind of criminal charges. You're just
getting traffic tickets. That's all
you're getting. You're not going to have
a criminal history. If your job were to
run your criminal history, it wouldn't
even come up because they're traffic
tickets.
Okay? You're not getting charged
criminally.
Heat.
Heat.
32 81 836 is going to be my ending. 103.
Haven't done anything in my life. Never
you or go around.
>> You come in here.
>> No, I don't believe you at all.
That's why you're under arrest. Cuz I
don't believe you.
Yeah.
Heat.
All
right.
Going to walk right to that guy right
there. Put on the bench.
>> The initial contact was consensual.
Officers approached on foot. The subject
was not detained. That distinction
matters. Under Terry versus Ohio, an
investigative detention requires
reasonable, articulable suspicion, and
one hadn't attached yet. It attached
fast. Within minutes, the officer
smelled alcohol. The subject's accounts
changed three times. The hood of her
Infinity was hot. Fresh paint shavings
were still on the damage. That is not
Brooklyn. That just happened. New York
Vehicle and Traffic Law Section 1192.
Subdivision 3 common law DWI requires
proof that a driver operated a motor
vehicle while intoxicated to the degree
her ability to drive was substantially
impaired. Three elements, all three
present here. Element one, operation.
Two witnesses placed her behind the
wheel on a public street. Her own
admissions confirmed she had been on
that road. She said she was backing down
looking for parking. The officer heard
it. The witnesses heard it. Element two
is a public roadway hillside court. No
dispute. Element three, intoxication, is
where the investigation concentrated its
weight and where the officer built the
case methodically before making any
arrest decision. The officer ran the
horizontal gaze nestagmas test, HGN, one
of three standardized tests the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
developed for DWI detection. When all
six clues are present and protocol is
followed correctly, accuracy exceeds
77%. That last condition is what defense
attorneys attack. Wrong distance, wrong
stimulus speed, abbreviated observation
time. The officer here reset the test
multiple times when the subject moved
her head. That patience actually helps
the prosecution. The walk-in turn
followed. NHTSA identifies eight clues.
Two or more correlate with a back at or
above.1% in 60. 8% of subjects. The
subject took 11 steps instead of nine
and failed to count aloud. at minimum
two clues. The officer then ran an
alphabet recitation, not an NHTSA
standardized test. New York courts allow
non-standardized tests into evidence,
but they carry less weight. A defense
attorney will argue that a non-native
English speaker under acute stress may
struggle regardless of BAC. The subject
identified herself as a surgical
coordinator in cardiothoracic surgery.
She failed the alphabet three times. The
officer's response, we learned it in
second grade, reads poorly in court and
plays worse in front of a jury. Probable
cause for the DWI arrest, was legally
sound by the moment of handcuffs. The
totality of the circumstances standard
from Illinois versus Gates applies.
Witnesses, physical evidence, officer
observations, and failed standardized
field sobriety tests. Each element
reinforces the others. Collectively,
they clear the bar. The hit-and-run
charge stands separately. New York
Vehicle and Traffic Law Section 600,
Subdivision 1, requires any driver who
strikes an unattended vehicle to stop
and provide information. She drove home
instead. Class B misdemeanor up to 90
days on a first offense. Before arrest,
Miranda did not apply. Burkimer versus
McCarti makes clear that routine
roadside DWI questioning is not
custodial interrogation. Pre-arrest
statements are admissible and everything
she said before handcuffs is fair game
for the prosecution. After arrest, the
calculus changes. Miranda requires
advisement before any custodial
interrogation. The transcript shows no
warning after the arrest declaration. If
questioning continued in the patrol
vehicle, those statements face
suppression. That is a real exposure
point for the prosecution. There is a
second problem. After handcuffing her,
the officer said, "You're just getting
tickets. This is not criminal. A DWI in
New York is a criminal misdemeanor."
Defense will argue that statement
induced continued cooperation under a
false premise. on sentencing. A first
offense WI conviction carries up to one
year in county jail, fines from $500 to
$1,000, and mandatory license revocation
for at least 6 months. Jail time for
first offenders without injury is
uncommon. The revocation is not. The
Department of Motor Vehicles pulls the
license upon conviction, regardless of
what the judge decides. For someone
whose job may require travel between
medical facilities, that collateral
consequence matters as much as the fine.
Firsttime DWI cases in New York often
resolve through a plea to driving, while
ability impaired DWAI, a traffic
infraction under subdivision 1, no
criminal record, a 90-day suspension.
Whether that path is available here
depends on the chemical test result and
the district attorney's discretion. The
lead officer earns a B minus. The
investigation was well constructed. He
locked in the subject's timeline early,
used her inconsistencies against her,
and built probable cause methodically
before making the arrest. The profanity
mid investigation and the post-arrest
misrepresentation about criminal charges
pull the grade down. The subject earns a
C++. She complied physically once arrest
began and did not escalate. She also
talked for 40, you know, there's an
three lessons. First, silence requires
invocation, saying nothing is not
enough. The fifth amendment right must
be asserted. Everything she volunteered
before invoking it was used to close off
her defenses one by one. Second, field
sobriety tests are voluntary in New
York. A driver may decline without
criminal penalty, though refusal
typically triggers an arrest and implied
consent for chemical testing under
section 1194. Knowing what is optional
changes the encounter. Third, the
physical evidence here was already
strong before she said a word. Warm
hood. Fresh paint transfer. Matching
vehicle description parked around the
corner. She had no realistic path out.
What she said made it easier to convict
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