welcome back to the DUI Channel we are in New London Connecticut where on May 19th 2021 at 1:55 a.m. a New London police officer in a marked Patrol vehicle observed a red 1997 Ford F-150 stopped in both lanes of travel on Walden AB within the city limits the truck then drove away towards the nearby progress Point apartment homes complex the officer activated his emergency lights pulled the vehicle over in the intersection of Fern Street and Laurel Drive then approach the driver as his investigation begins how you doing can I see a light restation from proof of insurance please all right you had the one you making up I can't can't what you going be can I see your license registration please Roger everybody's going home right now they understand completely if we have to back for any reason got get ticketed excellent thank you where that's no that's the insurance no I don't know I live over there can I go nope not yet no cut the truck off on me no problem try to pull the truck off no you're you're fine right I don't think you should be driving actually I still need to see a driver's license registration yeah um right now I just I home mhm I still need to see driver's license registration I don't I don't I don't it it's I don't have my wallet on me you don't have your wallet on I don't want to do nothing you don't have no idea on you no I don't know yet because it might be in my pocket okay so go in your pocket and get your your driver's license for me okay no that is my business [Music] card it's my business card okay I still need see driver's license I said no I don't I don't I don't I have not I don't have it on me okay go step out for me all right go step all right stand over there for me no problem okay just L if for gets the truck over there so you don't [Music] fall turn around fine you're fine yeah so tell me what's going on tonight why are you acting the way you are You' been drinking tonight no you haven't been drinking tonight no I had I had two drinks dring my my my friend home right here okay that's it all right and you don't carry your ID in your wallet no I I right now my I told you the truth I'm not doing nothing okay [Music] wrong I put you allall back in your pocket okay all right and what is your name la la what's your date of birth 83 83 whose truck is this this is my frch Shu what did you say your name was again where you live [Music] at how much I drank two drinks I drank two shots and and a beer two shots and a beer that that's what I drank anything in the truck that's open any open alcohol no no nothing no all right so tell me what's going on you were driving backwards up uh Walden Street there and you were on the wrong side of the road well because she was tell me where she lived so I just wanted to make sure that she get home safe that's it okay that was it what's her name that's it what's her name what's her name yeah what's her name oh yeah she you said she's your friend no I know all my friends names where I'm met last night but M I'm going to tell you she told me what she told me is uh Kitty Ken Ken Ken okay that's that's her name okay stay right there for me yeah don't go nowhere how you doing me yeah I'm good you're good yeah your house right here he hey stay dude just stay over there telling you that that this is actually house my name is mine okay how do you know him because cuz he doesn't know your name I know because I have a um my friend in Facebook and today is my her okay you know want to say but I know her because I have a how do you know him I don't care about her him no no no no because my I have a friend in Facebook right he he's her friend okay but today is like her her F her my first day with her and I go to her house because her have like a party in her house and he bring me to my home now okay I'm from Puerto Rico [Music] okay D put your hands down I don't I put your hands down listen put your hands down BR I'm really a really really good dude I'm just trying to make sure she's safe well listen first of all you need to make sure yourself is safe and you're not you're in no condition to be driving no I don't want to drive but you are driving you were driving backwards up Walden Coleman on the wrong side of the road no no no no no no no no no wrong side of the road maybe back up I couldn't I couldn't even turn out because you were in my Lane no I had to make sure she was okay that that's all that's all I wanted to do okay that's all I wanted to do y and I don't want to drive I don't I I all I wanted to do with this was make sure that she was safe okay look you can look at what I got on bro where you coming from my house where is that at and how did you meet her tonight she's a friend of mine that I met like a c ago you don't even know her name because she said this is the first night she's met you this is not the first night she met but this the first night she chill with me okay this the first night she really been around and how much did you have drink tonight I had like I told you a beer mhm and then earlier I had a shot and I anything else drugs no no because right now what I'm looking at is more than a beer and a shot no no no no you looking at chilling and tired I'm tired and I'm I'm tired bro I I'm a working man bro we're all working men man I'm we're all working I'm not put your hands down for me all right I take you had I'll put your hand on the on the call no problem dude Lawrence turn around and face me I asked you to take your hat off and put it on the truck oh I'm sorry okay no problem I'm sorry all right put your hands down the side for me want you stand like this for put your feet together for me all right are you a diabetic no okay do you have any Ines that would prevent you from walking standing turning anything like that no nothing like that okay I'm going to check your eyes okay so what I'm going what I'm going to do is I'm going to bring my pen up here and I'm going to have you follow the tip of my pen with your eyes only do you understand yes sir have you been through this before yes you've been arrested for DUI before yes how long ago uh five six years ago okay all right so test is pretty much the same okay so what I need you to do is focus okay I want you to follow the tip of my pen follow with your eyes only keep your head completely still do you understand that yes sir all right ready but the I have I have to use the light for your eyes I have to okay just look at the tip of my pen and follow it keep I can see the tip of the pen there okay now follow it with your eyes keeping your head completely still do you understand yes sir okay you're not moving your eyes try it again ready I move my eyes right there okay listen you don't got to move it fast I have to move it fast that's the way the test is designed yes sir okay Lawrence just follow instru and that's it so right now I need you to be quiet need you to be quiet focus on the tip of my pen and follow it do you understand yes keep your head keep your head still for [Music] me just keep focusing on the pen over here all right I see you [Music] [Music] sir I'm over here I I you're looking you're looking to your right I need you to look at the pen no no I'm not looking to my right I can look at the pen I'm looking at the pen okay all right like you can't tell me at law be quiet please okay we're going to go up now okay I can look up I can tilt my head up right fine no I need you to keep your head completely still all right next test we're going to do is a walk and turn test I want you to imagine there's a straight line here in front of you okay when I while I give you instructions what I need you just imagine straight line right here right in front of you doesn't have to be perfect just just imagine there line in front that's a half a cut that's pretty straight okay I see you see this line right here see that yeah that's cool all right let's use that then cool all right put your right foot in front of your left just like this all right keep your hands down by your side your right foot in front of your left just like [Music] this we good I need you to stay in this position do not start the test until I tell you to begin do you understand put your right foot in front of your left like this all right I need to do that now I need you to stay like this while I demonstrate this test for you okay when I TI it up again what I want you to do is I want you to look down at your feet and I want you to count your steps out loud as you're taking them one two three Heel To Toe look down at your feet I need you to stand all right I know how it goes okay I still need to I still need to explain it to you all right okay when you get to step number nine you're going to take a series of small little steps like this and you're going to continue back nine steps one two 3 do not stop the test until you have completed the entire test do you understand yes okay do you understand the test all right you may begin this is what you want right yes sir nine steps Heel To Toe count your steps out loud 1 2 3 4 5 6 I'm bleed 7 8 9 10 11 12 how many steps I tell you to take nine okay how many steps did you take I took 12 okay well let's go back I I took 12 football coach okay let's turn around and go back I I just wanted to be like right for you all right like I took 12 for your nine all right 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 eight n nine okay all right let's stop right now let's stop right there sir Lawrence you said nine I just want to make sure cuz I don't want you to be mad at me bro I'm not mad at you I'm a real good dude relax relax for a minute okay relax okay all I need you to do is to focus and pay attention to okay to get home listen listen listen I need you to put yourself together pull yourself together for me please okay listen I'm trying to work with you here but you're making it very difficult for me to help you what okay what how I need you to focus listen because I need you to I need you to focus I need you to pay attention to my instructions okay you you've you did absolutely nothing as I instructed you I did 12 instead of nine okay listen we're going to start the next test okay we're going to start the next test do me fa put your feet together for me put your hands down by side stay in this position until I tell you to start do you understand me okay so do not start this test until I tell you to whatever leg you feel comfortable with I want you to raise up off the ground at least 6 inches I want you to point your toe forward keep your leg completely still I want you to look at your foot and I want you to count 1,12 13 until I tell you to stop should you put your foot down bring it right back up and continue where you left off do you understand yes I understand and I also understand that you couldn't do this yourself sir I'm I'm I'm doing it right now with no problem you're not doing it count count like you just said 1001 1002 1003 100004 1005 1006 so 1002 1003 1004 1006 1007 1008 1009 110 1002 13456 17 like what do you want me to do BR I want you to turn around put your hands behind your back hey no no no no no because you put me in a bad position let me let me control myself and do it right your back behind your back I'm just going to guide your hand I'm not I'm just going to guide your hand behind your back there's no reason for you to do thisen a good chance you're under arrest Lawrence you're under arrest yo ask Mr Right listen lawence you're under arrest I'm a football coach that's fine put your hands behind your back yo okay there's no reason for you to do this there's no reason for you to do this there's no reason for you to do this bro yo there's no reason for you to do this like you're pressing me to get myself in trouble no Lawrence listen you're under arrest okay look at y'all look you're like you're under arrest just because you want to man the last thing you need to be doing is going through things do you understand me no there's nothing there there's nothing there there's none there here k call me a record yeah yeah hey yeah what what let's have a seat right here goad and have a seat sir listen when we get down there we'll explain everything to you okay can you need to talk to me please yeah well well right now I got to get you in the car because you're unsteady on your feet and I don't want you to fall just have a seat in the car I'm not going to fall listen listen lawence listen let's not make this any difficult than what it is okay I'm try I'm I'm I'm trying to be as cordial as possible with you okay listen Okay you had a little bit too much to drink tonight you shouldn't have been driving I want what I need you to do is have a seat in the car for me okay please Lawrence please SE do me a favor have a seat in the car all right we'll get we'll get you home have a seat in the car we'll get you home when we're done with everything all right come on I got to go I got to go check on your friend there make sure she's okay go and have SE in the car I can't right you can a I'm sorry all have a seat have a seat come on have a seat man come on all the way in Lawrence come on man you you a grown man come on you can't be come on have come on get yourself in the call I I I'm not talking about you I'm talking I know I know know right I know go ahead get all the way in for me go I need to go check on your friend make sure she's okay go ahead and get all the way in she's fine she's right house all right go ahead and get all the way in see you right at her house all right get all the way in all right give me a minute this is following the arrest the suspect was transported to the New London police station and was read the Connecticut implied consent advisory whereupon he was asked to submit a breath alcohol sample at this time do you wish to take this test I don't wish to think the test it's a must no no no it's it's not a must I can't force you to do anything I can just tell you I'm asking you do you want to take the test it's either yes or no because that's the only way I can write it down it's either yes you take the test or no you you don't want to but I need you to say yes or no do you want to take the test it's your option you don't have to I know I take the test you'll take the test okay figure it out figure it out figure it out I a been on Bas years what I say about I'm treating you with respect treat yeah I was treating you with respect too but you spit everywhere you're yelling and spitting everywhere because you just set a warrant for probation I'll let you read it that's some that's um CH listen that's a CH no I haven't been on probation come on now listen look at the way you're acting now what you just said the pro I haven't been on probation in 3 years we'll read it and figure out what it is okay figure out what it is take a deep breath and blow hard blow hard blow harder than that man come on yeah I know you got it in you come on man you're almost there almost there I don't know if it's going to take it or not y bro I go I I just excuse me I'm going back here I'm moving away from you sp all over me man come on the suspect Lawrence submitted two breath alcohol samples with the lower of the two yielding a result of1 16 33% breath alcohol content this is over twice the legal limit of 8% breath alcohol content to drive in the state of Connecticut if over 21 years of age 2 years and 6 days after the arrest on May 25th 202 2 3 the defendant was convicted in a court of law of operation while registration or license is suspended and operation while under the influence of liquor or drug second offense otherwise known as oui which is an unclassified felony in Connecticut He was ordered to pay a single fine of $11,000 this amount has been paid in full Lawrence was further sentenced to two years on probation and two years in jail with the sentence suspended after serving 120 days in jail