welcome back folks to the DUI Channel we are in Orlando Florida we're on December 19 2020 at 2 17 a.m and our Orlando Police Officer observed a vehicle traveling in the wrong direction on a one-way Street near the intersection of North Orange Ave and East Colonial Drive the officer pulled over the vehicle outside Mel Johnson's flower shop and approached the driver as its DUI investigation continues so what do you your friend's house you had any drinks bubble all right you said tight for me okay is there any 10 8 DUI unit over the Nevada I know doing a detail of it [Music] again do you have your registration mail I'm sorry you never showed me your registration do you have it all right like I said man just sit tight for me here and then um I'll be right back okay a Second Officer specializing in DUI investigations arrives on scene hello how are you I'm officer Hall with the Orlando Police Department okay okay so what I'm here to do is one of these officers stopped you for driving the wrong way on the roadway correct uh yeah okay so what I'm here to do is I'm here to ask you they're they're they're worried if you're impaired okay so what I'm here to do is is to ask I I kind of specialize in DUIs so what I'm requesting is that you step out of the vehicle we'll do some exercises and we'll go from there sound good okay do you have a jacket or anything you want to put on it's a little cold I don't but will you be okay yeah yes okay all right if you could just leave your phone inside okay all righty we're gonna walk over here into this parking lot okay that way we're out of the roadway if you want to come over here do you have any other shoes yeah uh no you have no other shoes okay all right so what we're gonna do is I'm gonna have you stand here put your feet together hands down at your sides stay in that position until I tell you to move okay all right any head increase no no head injuries no traumatic brain injury or anything like that no okay remember just stay in this position okay don't don't move until I tell you to move do you have socks on or anything yeah okay yeah if you want to take your shoes off that's fine it's up to you are you comfortable walking in those shoes to the point where if I tell you to walk in a straight line can you can you 100 say s then take your shoes off it's up to you are you sure absolutely it's your decision no no no no no it's your decision preferably if it won't affect your walking I would rather you take your shoes off are you sure absolutely yeah I don't want any tricks at all I'm not trying to give you any tricks I'm asking you if those are work for you if they don't if you think they're gonna mess with you take them off yeah I'm good with that 100 not at all you can use me for balance if you can absolutely I just use my shoulder for balance thank you sorry if you think it'll work better I'm good with that 100 you want to just move that out of the way I don't want to kick your shoe all right what I need you to do is Stand Together beat that hands down your sides okay do not move until I tell you to move okay no no brain injuries no do you have anything wrong with your eyes no do you wear glasses yeah uh for what side no like clothes far uh like computer okay okay so up close like readers cheaters cheaters pretty much yes any contacts no do you have contacts in right now no okay so what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna check your eyes okay remember to stay in this position hands down at your sides stay in that position okay what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna check your eyes keep your head still and follow the the tip of my pen with your eyes and your eyes only okay do you understand can you see the tip of my pen a little all right this right here you see it yeah okay follow the tip I don't want to say yes because I know that do you see it that's that's a legitimate question okay so what I need you to do is I need you to follow the tip of my pen with your eyes and your eyes only okay you can see the tip of my finger right yeah okay follow with your eyes and your eyes only do not move your head okay okay don't lead it keep your eyes only yeah no yes but don't lead don't lead my pen you led my pen okay when it was here you were looking over here so don't lead it okay just keep following the tip of my finger okay foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] don't move your head remember moving only your eyes keep your hands down to your side [Music] do you see this line yeah would you say it straight is there anything in the line that's going to mess you up knock you over trip you up I want to be so other than cold other than you being cold yeah but what I'm asking is you don't see any sticks no any branches any pipes any poles okay um you have anything wrong with your feet no injuries to your feet okay no injuries to your knees any injuries to your ankles okay so what I want you to do is take your left foot put it on that line take your right foot put it right in front of there touching Heel To Toe to toe nope nope left foot on the line put that left foot on the line [Music] man instructions okay put your left foot on the line your left foot there we go take your right foot and put it in front of your left touching Heel To Toe awesome keep your hands down ma'am go back to that position keep your hands down at your sides touching Heel To Toe there we go keep your hands down at your sides do not move until I tell you to move go back into that position do you understand what I'm telling you okay do not move until I tell you to move okay do you understand do not start until I tell you to begin the exercise do you understand do you understand though so far okay when I tell you to begin take nine Heel To Toe steps on the line and turn around keeping one foot on the line and return nine Heel To Toe steps it's going to look like this okay you can watch my feet it's gonna go one two three and so forth until you get to nine when you get to nine you're gonna leave that front foot on that line and you're gonna take short choppy steps turning around it's going to look like this and then you're going to continue down the line touching Heel To Toe counting loud one two three four and so forth until you get to nine do you understand okay remember to stay in that position touching Heel To Toe right now why I didn't tell you to begin yet go back into that starting position please keeping your hands down at your sides all right you may begin I'm sorry we're gonna turn around just as I instructed okay [Music] did you understand the instructions okay okay come back I'll explain it to you again okay go ahead and put your left foot on the line put your in and put your right foot right in front of that left foot put your right foot in front of the left foot there we go touching Heel To Toe keeping your hands down at your sides okay when I tell you to begin look at me when I tell you to begin you're gonna take nine Heel To Toe steps counting out loud okay nine Heel To Toe steps counting it loud It's gonna look like this one two three when you get to nine you're gonna leave your front foot on the line and you're gonna turn around it's gonna look like this and then you're gonna go back down the line counting nine Heel To Toe steps one two three I'm sorry I'm not kind of like no no no listen probably do what you want me no I understand and that's why I I want to make sure you understand the exercise do you understand it so like nine to the nine nine turning around and then nine back do you understand remember to keep your hands down at your side count all out and touch Heel To Toe so one you may begin nine just as I instructed all right okay you can relax okay you can relax [Music] all right just give me one second okay just okay so for this exercise I need you to put your feet together like that just just exactly how you have them hands down at your sides okay do not move until I tell you move do you understand yes okay keep your hands down as your sights thank you when I tell you to I want you to raise one leg your choice okay either leg approximately six inches off the ground foot pointed out and keep both legs straight don't begin until I tell you to begin okay keep your eyes on the elevated foot while holding that position I want you to count out loud 1001 1002 1003 and so forth until told to stop it's gonna look like this you can watch my feet pick the leg up approximately six inches off the ground you're good don't begin until I tell you to begin you're gonna count out loud one one thousand one one thousand and two one thousand and three one thousand and four one thousand and five and so forth until I tell you to stop hold on no hopping no swaying keep remember to keep your hands down at your side if you put your foot down I want you to put your foot back up and count where you left off do you understand the instructions yes okay one second [Music] you may begin [Music] hands down at your sides remember one thousand you can relax okay so I want you to keep your feet together hands down at your sides when I tell you when I tell you when I ask you to I'm gonna have you close your eyes tilt your head all the way back close your eyes and I want you to estimate 30 seconds in your head okay not out loud just estimate 30 seconds in your head do you understand okay so do you know how long 30 seconds is I mean yeah just estimate 30 seconds let's just sit here so yeah when I tell you again you're going to close your eyes tilt your head all the way back I want to tell you to begin and then you're going to estimate 30 seconds okay when you're done estimating 30 seconds I want you to open your eyes look at me and say stop okay I'm not gonna know to stop unless you look at me and tell me to stop you understand yeah okay so put your hands down on your sides close your eyes hands down at your sides I have to close my eyes yes that's part of the exercise head doll tilt your head all the way back all the way hands down at your sides and begin tilt your head back all the way back [Music] OBT and when I rose on a black Chevy Equinox [Applause] head all the way back unless you want me to stop saying in high rated speed gonna be American hi guys after November 2015 a.m after you have a few minutes relax did you get to 30 oh more did you understand the exercise yeah what did I tell you to do estimate 30 seconds right and then when you got to 30 seconds what did I tell you to do honestly I wouldn't know did I gave you an instruction correct didn't I ask you to open your eyes tell me to stop right okay I mean yeah okay so you remember me telling you that I'm a little nervous okay I understand but you remember my instructions correct okay so obviously you can't go anywhere right the police stopped you you got red and blue lights on you know what I mean so I want to ask you some questions okay so I have to read you something because I want to ask you questions do you understand okay you have the right to remain silent you understand anything you say may be used against you in court do you understand yeah you have a right to talk to a lawyer before and during questioning do you understand if you cannot afford a lawyer and want one one will be provided for you before questioning without charge do you understand has anyone threatened you or promised you anything to get you to talk to me no okay so can you tell me what happened tonight why why we're here I mean honestly you really don't know why because I like swerving well I I explained you when I came and talked to you that you were stopped because you were driving the wrong way down one-way Road correct this road no Orange Avenue right okay so you were driving the wrong way down a one-way road so that's why you were pulled over Okay the reason I'm here like I explained to you when I first made contact with you is I specialize in DUIs and driving under the influence and that's why I'm talking to you so my question is how much have you had to drink tonight not too much what's not too much like two or drinks two or three drinks what kind of drinks were they vodka vodka and what not get Red Bull okay so with the vodka and Red Bull are we talking doubles singles singles okay all right and when was the last time you had your drink an hour ago okay what time do you think it is how is that right now well you tell me that's why I'm asking 12 12 okay okay it's 2 45. okay so you had a your last drink at 12 you would think okay um and when was the last time eight yeah eight food oh I had dinner eight o'clock what did you have uh okay scallops mashed potatoes on a steril of one to ten one being sober as a judge and two being drunk where would you where would you be seven four a four you would say you're on uh you're on a four out of the one to ten scale okay where was that where was that 85 so 55 70. oh the gas station okay all right so at this point um I am placing you under arrest for DUI okay don't don't don't don't freak out [Applause] all right cool just relax just relax relax your hands okay [Music] all right come with me come with me foreign [Applause] I know I'm just telling you you're giving me a little bit attitude and I'm asking you this to benefit you if you have any drugs on your person and you enter the jail it will be a felony charge right now you're at a misdemeanor okay Pepsi [Music] Alexander you got a contact number like as far as I'm writing you a citation for uh all right okay it's all right your Citation for driving wrong way on a one-way street you were going north you was going northbound on Orange Avenue at that intersection right there Orange Avenue want to go southbound that's why that's why I pulled in front of your car and you kept moving forward so we got here so that's what I'm citing you for it's 164 violation and um [Applause] you got within 30 days to pay the fine or to take me to court or to go to traffic school okay your ticket will be left with him you'll have to take it okay that's all he's saying you're going to jail for DUI but this is a ticket for the driving the wrong way okay following the arrest the suspect Alexandria refused to submit to a breath alcohol test after she was transported to the Orange County DUI Center she was charged with driving the wrong way on a one-way Street and driving Under the Influence or DUI in court she hired an attorney who specialized in DUI defense cases the traffic violation was eventually dismissed and on September 20th 2022 640 days after the arrest the prosecutors moved the DUI case Noah prosequay this means that the prosecution was unwilling to pursue the case any further the defendant was not convicted of any crimes and therefore no sentencing was imposed Alexander so I picked up your bag and I left all your money in it okay I didn't touch any of your money I'm just letting you know and your phone is in there as well okay I put your phone and this is your debit card but oh okay it was in there your phone's in there I turned your phone off that way you could get phone numbers okay and save battery sure okay just hang tight