On January 23rd, 2025, officers conducted a traffic stop [music] on an impaired driver. So, it's actually really odd. Hello. >> Hello. I'm Officer Don Marine, Police Department. >> Yes. Reason for the stop, you went on the curb twice. Going down Main Street. >> Okay, so this is a new vehicle for me and I cannot like yeah, I've been trying to figure it out, but here it is. Okay. Can I please see your driver's license and proof of insurance? Thanks, bud. Thank you. That's I mean, I have a heavy This car for very long and ever since I've had it, I've been like I don't know how to drive this. It's too big for me. So, Okay. Uh Miss Bragg, I'm going to ask you a question. How much alcohol have you had to drink tonight? Not that much. Not that much. Okay, cuz I can smell it on you, okay? What's not that much though? Not that much is like not that much. I have three kids. Any of them in the back right now? No. Okay. Okay. I was making sure. Make sure the people are good. >> Like this is my kid-free night. So, yes. Uh like well, like one one or two or One. Okay. What's what's your alcohol of choice? I'm just curious. Like beer, tequila, wine. >> Beer. >> Beer? Yeah. Keystone or what were you drinking? Do we really have to go over this? I'm just asking questions. I'm just I'm really just asking answers. Like So, here's what we're going to do. I just want you to go ahead and shut your car off and step out for me, okay? Can you please shut your car off and step out of the vehicle for me? Please not do that. Do what? I need you to turn your vehicle off and please step out, okay? Okay. I said it three times. Okay. Twice, not three. I did three. I'm fine. All right, can I say something 6-2-15? Give me 10-10, please. >> So, I am having two beers at 27. 40 minutes away from here. We can talk on the phone. I have a 40-minute drive. Do you have any any alcoholic containers inside the vehicle, ma'am? >> No. Okay. If you would, excuse me, I'm a little cold. Step in the front of my patrol car for me, okay? Okay. All right, so again, how much did you have to drink tonight? Literally, like one shot. I was responsible for kids tonight, so I didn't do that much. One shot of what? Fireball. Okay. Yep. That's all you've had, is just one shot of Fireball? Yep. Okay. Yep. Okay, so I'm going to ask you, would you be willing to do some standardized field sobriety to make sure that you are okay to drive your car? No. You would not? No. Okay. All right, so I'm good. Yeah. So, you don't want to do any type of testing that could show that you were capable >> like I need to be? I don't think you need to be driving. No. No. I That's why I'm going there to two blocks away from me, which is going to take the person that I need to go to my place of destination. Okay. And that's where I was heading to because I was not trying to be driving tonight and um Do you think you should have been driving tonight? >> No. I absolutely do not think I should have been driving tonight. I will tell you that right now. Like, yes. Okay. I will tell you that right now. So, you had just the one shot of Fireball? >> Yeah. Nothing else? I I'm a closed I I have three kids and I do nothing ever. Okay. So, yeah. All right. One shot of Fireball pretty much. And I was going to the cabin to meet a friend of mine who was going to drive me to his house Okay. afterwards. >> So, I'll ask you again. It's not 100% you don't want to do any type of testing that could show you're okay to drive. No. Okay. Just turn around and put your hands behind your back. Um oh my god. >> Oh my god. Oh my god. Okay. Okay. So, if I do a field sobriety >> We're already We're already past that point. Okay. Well, um Really? Excuse me. Wow. Okay. Single mother of two kids. All right. Just had one female 95. Wow. What's going to happen to my purse, my car? >> get your belongings. Your car is going to be towed, okay? >> Towed? My car? >> Have a seat. I need my purse. >> I'll get your purse. Have a seat. Listen to me. >> Jennifer, have a seat. We're not going to do this. Have a seat. >> No, I'm going to do this. >> Because I am a [ __ ] business owner. >> Put your legs in the car. >> Oh my god. Oh my god. Okay, Ms. Jennifer, can you step out for me, okay? Probably not. This is Can you please step out of the vehicle, Ms. Jennifer? >> I can. Okay. I can. And we're going to walk to that front door, okay? >> I familiar. 5 years ago You're good. Thanks, man. Miss Jennifer, I'm going to read this piece of paper to you, okay? I'll read it in its entirety and I will explain everything to you, okay? Subsequent to an arrest for driving while under the influence of alcohol or other drugs or intoxicating compounds or any combination thereof, DUI or section 11-401, leaving the scene of a fatal or personal injury accident >> Did you test me? Can I please read this? No. Well, I'm going to >> Did you test me? As provided in section >> Did you test me? >> Jennifer You refused those tests. Please let me read this document, okay? >> Did you test me? No. You refused. You refused. So, you cannot say that I was under the influence. >> As provided in section 11-500 of the Illinois Vehicle Code Trust me. You're a first offender unless within the last 5 years of this arrest for DUI or leaving the scene, you have had a previous conviction or court-assigned supervision for DUI or similar provision of a local ordinance or a conviction in any other state for DUI or a similar offense where the cause of action is the same or substantially similar to the Illinois Vehicle Code or a driver's license suspension revocation for violating section 11-501.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code except in cases where you submit to a chemical test disclosing the alcohol concentration of .08 or more, the presence of cannabis as listed in the Cannabis Control Act with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of either 5 nanograms or more of whole blood or 10 nanograms or more of other bodily substance or any amount of drug substance or compound resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of a controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act and intoxicating compounds listed in the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act or methamphetamine as listed in the Methamphetamine Control and Chemical Protection Act and we subsequently found not guilty of the associated DUI. Considering the above, you are warned if you refuse or fail to complete all chemical tests requested and if you are a first offender, your driving privilege will be suspended for a minimum of 12 months or if you're not a first offender, your driving privileges will be suspended for a minimum of 3 years or if you were involved in a motor vehicle accident that caused personal injury or death to another, your driving privileges will be revoked for a minimum of 12 months. Personal injury means a type of injury I was in the same position that I was and then I was taking a friend home. Okay? 20 43 I don't know what that stands for, what that represents, but I was trying to make sure so that I got the person out home before I did. Okay. So, can I can I explain it to you what this means? Okay. So, you said you've had a DUI before, correct? Yes. Okay. 5 years ago and I swore on my kids' life that I would never have this happen again. Okay. So, please, I am please. I'm telling you This is just me and you right here in it right now, right? >> Okay. Like, okay? All of three of them depend on me. I mean, you're going to get out tonight, okay? >> of them depend on me because their dad's also sick as [ __ ] okay? Like, it's Okay. Are they are they home with dad right now? The kids? Are they home with dad right now? >> They are at home with dad. Yes. >> Um so, real quick, do you care if I explain this to you what this means? If you want to know, you don't want to, I don't have to explain it to you. >> No, okay. Go ahead. I mean, that's your job. Like, I'm here cuz I know it's your job and I understand that I [ __ ] up and I did my thing. >> So, real quick, real quick, Jennifer, I'm going to ask you in 20 minutes after watching you for 20 minutes, okay? >> Yes, that's fine. >> Um at 20 minutes observation time at the end of it, I'm going to ask you to give a chemical breath sample, blow into a tube. Is it something that's something you're willing to do? Yeah. Okay. So, I have just my paperwork to do. Sit here for 20 minutes. At the end of it, we'll take care of that and then I blow and then I go. Yes. Okay. So, hang tight for 1 second. Let me get this paperwork done. However, Okay. The woman was charged with [music] driving under the influence. Thanks for watching today's video. If you liked it, please be sure to like and subscribe for more videos.