behind us and like the water like just >> they were sitting in the water. >> I'm not going home without her. >> She's going to go to jail. >> Okay. >> On May 27th, 2023, officers responded to reports of a blue SUV driving recklessly along New Smyrna Beach. Witnesses stated the vehicle was moving between 25 and 50 mph in a 10 mph zone and weaving dangerously close to people, including children. When officers reached the scene, they found the vehicle in the water submerged up to its windows. >> Um, I was in the beach and there's a car. That blue car came over here and almost um >> that's where we're going. >> Yeah, he's crazy. Okay. They're over there. Where did some of the people they almost hit? >> Driving. >> These two women >> driving >> speak English. >> Yes. >> Okay. What happened? >> Um I'm not sure. I was the driver and they kind of stopped us and they said that we almost hit a child. I didn't think that we did. Um but that's what they told us. I just thought that we got stuck in the water. We were just trying to get out of it. But um that's what they told us and we're just trying to >> And then there was so many. >> We're just trying to be accepted through everything and not and there was so many illegal. >> Yeah. Well, the people are down here because you can't drive on this part of the beach. >> I'm so sorry. We We were driving from you to Mara and we got over here and we were just trying to turn around. We didn't think that we could do a you turn around here. So, we just trying to keep going. Let me go look in the car. >> I'm so sorry. >> So, who was driving? You or I >> you were driving? >> Yes. >> No. >> I didn't think that we could do a U-turn. I thought we had to keep going. >> Well, there's no driving at all over here. I'm so sorry. We were driving from New Smyrna. >> I know. >> I'm I I I I really >> But where those rocks are and those poles that say no vehicles, >> there's no driving be >> We have a sticker that says that we were parking like on the beach. We We were >> right. >> So I I take no responsibility. >> No. Yes. Please. Like like And then there was so many people like please help us. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> I was reading the >> Hey, be careful. Shoot. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I've read all the comments and stuff. All right. Well, uh, did anybody get hit? Who got hit? >> Oh, nobody. >> Yeah. Yeah. You see the police? They're >> really close to recklessly driving and stuff like that. >> Okay. Did she get Did she get hit? All right. I'm asking because if we need rescue, I can get rescue, sir. I'm not I'm not trying to start a fight with >> you. [Applause] Our car is well. >> Yeah. Yeah. I'm sure that everybody hit ruined their day, too. >> And then everybody got it. It's just you two in the car. >> And we were driving from >> Yeah. Remember those really big poles? Every one of them has a sign says do not cross here. Do not pass. >> You were trying to. You're just trying to get out of there. I'm sorry. I I am so sorry. Just relax. I'm so sorry. So, you've been drinking today? >> Yeah. >> Number one, not good because you're diabetic, >> right? >> Yeah. >> How about you? >> I did have a drink. Yes. >> Okay. Just one. >> But you know what? My only part is in the fat part and I can open the back part. >> Okay. You can try to get what you need. >> Do you have more at home? >> I have more at home, but not here. >> Okay. Do you have a way to get home? >> I'm not going home without her. >> She's going to go to jail. Okay. >> No. >> All right. So, you can go with her or you can stay out and get her out of jail with the bond. >> And why am I going to jail? >> Right now, I think you're driving under the influence. >> Okay. >> All right. >> And we got reckless with multiple people over here. You're inches away from multiple people. Okay. >> I I I >> So, your best thing to do for her instead of fighting with us and arguing with us? >> No, I would not. I'll tell you what her bond is. It's probably going to take us a good hour to do the paperwork and then try to bond her out. >> No, I I I'm not going to argue with you. >> Okay. >> I'm not that arguer person. >> Okay. >> I I will never argue with you. >> So, what are we doing right now? You disagree with me? >> What? >> You disagree with me? >> I'm not going to argue with you. I just tell >> All right, sir. Go ahead and turn on. >> Yes. Sorry. >> What do I do now? >> Call the Blush County Grand Shigar. Bond. No, she'll have a bond. >> You can bond her out. >> I will. I will. But like, what do I do now? >> Do you need to call someone and have them come pick you up? >> Are you diabetic or anything? >> No, I'm not. >> Do you have any medical problems or anything? >> No. >> Okay. >> Oh my god. Jeez. >> Are you hurt from any of this? >> No, sir. >> Okay. Do you have anything on you that we need to worry about? You need to call someone to come pick you up. >> All right. You got Do you want your phone to go with you? You want her to hang on to it? >> Um, it doesn't matter. >> You can take it with you or I can give it to her. >> Just call my wife. >> You can go ahead and give it to her. She'll call my husband. >> Okay. It's the blue county branch. It's the blue county branch jail in Daytona Beach. >> It's the blue county branch jail on Daytona Beach. That's where she'll be. She'll get all the free phone calls she wants while she's in booking. Her >> her bond's only going to be $1,000. So 10% is $100. >> All right. >> I will get her out. >> Okay. >> I can't. >> So I'm going to go get her in my car. >> No. Okay. >> No. >> Just do it. >> I'm just telling you what's happen. >> Relax. >> What do I go ahead and tell her? Okay. >> Got her for a minute. >> Just All right. Come on, Sarah. >> You're going to arrest me, too? >> No. >> Here's what's going to happen. She's going. You need to find somebody to come pick you up. >> Please. here. I'm saving you. >> All right. [Music] >> I I have to go. >> How do I tell somebody I'm here? >> Okay. So, they're going to have to come to the new Simra Dunes Park. >> Please don't go. Please don't go. Tell Help me. Please don't go. Don't leave me. I'm begging you. >> Okay, hurry up and call somebody then. >> I'm calling. I'm calling. Please don't go. I don't know where I am. Please. >> I'm going to tell you where you're at. >> Please don't leave me. No. Okay. >> Am I going the right side here? >> Yes. >> Let me get started. >> How do I get in? >> Just like that. Climb up. There you go. I'll get the AC turned on for you. like this all over our leg. >> No, you're okay. We're not moving yet. >> Okay. >> Thanks, >> what's up, man? >> Oh, no. I was just I was person. >> All right. >> What were your observations at all? >> What's up? >> She's sluring her words, stumbling. >> The lady in the driver's seat, she didn't even speak anything. She didn't really talk to me, right? So, she was kind of like >> in shock on the whole thing, right? Uh the lady in the passenger seat, she kept arguing with me. She's like, "We need to leave here." Right? So, they had gotten stuck and the lady in the driver's seat kept trying to pull away as I was talking to her, but they were stuck. So, it was spinning. Um, I was like, "Put the car apart, right?" Like, grab the vehicle, put it apart, step out, walk away from the water cuz I can just see it going backwards. Um, and the lady in the passenger se she just kept trying to argue with me. She's like, like, "No, like we need to get like we need to go. Like, we have somewhere to be." I'm like, "I don't think you understand like y'all are leaving. Like like she's like, "What do you mean?" And she she kept arguing with me and she's like, "I don't think you realize like we didn't hit anybody, so it's not that big a deal." I was like, "It's not that big of a deal. You almost hit a four-year-old little girl, >> right?" So, I don't know. She just kept talking arguing me all the time. She was going back and forth. >> Hell yeah. It's probably got a block on it. >> And then judging by like the way she was speaking, it sounded like she was a little intoxicated. I'm not like 100% sure, but definitely not. So, What is your name? >> Deputy Harwood. >> Deputy Harwood. >> You can come with me. >> You got everything out there that you need right now. >> But I can get it. >> What? Your what? >> My Omnipod, but it's in the back. >> I can't get it. >> Let's walk over here real quick. Can you tell me where it's at in the back? All right, I got her son on the way to go get her. >> What is >> her son's coming to get her? >> Okay. >> He's like an hour and 22 minutes away. >> That's That's probably going to time out perfectly. This is going to take you a while to walk up there. >> I'm going to climb into the back of that car to get her medicine out for her. >> I'm already wet. Do you want me to do it? >> I'm wet, too. >> No, it's okay, guys. I don't need you. >> You just told me you needed it. >> It's okay. I don't I don't care. >> What? Do you have enough insulin on you until you get home? You're You got a pump, right? Your pump pumps it in automatically. >> Yeah, but the pump is in there. I just don't leave me here. Please, >> we can't take you with us. The only place we can take is jail. >> I'm I'm going to show you where you can go. But I'll get that for you first. Okay. >> Well, you're not going to stay right here. I'm going to show you where you can go. >> But if you need me to get that, I'll go get it. >> We can't escort you anymore. So, he's going to show you where to go. Then you can go meet who's coming? Your brother. >> Your son. >> Your son. Okay. Then there's a 7-Eleven or whatever if you want to walk the two miles of 7-Eleven. It's an easy landmark to find, but totally up to you. >> I I gave him the address. >> Okay. So, he's going to That's even closer. He's going to show you right where to go. >> He's going to show you. >> You want me to go get your medicine? >> Okay. >> I'll be right back. >> All right. >> Excuse me. esport you out way out on the beach with the truck. >> Told you we were coming. >> You got everything you need? >> Yeah. >> Okay. She went by. I mean, these people here, this gentleman, they were sitting in the water. She went right by them. I mean, just tearing on the beach. >> I got you got you got everything you need. >> Yeah. All right. Cool. >> I'm just gathering any anybody that want to give me a statement, I'll take the statement. >> Yeah. No, I mean, I just I it went by me so fast that, you know, like I told you, I was sitting there and I didn't look like all the windows were rolled up. No lights are on. Of course, you're supposed to have the window down and lights on and she was going past people walking on the beach and we were all raising our arms and screaming and just >> just ignoring everybody just kept moving. So, >> she had some kind of mental breakdown now. Who knows? >> I don't know. All right. I just want to make sure you got everything you need. >> I got it. Thank you. >> All right. You're welcome. Good luck. You made it down here. >> Yeah, I walked all the way down here. You guys, >> that's a long walk. You must have started walking around past. >> I actually I talked to them for a while. I walked down here earlier today, actually. I like the fish but behind us in like the water like >> they were sitting in the water. She went on the other side of the water. >> In the water. >> Yeah, she was in the water. >> Well, she just drove very fast us in the >> the water cuz we we left the driving space that car. >> That's why I told her it's something's going on with her. >> I don't know. She's in the back of the car. >> Good luck. >> Thank you. Glendon would have got hurt. >> How's it going? >> Would you mind filling out a witness statement? >> You got a bear here. >> Yeah, I can tell you guys were pretty upset when we were over there. So, we're trying to find everybody, get witness statements. >> So, just your general information and then >> everything that you saw. >> Yeah. So, I don't know. They want to be high or drunk or >> uh >> holiday weekend. >> Yeah. >> But still from wherever you enter all the way down there, all these people chasing after them trying to stop them, they they wouldn't stop. >> That's cuz they knew they were wrong. >> And chances are >> they drove right by all the signs that say do not drive beyond this point. >> But if they didn't get stuck, they would have hauled us down here and probably would have hit someone, >> right? because they were trying to get out, but they knew, like you said, they were wrong. >> This initially started all over on the driving beach. >> Oh, really? >> What do you think? >> So, they I don't know what they were thinking, but >> yeah. >> Thought this would be a good way to try to leave the beach. >> Thank god that Yeah. >> Yeah. Thank God nobody got hit. Brother [Music] Yeah. Uh, a cover, some medicine, insulin. I asked her if she wanted that. She said, "No, that's my insulin. I need my black bag and I got her that one. >> Yeah, they were like I guess they were all beating on our car and one guy like cleared them all back and got her out of the vehicle. probably like 6 in from the >> They said like I talked to several people as I was walking down. They said she was high and then low and just driving through the water. >> I'm pretty sure that's where the breath is. I said we tried our best. I'm pretty sure your car is shorted out. Thank you. None of your electronics work. >> Oh, there we go. >> I don't think mine works. >> No, I think he opened it. Open the door for him or is ID open? >> Uh, no. You can close. >> No. >> All right. I'm Deputy Peas. I'm going to search you. Okay. You don't have anything on you. No guns, knives, needles, drugs, hand grenades, bazookas, nothing crazy. >> No. >> All right. >> Oh, dear Lord. >> Yep. I was wondering what you were doing. You're going by the door. >> All right. What I am going to do is I'm going to take the cuffs off of the bench here. What I will have you do Yep. Perfect. And I'll have you stand up and turn around and face the wall for me. >> I'm going to put my hands on the wall. >> No. If you want to just leave them down in front of you, you can. I'm just going to make sure you don't have anything. >> No, we're just going to search. >> All right. Will you turn sideways a little bit? There we go. Will you raise your hands up a little bit? Okay. >> Wearing swim trunks. Okay. Is it a one piece? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> You can lift it up. >> All right. And can you flip and face this way for me? >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> All right. What I'll have you do again is go ahead and have a seat. I'm going to take one of these cuffs off and put you back on the >> Yes, ma'am. >> on the bench. Okay. This should be done. Do >> you know how long it's going to take for me to be able to fail? >> At least 8 hours. >> I got to give you a silver up time. >> The woman was charged with driving under the influence and reckless driving. If you enjoyed watching this video, make sure to like it and comment your thoughts below. Also, don't forget to subscribe to Mr.