So, at this point, Mr. Andrew, I I do believe that you're driving under the influence of alcohol. Okay. So, go ahead and turn around for me, please. >> Okay. >> At this point, we're going to place you under arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol. >> Nope. Stand still. He chairs the public safety committee, but on January 17th, 2026, Aurora Councilman Robert Andrews was the one breaking the law. After swerving across South Chambers Road in his Ford F250, Andrews was pulled over by his own city's police. What follows is a highstakes DUI stop featuring a politician at three times the legal limit who opens the encounter by handing over his city council ID instead of a driver's license. >> How you doing? Good. >> I'm Officer Super. Please your driver's license, please. Uh, sure. Um, just just trying to find my son's car. >> Your son's car? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yeah. My work. That's my giving me back to you. >> Yeah. >> All right. You got insurance on you? >> I don't know. I got to call my wife. >> Can I get >> No. Let's all stay in the car until we finish. Okay. And then you're done. >> Appreciate it. Do you have insurance on the car, please? >> Yeah. me once. >> Where you guys coming from this evening? >> Uh an event that we had for Kel. >> Yeah. >> Okay. And where was that at? >> Um you were at um Stanley Market. >> Stanley Marketplace. >> Where were you headed? >> Um hold on a second. He needs a job. So, I had to bring this. I have an electric car, so I can't take my other car. So, I had to bring my truck to >> Okay. Is it okay if I just step out real quick? >> No, stay in the car. >> Sorry if I violated. >> No, you're fine. >> I'll explain everything here in a minute. >> And the car belongs to you? The truck belongs to you? >> Yeah, it's it's our u our nonprofit truck. >> Okay. >> Hey, baby. Um >> um when I when I uh broke my phone, I couldn't I don't have the uh insurance. >> You don't have >> I don't have insurance. >> Okay. What did you say? >> I got pulled over. Um, and since I broke my phone, I don't have the insurance on my uh phone anymore. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> I'm not sure yet. >> For weaving for weaving. For weaving. >> We were trying to We were just trying to figure out how to sh I probably was like we couldn't find >> Yeah, he said it was. >> Okay. >> He said it was what? >> If you could just send me that then I can tell you about >> Okay. If you can just get the insurance real quick, we can we can all wrap this up. Yeah, if you can just send me that insurance >> Mr. Andrews is place or that's current address. Okay, >> hold on. >> That's a current address. Okay, you wouldn't mind just staying in the car for me. Give me a couple minutes. I'll be right back with you. All right. >> Thank you. Guess >> he's not going to be a long Mr. Andrews. find your insurance. >> Yeah, I have it here. I'm just working down with my wife. I don't see anything. >> Okay, Mr. Angels, can we deal with that in just a minute? You mind setting your phone down? >> Sure. >> Okay. Do me a favor and step out the car for me, please? >> Come on out here for me. >> Okay, >> I appreciate it. Come on back here. You don't got any weapons on you or anything like that? No, I don't. >> All right. Come over to the back of your truck for me. Okay. Like I explained to you, I stopped you because you were we you can turn around and look at me. Okay. Um, now that yes, it was a traffic violation. Now, my concern is that I can smell alcohol coming from your person. Have you had anything to drink tonight? >> I had two drinks tonight at the event. Yeah. >> Okay. How much how much alcohol did you drink? >> What was the drink to you? >> I had two uh um drinks of gin. >> Two drinks of gin. Okay. Is that normal for you? >> Probably not though. >> Okay. A little much then or Okay. Um so my concern is Can you take your hands out of your pockets for me? Appreciate it. So, what I would like to do is I'd like to put you through some roadside maneuvers to help me determine if you're able to drive this vehicle safely. You're willing to do that. >> It's completely voluntary. Yeah. >> You don't have to if you don't want to. >> Um but I would like to see um if you're able to drive this vehicle safely. Okay. Awesome. Um so that's a yes. You're willing to? >> Yes. >> Okay. So, do me a favor. Stand with uh Yep. This is level enough. Feet together, hands straight down at your side. Before we begin, I'm going to ask you a whole bunch of questions >> and answer them truthfully and then we'll get on with it. Okay. >> 621 on road sides. >> Okay. Hands together, feet together. Okay. You under the care of a doctor or a dentist? >> Uh, my under the care of a doctor or dentist? >> Yeah. Have you seen one recently? >> Uh, probably say 3 months ago recently means. >> All right. You wear contacts, glasses? >> Uh, no. I don't. I used to. I don't. >> Anything in your mouth? >> No. >> Can I see? All right. Do you have any physical ailments such as a bad back, bad legs? What? >> Yep. >> What kind of ailments do you have? Without going into too much detail, >> feet back. Yep. >> Okay. U does it prevent you or hinder you from standing still, standing straight up, walking a few feet back? It does. It does. Okay. Would you feel more comfortable if we sat down and did these or um cuz you can do that? >> Uh I think I'm fine. >> You're fine? Okay. You're wearing uh dress shoes. Are those going to be comfortable for you to walk? >> Sure. Yeah. >> Um Okay. Uh have you had a concussion recently? No. Uh, maybe last night. >> A concussion last night? >> Yeah, I fell. I fell last night. Yeah. >> Okay. Did you go to the doctor? Get it checked out? >> No, I'm >> No, I I didn't. >> You didn't fall or you didn't go to the doctor? >> I did. I did fall. I go to Okay. All right. Um, are you a diabetic? >> Um, not that I know. >> Okay. So, you don't take insulin or anything like that? All right. Um, have you taken any medication today? official. >> Um, outside of ibuprofen, >> ibuprofen works. That's medication, right? So, you took some ibuprofen. Anything that's prescribed to you? >> No. >> Okay. Um, how about illegal drugs, >> including marijuana? >> No. No. >> Nothing like that? No, sir. >> Okay. Sounds like we're good to go. So, the first thing we're going to do is I'm going to look at your eyes. >> It's not a seeing test. I'm going to move my hand back and forth in front of your face, and I just want you to follow um >> with your eyes only. Is that something that you can do? I >> say that again. Um, I need the password for the insurance. >> Okay. Just give us a minute. Okay. We'll get that to you. >> Yeah. >> All right. So, hand straight down at your side. >> Yep. >> You see my finger? >> Yep. >> Hang tight. Autumn. Watch. Okay. Sorry about that. I was turning off the flashing light so it didn't bother your eyes. Okay. >> You see my finger right up here? Can you reach up and touch the tip of it? >> Okay. >> While keeping your head still, don't move your head. I'm going to move my finger back and forth and I want you to follow with your eyes and your eyes only. >> Do you have any questions? >> No. >> Keep your head still. ground so close. >> Oh, yeah. I'm not Okay, I appreciate that. Appreciate your cooperation. So, the next maneuver we're going to do is something called the walk and turn. Okay, so can you imagine a straight line? >> Yeah. >> Okay. I want you to take that left foot, place it directly on that line, and put your right foot right in front of your left foot. Heel touch and toe. >> Can you do that now? >> Nope. Just take that left foot >> on that line. Put your right foot heel touch and toe and stop for me like this. >> So left foot, right foot goes in front. >> Take your right foot. Put it in front of your left foot. >> Oh, okay. Okay. Okay. I'm sorry. So this just this. >> Nope. Nope. So I'm going to explain it again. Okay. Your left foot. >> Yep. >> From the there's going to be a line going all the way down and back. Okay. What I want you to do is take your right foot. Place it directly in front of your left heel touching toe and stop. Don't move. >> Stay in that position. Okay. >> Okay. >> Look at me. Put your hand straight to your side. >> Okay. >> So, I'm going to ext Are you okay? >> Well, my feet are numb, so I'm I'm like, >> "Okay." >> Um, >> is this something that you can do? >> My back is I got sciatica, so I'm trying to >> Okay. I don't want I don't want you to do anything that's going to hurt you or make you feel uncomfortable. >> Well, this does hurt. So, I'm just trying to figure out what your >> Okay, >> just tell me. >> So, what we're going to do is we're going to walk we're going to walk a series of steps. Okay, >> but in order to do that, we have to get in the starting position. And that starting position is what I was telling you to do. Okay. If it's something that you can't Nope. Stop. >> Okay. Look, if it's something that you cannot physically do, >> I can't physically do that. >> Okay. I'm in place. I can't. >> Nope. And that's perfectly fine. So, the last one that we have is something called the one leg stand. Is that something that you can do? Can you stand on one foot? >> I can't. I can't. >> You can't stand on one foot? >> No. >> Okay. >> I mean, I can. Let me try. I'll try. >> I again, I don't want you to hurt yourself. So, we're we're not going to do that. Okay. We're just going to stay with the eye test. >> Okay. >> Um, >> so at this point, Mr. Andrew, I I do believe that you're driving under the influence of alcohol. Okay. So, go ahead and turn around for me, please. >> Okay. >> At this point, we're going to place you under arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol. >> Nope. Stand still. Thanks, sir. You don't have any weapons on you or anything, Gaia? >> Okay, we're going to walk to my car. >> Got to call my wife. >> Yeah, we'll we'll get we'll get all that taken care of. >> Okay, let's walk over here to the back of my car, please. My legs. >> You okay? >> Uh, just legs are sore. 62. >> Okay, before we get in, I'm going to patch you down. Make sure you don't have anything on you. Whatever you have in your pocket. Nope. Before we get in, face my car. I'm going to take everything out of your pockets. Okay. And then pad search. Whole bunch of change. Going to put it in this bag. It's going to come with us. wallet, whole bunch of cash. You want us to give this all to your son or do you want to get to come with you? >> Come with you. Okay. >> All right, Mr. Andrews, if you want to have a seat, please. While you're sitting there, I'm going to explain something to you. Okay. >> Yeah. >> It's called Colorado Express Consent. >> By the mere act of driving in the state of Colorado, you have given your express consent for a chemical test of your breath or your blood. So, that means um at this point, you get to choose what sample you want to provide. If you choose a breath test, we'll take you back to the jail. You'll go twice intoxilizer. We'll have immediate results. Okay? If you elect blood, we'll call out the ambulance. The ambulance will draw two vials of blood from your arm after sticking a needle in your arm. We'll get the results. They'll be sent off to a lab and we'll get the results. Accuracy is the same. Okay? It's just what you prefer, whether blown into a machine or having blood taken. What would you like to do? Before you answer that, if you refuse, your license can be taken from you for up to a year. Okay? Once you make a decision on what to prov or uh to provide us, um you can't change it. Okay. Would you like to give a breath sample or blood sample? [sighs] >> I don't know. >> You have I can't make the choice for you. You have to make the choice and nobody else can make it for you. It It's It's completely up to you. Breath or blood? >> I guess it would be >> breath. I don't >> Okay, we'll uh we'll do a breath test. >> Your vehicle. Is your son able to drive? Is he sober? >> Yeah, he is. >> He's sober. Okay. Um and you want all this stuff to come with us? You don't want us to give it to your son? We can bring your ID and your wallet and everything else and go with him if that's what you want. Either way, you'll get it back. >> Yeah, just give it to him. >> Okay. Um, we'll give everything um to him that was in your pockets. Okay. All right. >> For the wallet, >> we take the wallet. We have his ID. >> So, get give it all to him. >> Yeah. All right, Mr. Andrew is going to take your seat belt off you. Slide your feet out. I will help you if you need. >> Hold on one second. What? >> You good? Yeah. >> We're going to walk this way so I can kind of explain what's going to happen. Okay. So, you've elected to uh provide a sample of your breath. So, we're going to go in here. You're going to sit down in a chair. I'm going to watch you for the next 20 minutes. That's called your deprivation period. Okay? During that time, you cannot have anything to eat or drink. We're going to go to the left. Can't have anything to eat or drink. So, don't ask. We're going to go to the right. >> If you cough, we're going to go to the right again. Can't cough. You can't burp. You can't throw up. You can't do any of that. Okay? cuz it didn't invalidates that. We'll start it another 20 minutes and if that happens again, then it will go down as a refusal. Okay. Um Autumn, you want to grab a chair? We can do the deprivation out here. >> I can We're going to be done in here a second. I can move into softly. >> So you do that again. Okay. We haven't started our deprivation period. So, if you do that again, then it's going to invalidate it, right? >> We're going to start right here. Okay. Have a seat for me, Mr. Andrews. >> And that's all we're going to do, right? That's all you got to do is just sit there. Okay. >> Uh, your court date will be We'll get you a court date here. Uh, >> March 9th. >> March 9th. >> All right. If you want to stand up right here for me, please. Yes. Set this in there. When I set this in there, take a deep breath [gasps] like you're going to dunk your head in a pool or you're going to get ready to blow out balloons or a candle, however you want to think about it. And a long, steady, hard blow. Okay, deep [snorts] breath for me. >> Hold on. Big breath. Okay. And blow hard. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. No. Keep blowing. We got these line. Two lines that need to come all the way across. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Beautiful. >> I know it's kind of weird at the same. Have a seat. What's going to happen here is the machine's going to clean itself. We're going to do it again. 2 minutes. We'll one more breath and that's it. Okay. So, you did great. You did great. Um, but see how that's kind of like that? Those two lines. We're going to try and get them all the way across the screen. Again, the way that you do that is a hard steady blow. >> Sir, do you have any injuries that the jail needs to know about? >> All right. So, we're going to do this again. If you want to come up and stand right here. We got one last one and then we're finished. Step back. One foot back. There we go. 5:30 pick you up. >> Yeah. Or actually, they can just let you go out the front door. They'll give you the ticket. Yeah. >> Okay. Hold on. Big deep breath. >> My phone. >> Big deep breath. Hold on. >> I'm sorry. Just all you got to do is breathe. Blow. Breathe in. Put your lips around and blow. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. And we're good. Thank you. >> Nope. You got to do it again. Keep going. Big breath. Blow. >> Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. [music] Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. All right. Super sensitive. All right. Have a seat. Appreciate that. >> [music] >> Are you guys ready? done in like 5 minutes. >> Councilman Andrews has since released a statement taking full responsibility and apologizing to his constituents. But the fallout is just beginning. >> With a breathalyzer reading of 252, well over the 08 limit, many in Aurora are asking if an apology is enough for someone in charge of public safety. Make sure to hit that subscribe button and turn on notifications.