Are you are you willing to do the field test? Show me that you're not impaired. >> Okay. >> I'm not willing to do anything. So, >> not willing to do anything. Okay. Can you turn around? Put your hands behind your back. >> No. >> Nope. >> On August 7th, 2023, officers responded to a reported accident involving a visibly impaired woman who denied being involved despite clear evidence to the contrary. >> Yep. >> She's trying to escape now. She's completely drunk. Come here. Where she at? Yeah, she's right there. Hey, May 20. Show me 37. Look at that. She's ging everything. And you know, >> that's her. >> That's she >> Okay. >> In DUI cases, attempting to flee doesn't erase responsibility. It confirms suspicion. >> I'm good. >> So, where where are you coming from? >> Oh, nowhere. Just I was bike riding. >> You were bike riding? Okay. >> Yeah. And where where were you bike riding at? >> I was bike riding on the Lovelin Madera Trail. >> Okay. And then how'd you get here? >> I drove. >> You drove here? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> This is where the story starts falling apart. First she says she was bike riding. Then she admits she drove here. In DUI investigations, inconsistent statements are a huge red flag. And officers are trained to catch exactly this. >> I'm good. >> Okay. Um, so I I don't I don't believe that you're good. You realize Do you realize that you've been involved in an accident? >> No. >> No. You don't You don't realize you've been involved in an accident? >> No. >> What? What happened? >> I was not in an accident. >> You weren't an accident? >> No. >> No. Okay. Well, I I don't I don't believe you, ma'am. You You have got front end damage to the front of your vehicle. You said that you drove here. >> She says she's good, but she doesn't even realize she was in an accident. Meanwhile, her car has front end damage, and she already admitted she drove. At some point, this stops being confusion and starts sounding like denial. >> What What's her name, ma'am? >> Um, where can you find my phone? >> What's your name, ma'am? >> Can I borrow your phone? >> Uh, I'm not going to let you borrow my phone unless I know what who you are. >> I think I just left my phone maybe with at my friend's house. >> Your friend's house? So, did you go to your friend's house before or after the bike ride? >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We ride every We ride every day. We ride. >> You do? >> Yeah. Yeah, we ride. >> We had a park with Ohio. >> What's your name? Do you have your ID on you? >> I don't have my phone. I think I left. >> What's your name, ma'am? >> What's your name? >> I'll need to tell you my name. >> At this point, she's being lawfully detained for a traffic accident. In most states, that means you are legally required to identify yourself. Refusing or giving a fake name doesn't protect you. It adds an obstruction charge. >> You struck another vehicle with your vehicle. >> Uh, no I didn't. >> Yes, you did. >> No, I didn't. >> Why do you say you didn't? >> I did not. >> Okay. Well, you just told me that you did. >> No, >> because you told me that you drove and then you've got witnesses that are stating that you hit another vehicle. >> I did not. I deny it. I uh Penelope. >> Penelope. What's your last name? I'm not going there. >> Okay. All right. Um, are you are you willing to do some uh field test for me to make sure that you're not intoxicated today? >> No, I'm not. I'm not. >> You're not intoxicated? >> No, I was riding bicycles. >> You see my pants? >> I understand that. So, I don't understand why you're not being cooperative with me. >> I'm not. >> Okay. You always have the right to refuse field sobriety tests. But refusing doesn't end the investigation. When officers already have witnesses, vehicle damage, odor of alcohol, and disorientation, refusal often just speeds up the arrest. >> I >> You don't have your phone, you don't have your wallet, you don't have your your ID, your keys, anything. >> I do have my ID. >> So, do you mind explaining to me what's going on? Why? Why? You're not You're not >> waiting for my husband because obviously I locked my keys in my car. >> Okay. >> So, you can be on your way. >> All right. Well, I'm not heading out anywhere. >> Okay. >> Are you Are you going to state that you're not doing field tests for me? >> No, I am not. >> So, at this point, if you're going to refuse field tests, we're going to escalate this. I'm going to arrest you for OVI. >> What's that? >> Operating a vehicle impaired. >> No. >> Okay. So, from the evidence I've gotten from witnesses, I'm getting an odor of alcoholic beverage coming from you. And you're severely disoriented. You've locked your keys in the car. You're struggling to communicate with me effectively. And you're struggling to communicate over the phone with whoever you're on the phone with. >> I don't have my phone. I left it with my >> So, >> are you are you willing to do the field test? Show me that you're not impaired. >> Okay. >> I'm not willing to do anything. So, >> not willing to do anything. Okay. Can you turn around? Put your hands behind your back. No. >> Nope. All right. No. >> You're going to turn around and put your hands behind your back. You're going to turn around and put your hands behind your back. >> All right. I'll do the thing. I'll do the thing. >> Too late. We've already passed it. >> Turn around. Put your hands behind your back. >> No. Do the thing. >> This happens all the time once the decision to arrest is made. Last second cooperation doesn't rewind the clock. Timing matters. >> No, we're not doing this. No, we are not doing this. No. I uh No, no, no, no, no, no. We're not doing this. You are not. Do not touch me. Please do not touch me. I will report you. Ow. That hurts. Ow. That hurts. That hurts. Oh my god. >> Put your hands behind your back now. >> Sir, got one on her. >> Come on, guys. Come on. >> Mary 12. We're one detained. Not hurting anyone. You're under arrest for resisting. >> Resisting what? >> Resisting arrest. Yeah, you just stacking charges. >> I don't know. I didn't do anything, ma'am. >> Charges don't stack themselves. Each one comes from a separate choice. Refusing commands, pulling away, and continuing to argue. That's how resisting charges are built. >> You're under arrest for OBI. Resisting arrest and obstruction. Can I just please call my husband? >> Nope. >> No. >> You're going to go to jail. >> Oh, good. I am a really nice woman. >> Well, you're not showing that right now. Go ahead and sit in the car. >> Why do you have to be sitting? >> Well, it is >> I was on >> 6:00. You're intoxicated. Go and sit in the car. >> I was on a bike ride with my friend. >> Sit in the car >> and I stopped to get cash. >> Sit in the car or I'm going to put you in there. Don't be so mean. >> Sit in the car. I'm going to put you in there. >> YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE SO MEAN. >> SIT IN [screaming] THE CAR. >> I WILL. Why are you being so aggressive? >> Sit in the car. >> Jesus God. >> Sit in the car. This is >> the car. I'm going to pull you in. >> Oh my god. >> Once the charges are read, the conversation is over. Sitting in the car isn't a request. It's the arrest. Arguing only explains why she's there. >> I was pulling out a Chick-fil-A. Okay. >> She came out of nowhere like and just hit that that Lowe's display that's up there right across from Chick-fil-A or there's three big stacks of something and then there's a sign that says like Lowe's big event. >> Okay. So, she hit that. >> She hit that and it was like no reason like nobody was in her way and she hit that and bounced off >> and then just came flying down here. So, I followed her down here. I wanted at least a picture of her license plate. >> Okay. >> And she was like reckless. And then I pulled up and then right after they came to my window, they said, "Did you see what happened to my car?" And I'm like, "No, it didn't happen in the last few minutes." >> Okay. Well, >> but >> it's definitely her car. I mean, >> yeah, there was light paint and stuff. So, I have a feeling she came through reckless. >> She sat in the car for a long time >> and when she came out, she couldn't even stand up. >> Okay. We'll get a written statement from you and then we'll try to get you out of here as quick as possible. >> My I had to pick up my daughter from soccer high school that you would get her. So I have >> This is the nail in the coffin. A witness followed her after watching her crash into a store display. At that point, denial isn't a defense. It's just noise. >> Oh my god, Kathy. Do you think I am a risk? Jesus God, you guys are unreal. Like I'm a grandma. I'm never been arrested. I've never had anything. Why are you doing this? >> Past behavior doesn't cancel present actions. Being polite before today doesn't excuse impaired driving today. This case didn't end with an arrest because she argued it ended with an arrest because the evidence was already there. >> I'm a bike rider. >> I know. You seem like you're in good shape then. >> What? >> You said if you're a bike rider, you're in good shape then, right? Okay, we're going this way. >> Was that derogatory? >> No, it wasn't. I said, >> "Yes, it was." >> Oh my god. >> Oh, man. >> Oh my god. You are going down. >> In the end, the evidence spoke louder than the arguments. The woman was charged with operating a vehicle impaired, OVI, resisting arrest and obstruction. This case is a reminder that denying involvement, refusing lawful orders, or arguing at the roadside doesn't make evidence disappear. When impaired driving is combined with non-compliance, the situation escalates quickly and the legal consequences