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An 81-year-old in Florida learned a tough lesson. Age does not grant immunity. Joyce Adams was pulled over for speeding. 54 in a 35 zone. The deputy noticed open beer containers and requested a field sobriety test. >> Hello. That be the Ver County Sheriff's Office. >> All right. >> Hey, listen. The reason why I'm pulling you over, you're doing 54 and a 35 on the overpass over there. >> I was. >> Yes, ma'am. That's almost 20 miles an hour over the speed limit. >> On the bridge? >> Yes, ma'am. It's 35 on the bridge. >> I'm sorry. >> All right. Do you have your license, registration, proof of insurance? >> Absolutely. But I did stop at the stop sign if you noticed. >> Well, I wasn't worried about that. I was more worried about the almost 20 miles an hour over the speed limit. >> Really? >> Yes, ma'am. All right. >> I'm about a mile from home. Where you coming from? >> From a friend's house. >> Okay. >> So, what do you need? >> Your license, your registration, and proof of insurance. >> Here's my driver's license. [Music] And I don't believe I was going over speed. >> Okay. >> Here. You got me on a thing? >> Yes, ma'am. I got a a radar system in my car that's certified. >> Sorry. I don't have my glasses on. >> That looks like it. Are you the registered owner of the vehicle? >> Absolutely. What does it say? Is that this vehicle? >> Hyundai. The Hyundai 2025. >> Okay. >> Your Joyce? >> Yes. >> And you live on 12 Shady Lane? >> Yep. Right down the road. >> All right. Who do you have for insurance? >> Um, Gary Land. >> Gary Land. >> Where is it? I got my insurance. I can I guess I got it on my phone. >> Okay, that's fine. I can look it up. >> You got a lot of cans in your back seat. >> Well, they're not mine. >> They're not yours. >> They're not mine. No. Okay. >> All right. >> Ma'am, I'm doing an investigation. >> All right. >> And you got open containers in the backseat of your car. >> I don't have open containers. They're empty containers. >> Okay. Are they open? >> Are they containers? >> I don't know. They're empty. >> Okay. But they are. Okay. >> No. >> All right. Hold tight, Joyce. >> Echo 21. 212 verbal. >> Ma'am, stay in the car. >> Get back in the car. >> Huh? >> How long do I have to wait? >> Reasonable enough for me to conduct my finish the traffic stop. So, stay in the car for me. >> I got to go to the bathroom. >> I understand that. As soon as you get back in the car, the faster I can finish this up. >> All right, Joyce. >> Thank you. >> Hang on a second. Listen, I told you I had to go to the bathroom. >> I understand that. So, listen. >> What? >> Have you been drinking tonight? >> No, not at all. >> Okay. So, >> give me a ticket and let me go home. >> I'm going to ask you to step out of the vehicle. >> No, I'm not stepping out. >> Yes, because I'm going to I need you to step out of the vehicle. >> Then go home with me and I'll step out. >> No, ma'am. I need you to step out of the vehicle here. >> No, I'm not going to. >> Yes, ma'am. I'm only going to give you one more chance. >> Why should I? >> Because I'm going to do a DUI investigation. >> No, you're not. >> Yes, I am. No, you pull me over for speeding, get me a speeding ticket, and let me go. >> Joyce, please don't. Please don't do this. Just step out of the car. >> Listen, I'm 81 years old. >> I understand that, Joyce. >> Adams refused, shouting obscenities, then slapped the officer. >> Joyce, step out of the car. >> No, I'm not. >> He's telling me I got to step out of the car. >> Step out of the car. >> Open my door. >> Joyce, step out of the car. >> I'm not stepping. If you just >> step out of the hand off >> Yes, ma'am. Step out of the car. >> Get your hand off, >> Joyce. Step out of the car. Come on. >> No, I'm not. >> Come on. >> Look at you. God want I got one resisting. >> No, I'm not resisting. >> I'm not. >> Step out of the car. >> Listen. You told me you pulled me over. Got >> your hand at me. >> No, ma'am. Stop. Get out of the car. >> No, I'm not. Listen. >> Get your hands off of me. >> Step out of the car. >> No, I'm not. >> Yes, ma'am. Step out of the car. >> No, I'm not stepping out of the goddamn car. >> Stop. Step out of the car. >> No, I'm not. I'm not going to tell you again. >> I don't give a what you tell me. >> Come on. >> Hey, hey, hey. No, no, no, no, no. She's 82 years old. I'm not going to do that. >> I'm stay over there. Stay over there. >> Recording everything. >> I understand that. I'm also record. >> I got somebody else here that's trying to stop me. >> Sit down. That's my son. >> I understand that. Go sit in the car. reference to go sit in the car. >> I'm not impinged you whatsoever. >> I'm I'm I'm getting a lawful order to step se step away from here. >> I'm acting a journalism right now. It's a constitutionally protected private act. >> Okay. I'm conducting a DUI investigation. I need you to go back to your car. >> You pulled her over speedy. >> Correct. >> You pulled her over for speedy, not DUI. >> Correct. Well, while in the process, she's got open containers in the back of her car. I got >> I have open cans. That's not my cans. I told you that. You pull you pulled her over for speeding, sir. Look. >> All right. Come on. Step over here. Resist this thing. >> You hit me once. We're not doing this. I can arrest you right now for mattering. >> You're No, I can arrest you, too. >> Step over here. Step in front of my car. >> I'm not I'm not get your hands off, ma'am. I >> Her son immediately intervened, aggressively, arguing his mother should be left alone due to her age. However, Adams ignored him and slapped the officer a second time. He pulled me over for speeding. I said, "Give me a speeding ticket." >> Okay. I got beer cans in the back of my car. >> I'm not drunk. >> I used those. >> Those are mine. >> Well, I try to pull her out of the car cuz she refused. She smacked my hand multiple times and then she's been actively >> I got bruises all over my arm cuz trying to pull me out of the car. >> I want to go home. I live at all. >> Okay. So, this is he pull over from speed. >> Now, he wants >> Does she have any other medical conditions we should be aware of? >> Absolutely, dude. She's 82. >> What medical conditions does she have? >> She can't walk. She has She has uromia tyerosis, which makes her have to pee all the time. >> Okay. >> Um, >> how far away are you guys? >> Two streets over. >> Two streets over. >> Literally two streets over. >> Address. >> Why do you need my address? >> Two streets over. We'll try and get an address, man. >> Which is two streets over. >> Were you in the car with her? >> No, my truck's right there. >> Okay. >> Listen, man. Those those those beer cans are mine. >> Weeks earlier. I haven't cleaned her car out. It's my fault. >> But she literally can't drink. She takes pregnancies out. It would make her vomit. >> Okay. >> No, you won't. >> Sir, if you wouldn't mind please staying out of the road. I don't want you getting hit. >> Hey, listen. She's taking credit. I said that though we are not we are past that point sir. No. >> Yes we are. >> Pregnancy zone makes her v if she doesn't. Listen her doesn't change what currently happened. I will not argue with you. I don't I don't care. We have active charges on her right now. You need to understand there's a car coming. There's a car coming. >> You have active >> right now. We have charges >> for what? She pulled her over for speeding. >> Listen. You stay on the side right there. Let us do our job. >> I'm letting you do your job. But you He pulled her over for speeding. I completely understand that. You can happily stand there and record all you want. Right now, let us do our thing. We will follow up with you. >> You cannot pull an 82y old I'm asking for I'm asking for a lieutenant. I'm asking for a lieutenant. Listen, officer, what is your name and badge number? >> What is your name and badge number? >> H7. >> This young man here with the hat, what's his name and badge number? >> You'll have this on the ticket, >> sir. Do you have your name and badge number? >> It's on the ticket. All right. >> He's right now talking. Please don't be disrespectful. >> I'm not being disrespectful. >> I got you. He's talking. Okay. Don't go. >> Just Just keep in mind we got one. We're down to one lane. >> Any weapons? >> Really? >> It's a simple question. No. Okay. Let's get around. >> No. >> Come on, ma'am. Right now. >> Come on. >> Careful. Come on. >> Don't you dare try to do that. >> I will try to do that. >> Yam. Stop it. Stop it. 82 years old people >> trying to get me. >> Get me a goddamn ambulance. >> Totally. >> I got it. [Applause] Good. Good. I'm not good. I'm not good. >> You call yourself another charge. >> Oh, good. >> Yeah, that's great. >> Charge me a minute. Charge me a minute. >> All right, let's go. >> No. >> Wait. >> All right. This car right here is your car right here. >> No, I need a >> I need a goddamn ambulance. >> Are you kidding me? I need an ambulance. >> We got one coming. >> Okay, good. Good. I'm not getting in there till they come. Both of you. >> Okay. >> I need a ambulance or I have a heart attack. >> Hey, Maran. Gotcha. >> We got a med coming for you to check you out. Okay. >> Thank goodness. >> Pull me out of her goddamn speeding ticket. >> You got him with him. >> Yeah. He's watching. >> Get hands off of me. Love you. >> Yeah. Do you have anything on you at all? >> No. You have a ball underneath his shirt. >> What? a ball underneath this shirt. >> Try to splice my feet with her teeth. >> Feel it. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Make sure there's like not even my holding so tight. >> Take your feet, please. Thank you. >> This is awesome. You little mother for a goddamn speeding ticket. >> This could have been all been avoided if you just listened. >> I did listen. >> No, you did not. >> It wasn't avoided. >> Get hand off of me. >> All right. Come on now. >> Listen. You have to be off my hand. I'm sorry, but I'm sorry. >> And loosen them up. No, >> ma'am. Come on. Check her out. >> All right. Well, then just place your butt here. Keep your legs out. >> That's what I'm saying. But I need you to sit here. Keep your feet out. >> She try again with keys. >> No. She when I grabbed her, she starts smacking my head. >> And then after they pulled away from me, try to get back in the car and turn the car trying to turn her car around. So I put the key down. >> She tried stabbing me. No. >> What's happening? Sorry. Check her out. >> Really? >> How you feeling? >> Terrible. >> Are you hurt? >> I am. >> What's hurt? >> My arms. And I'm about to have a heart attack. Listen, when you >> when you take me to the hospital >> Yeah. and drop me off. Can you go over to my house? It's only like a half a mile away. >> I'm not dropping you off. >> Why you got to stay there? >> Yes, ma'am. >> That's >> I just want to see if my son fed my dog. Come on. Up not even a mile from where you pulled me over. >> Yes, ma'am. But we're going to Advent South, which is on State Road 100. >> Oh, all right. You've really life up, baby. I don't know why. Never did anything to you. She just gave me a speeding ticket. >> Despite her protest, the infamous claim that she was too old to be arrested. The deputy secured her. Adams was booked on three charges, including felony battery on a law enforcement officer. A harsh lesson learned. What is your reaction?
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