Put the vehicle in park. Turn the vehicle off. How dangerous that was for not only your passenger but the child in the backseat due to you being possibly intoxicated. >> You're being placed under arrest for driving under the influence. >> Deputies stopped a driver after watching her travel the wrong way down a one-way road with a toddler in the backseat. But what started as a DUI investigation would eventually lead investigators to uncover evidence that resulted in several additional felony charges after she arrived at the jail. >> Dispatch [music] has been updated. >> Pull forward and pull over to the left. Put the vehicle in park. Turn the vehicle off. The reason for the stop today is not only did I watch you drive the wrong direction on Palm Coast Parkway. You went eastbound in a westbound lane, okay? It's a one-way lane. You went eastbound in that lane, okay? You pulled out of the apartment complex, which I watched you turn around in. You pulled back out. You came back out. You failed to yield to oncoming traffic. One, two, you also did not stop after prior to entering a public roadway from a private roadway. Does that make sense? >> Sorry, I'll put my window down. >> Is there any Can you roll this down, please? I know it's just your child. What Just roll that down for me. Okay. >> I'm not from here. >> Okay, well, there's big red signs that say do not enter or wrong way or there's one-way signs. They're all over, okay? Do you understand how dangerous that was for not only your passenger but the child in the backseat of the vehicle for stopping in the direct intersection prior to me even initiating my traffic stop. Does that make sense? Before I even initiated my traffic stop, before I put Turn my lights and my sirens on, you were in the middle of the intersection. You had stopped in the middle of the intersection. You ran the red light and continued to sit in the middle of the intersection. Okay. With that being said, step out of the vehicle for me. Yep, you can take your seatbelt off. >> So, why am I stepping out of the vehicle? >> You're stepping out of the vehicle for our safety, for your safety because I believe at this point you might be intoxicated. You are not listening to any of my instructions. You ran past the You ran past the red light. You didn't stop. You continued forward and you cannot answer any simple instructions. So, I need you to step out of the vehicle. The only reason I'm so frustrated with you right now is not only did you put multiple citizens in danger, you put your passenger and that child in danger. I hadn't even lit you up with my light, you'd run the red light, and you were sitting in the middle of the intersection. >> talking about this here. >> This one right here. >> This one. >> You ran the red light, and you were sitting in the middle of the intersection. >> You have your lights on. >> That was before I even had my lights on. You can watch the actual video of it from my dash. Is there a reason why you might be having such a hard time following traffic laws tonight? >> Yes, I'm coming from Orlando. >> Okay. >> And we're trying to figure out what we're doing cuz okay, we're supposed to be dropping her son off. >> Okay. >> I thought that we were going to Savannah >> Okay. >> to meet up with um the her baby father's mom. >> Okay. >> I thought that she was going to meet us there. >> In Savannah? >> But I guess in Savannah. They're coming We live They They The father lives in um South Carolina, somewhere in South Carolina. >> Okay. >> And so like it was just a big misunderstanding, and so it was like mixing plans. >> Okay. So, you're coming from Orlando. You have West Virginia temporary tags on the vehicle. Is the vehicle registered to you, or is it registered to you, friend, or or family member? >> It's registered to the family member. >> Your family member, okay. Uh and they're lending you this >> member, I'm sorry. Um he's a friend of the family. >> Okay. And he gave you access to this vehicle. He lives in DeLand. You're using it to take your friend to Savannah. >> He lives in DeLand. Well, he lives in West Virginia, but he goes to DeLand cuz he has a car auction, like a buy here pay here, and he goes to the >> Can you zip that up real quick for me? If you want, there's a zipper right here. Yeah, you can zip it up. >> And he bought a car at the auction in DeLand, and he comes down to DeLand to buy cars from the auction. >> Okay. Is there any reason you guys are in Palm Coast right now. >> Yeah, cuz we're trying we're going up to Jacksonville. >> Okay. >> What appeared to be a routine traffic stop quickly became a DUI investigation as deputies began noticing multiple signs of impairment. >> Do you have a medical marijuana card? Cuz I can smell it coming from your vehicle. It's very strong. There's no doubting it, okay? You don't have a medical card? Okay, have you smoked in the vehicle, had it in the vehicle, anything of that nature? >> I don't smoke weed. I don't I smoke cigarettes. >> You smoke cigarettes? Okay, have you had anything to drink tonight? >> No, I don't. >> You have >> I'll take a breathalyzer test right now. >> Okay, cuz the your mannerisms, you you having a hard time standing, you're driving the wrong way on the road, a lot of a lot of cues are pointing to you being possibly intoxicated or on the influence of something. Does that make sense? So, how long have you guys been driving tonight? >> Not for long. >> Not for long. So, is there reason why she might be so tired cuz >> Yeah, I told her she was going to keep going to on Savannah, but I said, "Hey, let's go to Palm Coast there." So, I think that's why she said turn around and stuff. >> So, you turned around? >> I was thinking of turning to the bank. >> All right, do you have a medical marijuana card? >> Um I don't. I think I lost it. >> Okay. Okay. We'll we'll determine that after we conduct the field sobriety exercises and see if you can drive, okay? Clearly, I haven't seen you sway. I don't think there's an issue there. We'll we'll go about it after we finish this and we'll go from there, okay? >> All right. Um so, here's the deal, okay? Deputy Medina's already explained it to you. Uh we're doing a a DUI investigation, okay? Now is your time to be honest. Have you consumed any alcohol tonight? Okay, have you consumed any narcotics? Marijuana, ecstasy, heroin, cocaine, prune juice, I don't know, anything at all. Do you take prescription medication? No? I'm going to check your eyes, okay? Do you have any head trauma? Have you ever been told you have a TBI? You would know cuz that would be explained to you. It's a huge thing. So, you've never been told you have a TBI? Okay. Do me a favor. Stand on your feet together like this. Do you see my pretty blue light? I'm going to move this around. Follow it with your eyes and your eyes only. Don't move your head, okay? Don't move your head. Okay, stay right there. All right, this light is going to go around in a series of circles, okay? All right, it's going to come close to your nose. I want you to let your eyes cross naturally, okay? All right, I'm not going to touch you. Don't touch me. All right? All right, dear. >> All right. >> pretty line we just made? Stephanie Medina is going to give you a set of instructions. Are you able to walk up a flight of stairs? >> All right. >> So, we're going to have you stand down there. >> You see this center line here? Uh-huh. >> You agree that this line is relatively straight? >> All right, with that being said, you're going to place your left foot on the line, okay? You're going to place your right foot on the line ahead of your left foot with your with the heel of your right foot against the toe of your left foot. >> Perfect. >> Okay. I count? >> Yes, ma'am. You count out loud each step. >> One. Two. Three. >> Yes. >> Four. Five. >> Yes. >> Oh, sorry. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. On nine, turn around. I can't put my shoes on. >> What's that? >> I can't put my shoes on. >> I asked you if you're comfortable in your socks. >> Yeah. >> Don't stop the exercise. You got I can't help you, friend. That's why I asked you if you had any questions. You got to continue on. >> Okay. All right. So, nine I have to turn around. Cuz this is my ninth step. >> When I tell you to start raise either leg with a foot approximately 6 in off the ground keeping your foot parallel to the ground, okay? You can use either leg, right or left. >> Each leg? >> So, like >> When she tells you to do so, you're going to raise either leg of your choice. You're going to have your foot parallel to the ground approximately 6 in. Okay? You're going to look down at your raised foot like that. Look down at your raised foot and count out loud in this manner. 1,001, 1,002, 1,003, 1,004, 1,005, and so forth until we tell you to stop. >> All right, you may begin. >> 1,001 1,002, 1,003 1,004 1,005, 1,006 1,007, 1,008 1,009, 1,010 1,011, 1,012 1,013 1,014 1,015 >> All right, you can stop. All righty, we're going to walk back over to the patrol car once it's safe, okay? >> What had started as a reckless driving stop was now expanding into a separate drug investigation as deputies questioned everyone inside the vehicle. >> So the bag, the the big one, the white or the lighter colored one, whose bag is that? >> I don't have a car >> Today? >> Yeah, and I left my things in her car at Walmart. I went to Walmart, I left stuff like we went to Walmart twice. So my things were in her vehicle for a while. >> Okay, do you know where they were at in the vehicle? >> Um probably in the front and in the back. I don't know if she was moving stuff around. >> Okay. >> I just asked her like for a favor to drop me off like at my daddy's cuz I don't have a car right now. >> Okay. >> Um I don't know like I've known her for like a few months. She lives like in Orlando, I live in Tampa. >> So what's in the bag that you know? What did you put in the bag? >> I I just got that from Walmart. So it should be a sketchbook, it should be like a sketchbook, it should be crayons, and that's it. I do have a Xanax prescription. >> So should there be Xanax in that bag? >> If it's in a bottle, then yes. But, if it's not in a bottle, then no. Um I take Adderall. >> Okay. >> That's my prescription. So, I've had >> All those bottles have the prescription bottle there. You're all good there. >> Okay, yeah. I've had a prescription for 2 years. I'm just like infuriated. >> It's not her car. No, you're good. So, with that being said, I know you told these deputies that the weed is yours. We're not worried about a little bit of weed. >> Mhm. >> So, what what THC just cuz I haven't really looked through it, what THC products do you have in that bag? >> It's my boyfriend's. Honestly, I have like 15 of them. Cuz I literally like I rushed out. I took the little one's lunch cuz I know I had a Xanax and my boyfriend like stays with me, so >> Okay. So, your boyfriend put THC products in your child's >> He has literally No, it's my lunchbox. But, I just like finished up in there. >> Okay, so your boyfriend put the THC products in your box knowing that you were taking your child to his house. >> He didn't know I was taking him today. Cuz he literally told me before he's like, "Hey, like you can't drive the car." So, I picked him up in my mom's car. That's his dad. >> Okay, so with that being said >> put him at risk for anything. I >> So, where are the THC pens from? >> That's my boyfriend. Yeah. >> So, you said you just got this bag. >> Yeah. There should be two bags. >> You just got these bags. Your boyfriend These are your boyfriend's pens, not her pens. >> if they're her pens or my pens. >> You just told me that your boyfriend They're your boyfriend's. >> Cuz he has another one in the car. So, honestly, he >> So, why do you have possession of them? >> I don't know because I'm staying like my stuff is in the car. I told you my boyfriend I never got in trouble in my life. I just asked for a favor. Like I clearly was >> So, so you've already told me that the THC products in the bag are your boyfriend's and that he put them in the lunchbox. >> I don't know if those were his or something. I don't have >> Did you bring them for her? Like did Is it his that you brought for her? >> I don't think she does drugs. >> Okay. >> Here's the deal, okay? You could be going to jail tonight over some stupid THC. It's a felony. All right? But what we're not going to do is separate you from that baby. So, what Deputy Medina is going to do is she's going to forward charges to the State Attorney's Office for what we would have taken you to jail for. So, basically the charges go to the State Attorney's Office. If they decide to file on you, then you'll be contacted. Make sure you give her the appropriate contact information. Mailing address, phone number, and all that. Okay? If you don't go to court and take care of your business, you're going to have a warrant. It's a felony warrant. >> Okay. I will email that immediately. >> Okay. But you need to understand that you need to pick better friends. >> Good point. >> Driving the wrong way down the street with that baby in the car. I'll be honest with you. I don't care about and I don't care about what you're doing. I care about that innocent baby right there that is beautiful. >> And in and in my um license I do have glasses in it, so it's hard for me to see at night. >> Okay. >> I was paying attention to my baby. I wasn't focusing on what she was doing, so I honestly have no idea where you saw her do that. I don't I just I was I was >> the here's the deal, okay? I don't You don't have medical marijuana card. You should not have weed. >> Right. >> Okay? Get a weed card and it all goes away. It stays in the state private cabinet. You now have a THC card, all right? That child is a reason you're not going to jail. >> That's my only reason. That's my whole life right there. >> Yeah. There are three people right here that are all parents and I do not want to separate you from your child, okay? >> And I've I've never been in trouble like this. And I >> Exactly. I don't know what what has been said, but I told you in the line she's told you in the line. Honesty should be the the very next thing that you tell your officer in the next car. >> 437 12 >> He's going to get that then start heading my way. I'll be there in I'll start heading my way in a minute. >> Or actually >> Just make sure we got to get mailing address, too. >> If you don't mind giving >> All right, ma'am. You're being placed under arrest for driving under the influence, okay? All right. >> What? >> Mhm. Based on everything that we observed, your driving pattern, you're under the influence of alcohol. You were driving the wrong way down the street with a baby in the car. >> Tiffany Fowler was taken into custody and charged with DUI, child neglect, introducing contraband into a detention facility, and possession of alprazolam. Deputies alleged she attempted to conceal plastic-wrapped pills after her arrest. Want to watch more videos like this one? Click the one on the screen.