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It looks like she just >> Mhm. >> But I'm going to leave her with you and I'm going to go back inside. >> All right. >> Ma'am, what what happened? Um, I I think I just fell asleep. >> You fell asleep. >> Okay. >> Headquarters >> around 3:55 a.m. on June 7th, 2024. Officer Hans Brady with the Elwood Park Police Department responded to a motor vehicle accident involving a 2020 Hyundai accident that had struck a park 2013 Toyota Rav 4 on a residential street. The driver of the Hyundai was identified as 21-year-old Sophia and the owner of the Rav 4 was asleep in her home at the time of the crash. Sophia told the officer that she had left work at Hoboken and she was headed home. First responders arrived on scene to evaluate Sophia, but she declined further medical attention. >> New Jersey Nancy 49 Romeo Echo Yankee Nancy 49 Romeo Echo Yankee. That's the vehicle that I struck the other the park vehicle. >> You just fell asleep. Where were you heading from? >> I was coming from my job. >> You coming from your job? Are you okay? Hey, you want to get checked out by uh >> No, no, I'm fine. It's just >> uh actually, so by law, you have to get checked out just because of the uh airbag deployment. Okay. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Hey, can you send a rig over to this location as well? >> No, >> we have a airbag deployment. >> [bell] >> Where was she coming from? I don't know. >> Where were you coming from? >> I was coming from my job. >> No, which way? Which which way were you coming? >> Um, that way. I was coming from 21. >> Route 21. >> You coming up or east or west? >> This way. I was um I'm sorry. >> Um, east. >> East that I was coming from um Hoboken. >> From Hoboken. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> How'd you hit the car? >> I think I fell asleep. >> Fell asleep. >> You got your license. >> You have your license, your reg. >> [laughter] >> So what's >> you got to for both >> right Where do you live? >> I live literally down the street. >> Okay, >> just do me a favor. Just take the key out. >> I'm sorry. >> Take the key out of the car. Out of the ignition >> registration. I'm sorry. Second hook. >> You were driving home this way. >> Yeah. And you fell asleep and you hit the car. Okay. Give me one second. Yeah. So, she just she just said she was coming this way. She fell asleep and I guess she hit the car and the car turned. You got their information ready for this one? >> They're out of here. >> Just going to start up the uh >> Yeah. >> Yeah. They're doing the report. Whatever. >> Um we're going to have to tow your car. So, anything you have in there that's important, you're going to have to take it out. Okay. Just repeat the address. The old part. >> Good. Sorry to bother you. >> Sure. >> Is this your car out front? >> The one that's parked directly in front of the house. >> Yeah. >> SUV or a car? >> That's a SUV. A Toyota. >> Toyota 4. >> Toyota RAV 4. >> Yeah, it's my sister's. >> Is she home? >> Yep. She's sleeping. >> Okay. Her car. Her car got hit. >> Really? >> Yeah. >> No [ __ ] I didn't hear a [ __ ] thing. Um, >> you want to wake her up so we get the registration and stuff? >> Yeah. >> What's up? >> Can I do that for her? Can I grab her purse and all that? Like her info? >> Uh, yeah. I guess >> I'll give me out in a sec. >> All right. Where does she live? >> Oh, so it's a little bit that Wait, this person's not trying to get through. Why are they? >> I hope so. You know who this is? [ __ ] hit us, dude. >> Oh, what are you doing? You know who this is? >> What are you doing? >> This guy is literally about to rip my legs off. >> He's about to run you over. He's going to run into a car. He's going to back into a car. What is happening right now? So, you're just headed home. You working? What do you do? >> What's that? >> I haven't slept in. >> You okay? >> No. I >> How old are you? If you don't mind me asking [clears throat] 22 this [laughter] >> is the EMS crew. They're just going to check you out. Okay. Make sure you're all right. This is like the last thing I needed. >> I get it. Listen, as long as you're okay, that's all we really care about. >> So, what's going on? Are you Are you hurt or anything? >> Do you have any pain anywhere? Any scratches, bruises, any bleeding anywhere? >> Airbags deployed. That's only reason. >> Yeah. >> She wasn't complaining or anything. >> Do you want to get checked out? No. I just want to make sure you're not hurt anything, right? Nothing. I mean, obviously. What's have your license? >> Uh, I think the other officer does. >> What's your first name? >> Sophia. >> Your last name. >> No problem. >> Yeah. Said he's going to come out and give us the paperwork. I don't smell it, but probably not. >> My name's the other EMT. >> And your dinner. >> He was coming down this way. She said she fell asleep for a second. She crashed into this car. Airbags went off. Are you like in any pain at the moment or do you hit your head? No, you just kind of woke up and it just like boom. >> It's okay. Listen, it happens. I like it's unfortunate, you know. But at least you're like fine, you know? At least it's just like she's getting total. >> Yeah. Do you want your vitals or anything or >> no? >> So, uh, listen. So, situation, you know, you feel fine. You don't want to get checked out now. In the future, say in 5 minutes, 10 minutes, an hour, two hours, whatever the time is, you do want to get checked out. You feel like, um, something does hurt, nobody wants to call back and we'll be right back. You >> have anyone to come pick you up? Are you getting it? [clears throat] >> Right. the sign of the box. It's just going to say that we came. You don't really want us to check you out, >> but if you do want to get checked out later, >> I'll see. [snorts] >> Don't be too hard on yourself. Listen, it happens, you know. >> Yeah. It's okay. Who's this? >> It's okay. Doesn't look like a four or five. >> Who is that? >> You live alone with someone. >> Who's in too? >> No, I'm with my family. >> We got to go figure out who's in two. >> That's I don't know. I think it's >> LC. >> I think it's LT. >> Just have her explain to you what happened. Feels so weird. It's almost like she >> It's just the way the car is angled is so >> she she rocked this way, right? >> The rear end probably. >> This car is so lucky to get hit. >> Yeah. Did they? No. Right. They didn't get touched. >> It's up to him. >> You threw me for a loop. I'm not going to lie. So exactly what happened? >> I was driving and I guess I fell asleep. >> I And where were you coming from again? >> I was coming from my job. >> Where do you Where do you work? >> I work in >> In where? What are you working on? >> Hoboken. >> Hoboken. I'm just going to take this off cuz this is uh your car has to be towed out of here. So, we just need for >> Okay. There's like a little piece right here that fell off. >> Did you have any drinks at all, ma'am? Or >> I have like one. >> You have like one, >> but I was so tired. I just >> Okay. All right. You're allowed to have one drink. It's fine. >> Where do you work in Hoboken? [snorts] >> Um 163rd and 14th Street Dino and Harry's and Harry's. Okay. >> Officer Costalonos, Officer Griffin, and [snorts] Lieutenant Sudo arrived on scene to assist shortly afterwards. The officers made contact with a male inside the residence in front of the park rav 4 and he informed the officers that his sister was the owner of the vehicle. The officers later asked Sophia if she had anything to drink. She admitted to consuming alcohol earlier that evening. Based on their suspicion of impairment, Sophia was asked to perform field sobriety exercises. >> That's the uh this part. >> Got it. So she said she came from work. She had >> Can we set up do it right there? Right in front of the clock. >> Yeah. Yeah, I'll just cut off the red and blues >> here. Can you I'll shut my lights off in my car and then I'll just put the same 448's out from the scene. RP ready to stop numbers. >> Time out. 0356. Number 024 063. 024 063. >> Receive. >> Receive. >> Ma'am, if you could just place that stuff right there. Just leave all your stuff right here. If you could just just leave the blanket and all your uh drinks. and just just follow me over here. Uh you could you can leave that on top of there. All right. So, just because that you were involved in a motor vehicle accident and you did say you had So, we're just going to do some standard field sobriety test. Okay. So, what we're going to do right over here is it's going to be on my camera and then it's going to be on the car's camera. Okay. >> All right. Not yet. All right. I'll let you know. >> Okay. >> And it's indirect light, so it'll be interact. >> Got it. All right. Do you have that uh >> Oh, sorry. Nine, right? >> Yeah. >> All right, ma'am. You could stand right here for me. The officers started with the walk and turn test. During the walk and turn test, Sophia failed to touch heel to toe on each step. and while not counting aloud. The second exercise was the one leg stand test. During the one leg stand test, Sophia failed to raise her foot in the proper fashion and did not count in the correct sequence. The final exercise was the horizontal gaze nestagmas HGN test. >> Stand right here for me >> and then I'm going to read you some instructions. Don't do anything yet. I'm going to demonstrate it for you and then I'll let you know when to go. Okay. Okay. So, the first first test we're going to do is the walk and turn. >> So, what you're going to do, don't do it yet. I'm just going to read everything. Put your left foot on the on the line. Then, place your right foot on the line ahead of your left foot with the heel of your right foot against the toe of your right uh your left foot. Okay? So, just like this. Don't you You don't have to do it yet. You don't have to do it yet, man. You don't have to do it yet. I'm just going to read you the instructions. Do not start until I tell you to do so. Do you understand that? >> Yeah. >> Okay. When I tell you to begin, take nine heel totoe steps on the line just like this. >> Just like how you were doing before. >> And then once you hit nine and then uh take nine heel toe steps back down the line. Ensure that you look at your feet >> or you can put me out here. Do you have a hook coming? >> Pound each step out loud. Keep your arms at your side. Ensure uh your you touch heel to toe and do not stop until you have completed the test. So what you're going to do is nine heel to toe forward. Then you're going to do uh [snorts] turn like this and then nine back. Okay. >> You want to back up a little bit so you don't >> All right. And then your arms to the side. Okay. Okay. >> Count them out. And then nine back. Okay. >> Going backwards. >> Yeah. Going back that way. >> Oh, >> you suck. All right. So, the next test we're going to be doing is the one leg stand instructions. Like just like the other test, I'm going to read you all the directions and then I'll let you know when to start. Okay. So, this is the one leg stand instructions. Stand with your feet together and your arms at your side. maintain position until I told otherwise. When I tell you to, I want you to raise one leg either one approximately 6 inches off the ground. That's up to you. Count out loud with the following manner. 1,00 1 1,002 1,003 1,004 and so on until I tell you to stop. Okay? Do you understand the instructions? >> I do. >> Okay. If I'm being honest with you, I I I'm not good at like counting back like that. >> No, you're not counting back. It's 1 100,00 2 100 300 400. >> Okay. All right. Uh so just keep your hands like this and then you raise either leg that you want 6 in off the ground and then count. Okay. >> Okay. >> You can be in >> one,000. Just keep your hands over yourself. >> I'm sorry. >> Hands out. You have to keep You have to keep your foot up 6 in. >> Oh, okay. So, >> don't switch. Okay. >> 1 1,00 2 100 >> You have to keep it up, man. >> Oh, like Oh, I'm sorry. >> While counting >> 1 1,00 2 1 >> You got to count out loud. 1 1,00 2 1 >> Keep counting. >> 1 1,002. >> Okay, you quit your foot now. >> Hi. So, what's up? >> The channel. >> Yeah, I'm going to do the piano. >> All right, ma'am. So, what I want you to do, I'm going to I'm going to show you a pen. Okay. And what I want you to do is follow the tip of the pen. Okay? With your eyes and your eyes only. All right? He's going to hold the light on the pen. >> And I just want you to follow this tip. >> Okay? >> Put the light on. >> You see the tip of the pen? >> Mhm. >> Okay. We're just going to go left and right. And I want you to follow with your eyes and your eyes only. Right. >> Okay. Do not move your head. All right, we're going to go up now. Okay. Based on the motor vehicle crash, her admission to consuming alcohol, and her inability to satisfactorily complete the field sobriety exercises, Officer Brady placed Sophia under arrest for driving under the influence. Her vehicle was impounded for a 12-hour hold according to John's law. Officer Brady transported Sophia to the Elwood Park Police Department for further processing. >> Here, put your hands on your back now investigations. You're being under you're under arrest for DWI. Okay. When we get inside, will you be willing to blow on a machine, test your blood alcohol, your breath? >> Yeah, it's up to you. Hold on one sec. I don't want to make these too tight on you. Hold on one second. Brady's going to move right over that car. Okay. Do you have anything in your pockets? >> Just your phone. >> Just my phone. >> Going to take it out. Put in the front seat already. >> Hold on one sec. Hold on one second. Sorry about that. >> Let me check. Go see. She has a bunch of stuff. >> Anything like a purse or anything like that? ID that can go with her. The clothes. >> Is your ID in your purse, man? >> It's in your purse. >> Yeah. >> We're just going to grab that just to make sure we have them with us. Okay. >> And then the other bags that you took out. Oh, is it okay if we put them back in the car? >> Is that all right? You might as well. We're going to put the tweezers inside your purse that's going to go in your car. Okay. The only thing we're going to take is your vape and your phone and your license. All right. >> Okay. It's going to be a few minutes. Listen, once we get done processing everything, do you have somebody you can call to come pick you up? Can I just stay there? >> Stay stay where? At the police department. >> Yeah. >> Why do you want to say that? >> Because there's no way we get anything up. I'm going to get [ __ ] ring. >> Ma'am, is this your is this this is the purse? This is your purse. All right. This the only thing we're going to take with us. The rest of the stuff is going to go inside your car. Okay. >> You want to take your license out of there? >> We're going to need the whole purse. That Yeah, just take that. Is your license in there? >> Yes. >> Yeah. Yeah. Everything else go in the car. and we have her phone and her vape. That's yours. You want to just take the documents. >> Okay. So, unfortunately, you won't be able to stay at police headquarters. We're going to have to call somebody come pick you up. It doesn't have to be a parent. You're an adult, >> obviously. >> So, you call a friend, whoever you want, whoever can take responsibility for you once you're released from us. Okay? So, you can think about it for a little bit. All right. I'll go with you. All right, >> I think he's going to sit. You going to sit on the hook or you coming in? >> Oh, no. >> The car. >> Yeah, that little cup. >> No. >> Oh, really? Oh, okay. There you go. >> [snorts] [snorts] >> Headquarters [snorts] [laughter] transporting one female party. Starting mileage 89 99 89 980. Rear camera roll your passenger seat belted Easy [snorts] [laughter] 04 26. >> [laughter] [snorts] [laughter] [snorts and laughter] >> What the hell? [snorts] >> [snorts] [snorts] [snorts] >> Back to the yard. Ending mileage 8 980 89 98 04 [snorts] 29 Oh, my life is over, bro. [snorts] All right, man. Just give me one sec. All right, ma'am. You know what I'm going to have you do? I'm gonna have you face the wall. Okay. Face this wall. I police headquarters. Sophia was read the standard statement for motor vehicle operators and agreed to submit breath samples. She was transported to the Fairlon Police Department for the administration of the breathalyzer. >> All right. So, I'm going to take off one handcuff at a time. The hand that I uh the handcuff comes off, you put it against the wall. Okay. Okay, just put his hand against the wall for merit. All right, just sit down for me. All right, so right now I have to put this on. Stick your right foot out for me. Keep it down. Keep it down. Put it a little closer. So, you've been arrested for driving while intoxicated. Okay. The law requires that you submit samples of your breath for the purposes of testing to determine alcohol content. A record of the taking of the breath samples, including the test results, will be made. Upon your request, a copy of that record will be made available to you. After you have provided samples of your breath for testing, you have the right at your own expense to have a person or physician of your own selection take independent samples of your breath, blood, or urine for independent testing. If you refuse to provide samples of your breath, you'll be issued a separate summon for the refusal. Court may find you guilty of both refusal and driving while intoxicated. If a court finds you guilty of the refusal, you will be subject to various penalties, including license revocation of up to 20 years, a fine of up to $2,000, installation of of an ignition interlock, and referral to an intoxicated driver resource center. These penalties may be in addition to penalties imposed by the court for any other offense which you are found guilty. You have no legal right to have an attorney, physician, or anyone else present for the purpose of taking the breath samples. You have no legal right to refuse to give or delay giving samples of your breath. Any response from you that is ambiguous or conditional in any respect to my request that you provide breath samples will be treated as a refusal to submit to breath testing, even if you agree to take the test. but then do not follow my instructions, do not properly perform the test, or do not provide sufficient breath samples, I will charge you with refusal to submit to breath testing. I repeat, the law requires you to submit samples of your breath for testing. Will you submit the samples of your breath? >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Like I have much of a choice. >> You do have a choice. You could say no. It's up to you. I know. But I'm probably not going to wait. >> I just need It's either a yes or a no. >> Yes. >> Okay. Yes. [snorts] [sighs] Okay. Whatever. >> Okay. So, obviously I'm not today. >> [sighs] [snorts] >> Police Department. Proceed to street, then turn right. [snorts] >> [snorts] >> Okay, we're about to go. [laughter] Apple turn. You still get [snorts] in 2 and 12 miles. Turn right onto Maryland Avenue. Heat up >> [snorts] >> here. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. >> [snorts] >> Are you scared? At the next light, turn right. Turn right. Then the destination is on your left. >> [snorts] >> Damn, crazy. [snorts] 125 >> 125 put me on the board. Community thinking it's going to be the torch on vehicle 458. [snorts] My nose. >> [snorts] >> Stand by here. I think this is it. Help. >> It's definitely the PD. I just don't know where you go to get in. Oh, right here. Yeah. Right here. Is it a [ __ ] church? Oh, it's their goosebump. >> Thank you. I know where I'm going. Look at these things. Transport one female back 977 977. So, how bad are the numbers? >> What's up? >> How bad are the numbers? >> Yeah, twice twice the legal limit. >> Okay. You're welcome. So many heat. >> [sighs] [snorts] >> Focus. Did you turn it off? I like House of the Rising. [laughter] Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. We're going back to the station, right? We're going back to the station, right? See Her alco test results indicated a back level of 0.2% which was more than double the legal limit of 0.08%. Sophia was later transported back to the Elmwood Park Police Department and released to a sober adult pending her court appearance. After he signed the potential shilly warning form on Sophia's behalf, Sophia was issued the following citations. Operating under the influence, operating under the influence underage, reckless driving, careless driving, and failure to maintain lane. What? Home sweet home. Perfect. [snorts] 1 97.