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Around 10:44 p.m. on June 1st, 2023, patrolman Harry Moore with the Magnolia Police Department responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident on White Horse Pike US30 near the intersection with Icham Avenue CR544. He observed that a 2016 Kia Optima had struck a 2021 Toyota Highlander. The driver of the Kia Optima was identified as Alexa and she claimed that she struck the vehicle in front of her after the light turned green. However, there was heavy front end damage and the KM was leaking fluids. So, the officers believed that she was going at a much higher rate of speed at the time of impact. officer. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. You're fine. He asked earlier. I only have that. I don't have my like health insurance on You have the insurance for the car? My registration? I'm Yeah, that Yeah, the insurance. Yeah, we don't need your health. We don't need your health insurance. We just need the insurance for the car. Sergeant James Swan arrived on scene to assist shortly afterwards. As the officers were speaking with Alexa, they detected the odor of alcohol and observed other indicators of impairment. Alexa told the officers that she was coming from her friend's house and she admitted to drinking wine earlier that evening. Based on the officer's suspicion of impairment, Alexa was asked to perform field sobriety exercises. Yes, I was I was asking, can you turn the port off cuz it's smoking? I don't want it to catch on fire. You're fine. You're fine. I just don't want to see it catch on fire and anything happen, you know. God forbid. [Music] Thank you. [Music] Thank you. Okay. So, what happened? Uh we were at a red light and then it turned green and it looked like she was going but then she didn't and then I I I I did her. I will admit to that. Like it looked like she was going and she didn't. Okay. So then So you guys were stopped and then you started to go. Yes. How did you hear her? Cuz your hood's bent up like halfway up your windshield. So I was I was coming from ongoing the traffic and then I was slowing down and then Okay. We we met the impact and um this was Okay. Did Where are you coming from? I'm coming from my friend's house. Okay. Were you drinking at all tonight? I did have one drink. You had one drink? I did. Okay. cuz you're pretty slurry right now and your eyes are pretty glassy. I don't I don't mean to be that way. Like I'll just be honest. I'm special education teacher. Where are you teacher at? I'm not lying. Like I want to drink. Okay. Just give me one second. I'll be right back with you. Okay. Let me just grab all your information. [Applause] Right out my car, so you know I'm straight. Yep. Yep. There you go. Got my punishment for that already. Ain't no joke. Hold. Actually, hold on one second. Hold on one second. Let me stop these before. I want to try I was going to try to uh I was going to try to move it. She's got She's got a machine on her car. Yeah. Yeah, I want to get out of my carpet. You know what? Thank you. Patrolman Moore started with the horizontal gaze nestagmas HGN test. During the HGN test, patrolman more observed the lack of smooth pursuit, distinct and sustained nestagmas at maximum deviation and the onset of nestagmas prior to 45°. The second exercise was the one leg stand. During the one leg stand test, Alexa failed to raise her foot in the proper fashion and put her foot down before the test was complete. The final test they attempted to administer was the walk and turn test, but it was terminated early for safety reasons. If you can hang up the phone, I want to talk to you a minute. Please hang up the phone. So, you know where I am? I love I'll go talk to the other driver, but see if it's cool. She's cool with me moving her car. That way he can. He can't. It has a Oh, it's disabled. No box. Oh, those. Mhm. Mhm. It's going to be amazing. Okay. Where uh how much did you have to drink tonight? Uh just the one. I had I had one glass of wine. You had what? I had one glass of wine. Okay. And how I was at a girlfriend's house. Yeah. So, I'm not going anywhere. And just stopped out of nowhere. She just stopped out of nowhere. Okay. All right. What I'm going to do is I'm going to have you come out of the car. I want to I want you to perform a couple tests for me to make sure you're not intoxicated. Okay. So, just step out of the car. Yep. And we're going to walk right over here to this parking lot here. Just hang tight one second. Okay. Okay. Come on. Just watch your step cuz there's a little bit of a a lip here and it kind of goes down. Okay. Okay. I'm sorry. It's okay. I'm a special teacher and I just Okay. I'm sorry. All right. What I want you to do me. Okay. Keep what I want you to do is I want you to keep your feet together just like I am. Okay. Heel to heel, toe to toe. Okay. Okay. I want you to keep your hands down to your side. Don't raise them. Don't do anything. Don't do any test until I tell you to start. Okay. What I want you to do is see the tip of my pen. Yeah. Okay. That's what I like. Come on. Thank you. See the tip of my pen here? Yeah. What I want you to do is I want you to follow with your eyes and your eyes only. Okay. Like your neck's in a neck brace. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay, next test. What I want you to do is keep your hands down your side. Okay, don't start until I tell you. Okay, what I want you to do is with whatever keep your hands both hands down your side. Okay, keep your feet together, heel to heel, toe to toe, just like I am. Okay. Okay, hands down your side just like this. Okay, don't start until I tell you. Okay, whatever foot you feel comfortable with. Okay, what I want you to do is I want you to lift it approximately 6 in off the ground just like I am. While looking down at your foot, I want you to count out loud 1,00 1,002 until I tell you to stop. Do you understand that? Okay, you proceed. Look down at your foot. I'll explain it again. What I want you to do is let me know when you're ready. I just skip the slippery. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Okay. Yep. What I want you to Don't start until I tell you. I'm going to reexplain it to you. Okay. What I want you to do is keep your hands down your side, your feet together, heel to heel, toe to toe, just like I am. Don't start until I tell you to start. What I want you to do when I tell you to start is I want you to lift any foot that you feel comfortable with approximately 6 in off the ground. I want you to count out loud 1,00 1,002,00 while looking at your foot until I tell you to stop. Okay, you can proceed. Look down at your foot. Look down. You're looking down at your foot and you're counting. Okay. Okay, that's that's enough. I don't want you to proceed anymore. Okay. What I want you to do is turn turn it over this line here. Based on the motor vehicle crash, her admission to consuming alcohol, and her inability to satisfactorily complete the field sobriety exercises, Patrolman Moore placed Alexa under arrest for driving under the influence. Her vehicle was impounded for a 12-hour hold. According to J's law, patrolman Moore transported Alexa to the Magnolia Police Department for further processing. on this on this white line right here. Oh my god, this is so insane. All right, do me a favor. Turn around. Put your hands behind your back. Okay, you're being placed under arrest. Oh my god. No. Please. No. I'll do it. Please. No. Do not do not resist. Okay. You You are too intoxicated to be driving. You please don't resist me. Listen. Just follow his directions. Oh my god. This is so crazy. Where is this? Oh my god. I will. Oh my god. Man, don't I don't make this any harder. Okay. I just need you to just cooperate with me. Okay. You're You're not You're not any Okay, we're going to Holy [ __ ] Oh my god. Jump in my car. Flip it around and bring it right over here for me. Oh my god. Yes. Bar one. Oh my god. Oh my god. To let you know at this time you're being placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated. Okay. Believe you had a little bit too much to drink. No way. Okay. [Applause] I did it. I Oh my god. Holy [ __ ] This is just insane. Okay, we're going to step right here to this car right here. Okay, okay. Okay, that's fine. I'm not I know. I just want to make sure you're not falling. That's all. I'm not going to resist it. This is crazy. Just have a seat. This is what people need to learn. Oh my god. Holy [ __ ] [ __ ] Can I Can I call my husband, please? Yes. As soon as we get to the station, you'll be able to call your husband. Can I call him? No. When we get to the station, you'll be able to make a phone call. Okay. Oh my god. Seriously, I can't call him before I get No. Okay. Listen. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to a lawyer and have him or her present with you while you are being questioned. You can afford an attorney. One will be appointed to represent you before any questioning if you so desire. You can decide at any time to exercise these rights and not answer any questions and make any statements. Do you understand each of the rights that I've explained to you? I do. Okay. And so having the having these rights in mind, this is the perspective. Do you wish to talk to us now? Is that all her stuff? So, do you have do you have anything else in the heart that you need? I have your phone and your wallet and your keys. Do you need anything else? I don't know. Do I need to point registration? No. No, we is there anything that you need tonight from there? Cuz you can get stuff later on, but right now I'm just asking courtesy if there's anything else you need to grab for you. I know. My license is in there. Did you have her documents back? I got I got here's her wallet, her phone. Is there a house in here? That might be a key to like the school or work or something. What's that? Oh, that's a that's a witch house. Yeah, I leave that on there. I mean, yeah, take Yeah, take that. That's what I got. I'll put this uh lost in here. I didn't go through this first either. Yeah, real quick. [Applause] Yeah, thank you. 2405 something 2305 have one under 450. We're transporting one adult female from this location. my 10 one. I need to start mileage on that. Thank you. Starting mile is 22802. her. Yes, ma'am. I I never saw anybody questioning her. What's that? Nobody I I never saw anybody questioning her. Okay. I'm I'm not going to speak to you until we get to the station. Okay. Until until you confirm your right, your Miranda rights. Okay. Sir, I'm not I'm I'm not I'm not I'm not going to be like that. Okay. I'm I'm not trying to be like that as well. I I'm I'm really not. I know you're not. And you know, it it's it's scary for me. I'm really upsetting for me, but like I'm also like a balance and like nobody nobody was questioning. I didn't see anybody questioning her. I didn't see anybody making her trying to do a test, right? And like I'm not saying right and wrong. I'm not saying that. I'm just saying like nobody was doing that to her. So So why is that? Like I said, I I will talk to you once we get to the station after you are read and you signed your Miranda. Okay. Yeah, please. Heat. Heat. No five central 101 22 803 Yeah. What's that, man? Uh, Officer Moore. I'm sorry. You do not have to apologize. Believe me. I don't if I don't if I was think I was I apologize that you do not have to apologize to me. Okay. We're going to step We're going to step right out and we're going to step right up here to the steps here. Okay. Can I Can I call my husband? Yes, ma'am. As soon as as soon as we go inside. Okay. I don't think he understands. Okay. I'm sorry. more officer for it's okay. I don't I'm so scared. I'm so scared there. There is no reason to be scared. I promise you I am one of the the the most light-hearted people that you'll ever meet. I am too. And that's why I'm like I can't believe I'm in this. Okay. You all right? I'm just my All right, just hang tight. I don't even know. You're in Magnolia. Where? Magnolia. Okay, let's step up here. Alexa was read the standard statement for motor vehicle operators and she agreed to submit breath samples. Her alco test results indicated a back level of 0.21% to 1% which was more than double the legal limit of 0.08%. Alexa was eventually released to her husband pending her court appearance after he signed a potential share warning form on Alexa's behalf. Patrolman Moore issued Alexa the following citations operating under the influence and careless driving. Oh my god. Just watch your step. Okay. Okay. And then there's going to be a few steps here. Okay. Up here. Yep. We're going to go right up here. Okay. Okay. And take one side. You're just going to go around you. Okay. Okay. We're going to step up here. Okay. We're going to make a left and then we're going to make two rights. Okay. One right. Yep. And then let me turn this light on. One second. Okay. just got right over here for me. I'm so sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I don't want you to fall. I don't want to just stand up for me for one second. I'm going to take these off you. Okay. Need a trash can? No, I don't. Are you sure? Yeah. No, I Yes, I crumbled. I know. No, but I don't I just my life. I just Okay, I just need your right hand. Okay, just put your right hand here. Right here for me. Okay. Okay. You don't have anything in your mouth. No gum, no nothing like that, right? Okay. Perfect. 20 minute observation starts at 23 hours. What does that mean? What's that? What does that mean? Oh, you have to be observed. Court records indicate that on August 8th, 2023, Alexa was found guilty of operating under the influence and careless driving. As a result of her convictions, she had to use an ignition interlock device for three months, spend 12 hours at an intoxicated driver resource center, and pay a total of $880 in fines for 20 minutes continuously. So, it's just it's just part of the law. What does that mean? like observing like I to make sure that that I have to observe you to make sure you don't put anything in your mouth, you don't regurgitate, you don't throw up, no nothing like that. That's all. And then what does that mean? tire. What do you