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Of what kind of wine? >> Um, >> you know what kind of wine? >> Red. >> Red. Red wine. Pog grigio or something like that. Pino noir or something like that. And is this your car? Is it registered to you? Okay. >> Around the 26 a.m. on January 1st, 2023, New Year's Day, Old Bridge police were called to the site of a motor vehicle crash on Tyown Road. Upon approaching the scene, officer Anuti observed that a 2016 Honda CRV was obstructing the road. There was heavy front end damage and the airbags were deployed. The driver, 34year-old Stephanie Chen, was asked whether she had been drinking earlier. She admitted to consuming alcohol earlier that night, but seemed unaware of where she was or what had just transpired. >> How much trouble am I in? >> We'll figure it out in a little bit. Obviously, your car is getting towed. That's obviously you can't drive this thing cuz one, you don't even have a wheel. So, can't drive that. >> And uh one >> Yeah. So, we'll go from there. When would you say your last drink was going to >> be in the parking lot of Hoffman Pharmacy? Ma'amine has a vehicle stopped. Possible 450 going wrong way. >> Where am I? >> You're in Old Bridge. >> You're on You're on Tytown Road. Headquarters start. [Music] How you doing? >> Hi. I'm sorry. I'm getting a tow truck right now. >> Okay. >> We have a tow truck coming. Okay. >> Okay. Thank you. >> All right. What happened? >> What happened? >> I hit a tree. >> You hit a tree? >> I'm sorry. >> Where you coming from? >> Um, >> which tree did you hit? Do you remember? Definitely bigger than one of these. Oh, there you go. >> Mhm. >> Stand hang out over here. >> Hang out over here. Okay. >> Okay. >> Headquarters one record, please [Music] drive it. Five echo, if you could just go down to I believe that's Press Mill when you get here and redirect traffic down the other way. >> You heard it all? >> No, I'm okay. >> You all right? >> Yeah. >> All right. Where were you coming from? >> Asbury Park. >> Asbury Park. Where do you live at? Okay. Do you have your driver's license, the vehicle registration insurance? >> Yeah. What's he doing? [Music] >> There's five of us. Three of us were here. >> Where do you have your driver's license in your bag? I see it. >> Echo. Keep yourself clear for now. You're the only car on the west side. Why wearing your seat belt? >> Did you redirect this car? >> I was. >> You weren't wearing a seat belt. I need your driver's license. >> I had it. I'm missing it. >> You're missing it? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Do you mind if I look for for your license? >> Do you want me to look for it? >> What about your registration insurance? >> I literally had it. >> All right. Do you want me to Let me look around for it. Okay. >> Just step over here, man. Just stand over there with that officer. Okay. Where do you live at? >> So why are you going over here? >> I was driving home. >> You were driving this way though. >> That's not even close. >> I was from Asbury Park. >> You were way off your track. How'd you get all the way over here? >> It took me I don't know. It took me this way. >> Oh, you didn't take You didn't take uh Route 9. >> I don't know why it took me this way. Yeah. I'm kind of questioning the same thing. This ain't even close. You were going the way opposite way. You were going on like a three-hour detour. >> What? >> Yeah. You were going You not even close. You're going the wrong way. Where uh where were you coming from? Before >> Park. >> Yeah. What What's over there? >> Uh my friend's house. >> Oh, okay. What time did you leave at, ma'am? What time did you leave? Um >> 1 >> 1:00. Okay. How much you have to drink tonight? >> Um not much. >> What's not much? >> Two drinks >> of >> um >> alcohol, >> right? Like what kind of alcohol? Um >> like wine, beer, whiskey, brandy, like >> wine. >> Okay. And how much would you say? >> Two. >> Two what? Glasses. Okay. Of what kind of wine? >> Um >> Yeah. What kind of wine? >> Red. >> Red. Red wine. Pog grigio or something like that. Pino noir or something like that. And is this your car? Is it registered to you? Okay. How old are you? Um 34. >> Okay, no problem. >> What are those prescription medications or are those prescription? What are they? >> I have no prescriptions. >> Okay, so what are the pills on the floorboard? >> On the what? >> On the floorboard by your gas pedal. Oh. Um, you're supposed to have them in your bottle. In the prescribed bottle. Where would you have your vehicle in short? >> Did you check the glove box? >> Glove box. >> He'd probably report here if you want to speak to him. He hit his tree right there. Or she hit the tree right there. >> Are you in any pain or anything? >> You sure? Nothing hurts your head. Okay? >> Okay. >> Huh? >> What do we >> tree >> and everything in between? I >> can't even look around in here. >> Why? >> I don't know if it's in one of these folders. >> So, move the seat back. Well, How much trouble am I? >> We'll figure it out in a little bit. Obviously, your car is getting towed. >> That's obviously you can't drive this thing cuz one, you don't even have a wheel. So, can't drive that. >> And uh one. >> Yeah. >> So, we'll go from there. >> One echo. >> When would you say your uh last drink was? I'm in the parking lot of Popkins Pharmacy. >> Ma'amine has a vehicle stopped. Possible 450 going the wrong way. >> Where am I? >> You're in Old Bridge. >> You're on You're on Tytown Road. Tytown Road in Old Bridge. [Music] Is this previous damage or new damage, ma'am? Right here. >> Old >> old damage. So, the new damage is just the tree that you can think of. >> Okay. One chin. No, >> she's going to get cleared by first aid first. >> Well, yeah. >> And then I will. >> Right. That's what I'm saying. You know if your stuff was in one of these folders or >> Yeah. >> Okay. I just Oh, look at that. It's >> your car. You're Stephanie. >> Mhm. >> And you live it. [Music] All state your insurance. >> You don't live in. >> Oh. All right. I got what I need here. First aid's here. Let them check you out, okay? Cuz it's an airbag deployment and you hit your head and you didn't have your seatelt on. Okay. Let them check you out. Okay. >> Okay. How you feel? Anything hurt? >> No. Stay tast. >> So, I'm going to do everything else. >> Okay. >> Want to go to the hospital and get your >> Yeah, cuz we're doesn't want to take two people off the road. >> No, I got the information. Sure. Wait, you live far from here or >> you don't want to go? >> Then I can't force her to go. >> No, that that's that's fine if she just wants to sign off and >> sign off. >> I just had to have her be cleared by you guys. >> No, you're good. >> If anything hurts when you go home, you know, don't hesitate to go, >> Stephanie. How much trouble am I in? >> How much? >> We'll talk about that in a minute. Okay. We don't know yet. >> I don't But I have her her name is on here. Stephanie Chen, >> how old are you, Stephanie? >> 34. >> 34. Okay. >> Can you please tell me how much trouble I am? >> Well, we don't know if you're in any problem yet. [Music] You live You sure you don't want to go? >> Yeah. >> Okay. What's your phone number? All right, I'm just going to have you sign and just simply state that you don't want to go with us at this moment in time if you change your mind at any >> EMTs were dispatched to the scene, but Stephanie declined medical attention. Once she was cleared by the EMTs, the officer afforded Stephanie an opportunity to perform field sobriety exercises. The first test involved the horizontal gaze nestagmus HGN test. The officer observed a lack of smooth pursuit in both eyes, distinct and sustained nestagmas in both eyes and onset of nestagmas prior to 45°. The second exercise was the walk and turn test. During this exercise, Stephanie was unable to maintain her balance. The final exercise was the one leg stand test. During the one leg stand test, Stephanie raised her legs more than 6 in and she was unable to complete the test satisfactorily. >> Hey, Serge, is this your car? >> Whose car is this one right here? >> You just want to kill could uh kill your front lights. >> Okay. >> All right. Um >> come over here on the other side of the vehicle. Okay. I'll talk to you over here. [Music] I'll see you in a little bit. Okay. >> All right. Put that on my dash. Stephanie, >> no. How much? How much do you have to drink tonight? >> Two drinks. >> Mhm. Two drinks of what? >> No. >> Alcohol. Wine. >> Wine. Okay. All right. Um, want to do a couple tests to make sure you're all right to be driving. Okay. >> Okay. >> All right. Do you have any medical conditions that affect your ability to walk or balance? >> No. Okay. Do you wear contacts or glasses? >> There's contacts in there. >> Contacts in right now. Okay. All right. What I want you to do is stand on this line facing me. Okay. >> Okay. >> All right. Put your feet together and keep your hands down at your sides. Okay. >> All right. Do you have any problem seeing the tip of my finger? No. >> No. Okay. I want you to follow the tip of my finger with your eyes and your eyes only. Okay. >> Okay. [Music] Just follow my finger up. Okay. Okay. Um, I'm going to have you uh put your phone and purse down for these next two tests. Okay. >> Okay. >> Um, just hand them to this officer for now. [Music] Okay. Um, if it's more com How tall are those heels? If it's more comfortable for you, you could take your shoes off or you can leave them on. Okay. >> Okay. >> All right. Do you want to leave them on? >> You do have sandals in there. Just let me know. >> Do you want to put sandals on instead? >> Um, I can put them on. >> You want your sandals? Fine. >> Uh, I don't just don't want you to fall. No, she's fine. >> Okay. >> All right. So, stand on this line. Okay. We're going to use this line. Yep. All right. So, what I want you to do is use that line that you're standing on. Okay. You're going to put your left foot on the line and you're going to left foot on the line and you're going to put your right foot in front of your left foot touching heel to toe keeping your hands at your sides. Okay? Nope. Don't start yet. You're going to stay in that position until I tell you to do so. Okay. >> Okay. >> So, go ahead. Just like this. Left foot. Right foot in front of your left foot. Okay. Right foot in front of your left foot. >> Okay. >> Okay. Nope. And then just stay there. Okay. So, when I tell you to begin, you're going to take nine steps forward, turn around, do nine steps back. It's going to look something like this. Okay. One, two, three, all the way to nine. And when you get to nine, you're going to take a series of small steps to turn around and do nine steps back. One, two, three, all the way to nine. You're going to touch heel to toe. Keep your arms at your sides. Use that line as a reference and don't stop until you completed the test. >> Okay? >> Do you understand? >> Yes. >> Okay, you can begin. [Music] go backwards. >> Just as I instruct it. >> Okay. >> All right. You can stop there. Okay. The next test, all right, is going to be the one leg stand. Okay. You're going to stand with your feet together, your arms at your sides. Either leg of your choosing, you're going to raise it approximately 6 in off the ground and count out loud. 1 1 2 100 and so on until I tell you to stop. It's going to look something like this. 1 100 1 2 100 3 100 4 100 until I tell you to stop. Do you understand? Okay. You're going to keep your arms at your sides, your legs straight and pointed. You can begin when you're ready. [Music] 4 1,00 5,000 600 700 Keep cover 1 100 2 100 3 100 4 100 5 100 6 All right, that's good. All right, the next >> 8100. >> That's good. Then the the last one I'm going to have you do is just face my partner >> based on her admission to consuming alcohol earlier at the watermark in Asbury Park, her slur speech, and inability to perform the field sobriety exercises. Stephanie was placed under arrest for driving under the influence. Officer Anutsu transported her to Old Bridge Police HQ. >> Okay. And put your hands behind your back. Put your hands behind your back. >> You're being arrested for driving while intoxicated. there. All right, come back here with me. Yeah, you want to do that. Yeah, you want stand right there. >> Do you have anything in your pockets? I'm going to poke thicker on me. >> Thank you. >> Two echo headquarters. >> Nope. Like just inside. Just spread your leg. >> One female under. [Music] All right. Can I have a seat in here? Okay. Hang tight and I'll explain everything to you in a second. All right, I'm going to read your rights. Stephanie, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can or will be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to talk to a lawyer and have him or her present while you're being questioned. If you not afford a lawyer, one will be appointed to represent you before any questioning if you wish. if you could decide at any time to exercise these rights and not answer any questions or make any statements. Do you understand what I have read to you? Okay. Um, I'm going to bring you in, run you on a test, get all your information, and then we'll allow you to call somebody to come pick you up. You can't call an Uber. We can't let you walk. You have to call somebody to come pick you up that's sober so that they can sign off on paperwork. Okay? All right. It won't be too long. All right. Um, just let me up here. >> Um, did you guys figure out what she did with the crash? >> Yeah, look at the marks right here on the ground. Yes, I see that. >> There's a mark right there in the ground. >> Yeah, she came up right here and flipped the tree. >> Nice >> straight through. Poor tree. >> And I guess she spun around right there. >> Yeah, you try getting out two headquarters. [Music] Being on a 10 three one female starting 56 526 fix. It is working. [Music] >> Two echo headquarters. Go ahead. Two echo. >> Ending mileage 56527. Close the port. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] for headquarters. >> You check your messages for me. [Applause] 10 of them. Yeah, we're fine. We can No. >> All right. Come out here with me at police HQ. Stephanie refused to answer when she was asked if she would submit to a breathalyzer test. Once she was processed at police HQ, she was released to her mother after she signed the potential should warning form on her behalf. >> All right, walk over to that other officer. Go in the door and step to the right. Nope. Over here. Over here. the wall. I'm going to take the handcuffs off you. [Music] All right. I need you to take your jacket off. Okay. It's already been checked, but I need you to put it in the locker here. [Music] Yeah, I had uh Sarah do a search before I put her in the car since she was out there. >> Just have a seat. Okay. >> Any jewelry on? Earrings, necklace, earrings. Okay, I need you to take them off. >> Well, just stay with grab a bag in the area of 165 Washington across the top road. kind of part of a group of teams uh windows. >> All right, we'll be clear. >> Where were you tonight? What? Oh, it's the watermark. Was there a bar? >> Yeah, it's Perry. You can leave that one on. I just need those black one. The black. >> Okay. Any other jew any other jewelry? No. Okay. Um, no hair ties, nothing like that. Just pull your hair back for me. Let me see your ears. Okay. Um, and only one layer of clothing on, right? Just the leggings and the shirt. Okay. And you have a name of somebody. Nothing. [Applause] [Music] Your driver's license isn't in here. You mind if I look? Cuz I'm going to leave your bag. >> Let me call her. Tell her you're okay. too. You have to book. >> No, >> it's not. >> No, >> we have a story book. >> Yeah, we do. But >> that's not it. >> All right. Well, we'll talk to mom shortly and make sure she starts coming. >> Okay. Let me take your phone. [Music] All right, come with me this way. Go through that doorway. Going to walk to the exit side. Going straight. You're going to have a seat on the bench in this room here. Just have a seat on the bench there. Okay. >> You going to give her give her a call now? >> Yeah. Does this if she's coming from Edison done in >> Yeah. >> less than an hour >> that she wants to see you do this because I haven't done one in >> Okay. Well, I have to. So, >> so I'm going to do a 20 minute observation >> off the time off of that. Right. >> Off the time off of this. So, you hit even though it says do not hit 309. >> 309. >> So, then I write that down. >> You don't put info until then or you just put it down? I don't put it in until 20 minutes is up and I read the new the standard statement. >> Gotcha. >> So, yeah. And uh so at 3:30 I'm going to start this >> if you want to watch. [Music] All right. So, your daughter has been arrested for drinking and driving. She crashed her car. She's okay. She's fine. It happens. You know, she made some poor decisions today. She's okay, though. I'm going to return release her right now to you. I need to see her license. Okay? And I'm going to need you to sign a form that you're taking her and you're going to watch her. You're not going to let her drive for the next 12 hours. that you're going to take care of her. You're responsible for her. Okay. I'm going to read you that form. Yeah. All right. >> It happens. Just have a seat. I'll be done in a few minutes. Okay. Headquarters echo. >> Okay. So, need to sign here. I'm going to go get her right now. >> Same thing I read. I just changed information. >> Residential alarm coming from the basement window. >> Okay. Keep that. Let me go get her. She gets this back. >> Headquarters. Where is that address? >> Hello. Benjamin Corp. >> What's the uh cross street? You cut out. Rose winning. >> Okay. [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Okay. All right. So, you got a numerous Oh, these are all summones. We also wrote you. Okay. So, your first court date is 110 23 8 a.m. here. 9:00 a.m. Call the court. Okay. >> I think they're still doing it in person at this point for this. Okay. >> All right. So, this is uh all your summones and I'll find out where the car was towed to so you can start working out with your insurance company. >> Okay. So, I just need you to sign Oh, there's a toe slip. It's another ticket. Put all these away then. Put everything in your pocket book. You want to open your pocketbook, put in so you don't lose it. Put that in there, too. Your earrings, everything like that. And your car has been towed to all car towing. It's considered all car. Okay. So, you can Google it. It's an old bridge. All car towing. You want to notify your insurance company. Put that in there, too. And I just need you to sign right here. Okay. Just print your name, >> date, which is 1123, and time is So, print your name here. You got your earrings back and your iPhone. And the time is going to be 4:46. Okay. And that's it. [Music] [Applause] Just so you know, your mom signed a form that doesn't allow you to operate um a vehicle for a period of time, okay? Cuz she can get in trouble. So, no driving for at least 12 hours, okay? Okay. She's free to go. Okay. She'll tell you where the car was towed to. Okay. >> She'll She has a slip. She has a slip. Um, you want to show mom the slip real fast, Stephanie? >> So, you might forget cuz you had a rough night. >> Take a slip. So, the car that was involved in an accident has been towed to all car right here. See this? All car. >> So if you Google it, you'll see what address >> she was issued the following summones. Operating under the influence, reckless driving, failure to report an accident, traffic on mark lanes, no liability, insurance coverage, failure to wear a seat belt, consent to take samples of breath, and refusal to submit to chemical test. >> Call them tomorrow. Call your insurance company. Tell them what happened. >> Three of them. Okay. All right. Good luck. >> I'll see you guys all day for Okay. I gave your license back, right? >> I gave your license back. >> I gave you the license back. Yeah. Okay. Good night. Thank you. You're welcome.