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After he observed the driver turn erratically, he activated his lights to initiate a traffic stop. The driver pulled over in the vicinity of Armenia New North and Green Street West. The officer made contact with the driver who was identified as Leila Burton. >> Hi. >> Hi. >> You have your driver's license, registration, insurance. [Music] >> Okay. >> Where are we where we trying to go? >> Home. >> Where's home? >> Uh Safety Harbor. >> Okay. And where are you coming from tonight? from just a place around here. >> Okay. Do you know the name of the place? >> As he was speaking with her, he observed indicators of impairment and detected the odor of alcohol. She told the officer that she was heading home and she would later admit that she had consumed alcohol earlier that evening. Based on his suspicion of impairment, Leila was asked to exit the vehicle and perform field sobriety exercises. >> Let me give you my driver. >> Yes. Finally, I think by the airport. >> You were by the airport? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> All right. Well, how much alcohol have you had to drink today? >> None. >> You've had no alcohol to drink? >> I had to drink like 5 hours. >> Okay. I was I was going to ask if there's any reason why I smell alcohol coming from you. All right. So, you you're saying you haven't had any recently then? >> Okay. You said you had some about 5 hours ago. Where was that at? >> Home. >> I'm sorry. >> At home. >> Okay. All right. And you feel like you're you're okay to drive? >> Yeah. >> I was just like trying to follow the GPS and it was telling me like to take the exit and then I was like >> Okay. Well, how how long what was it you were drinking when it was 5 hours ago? It was like um margarita in a box like >> Okay. Okay. All right. Hang tight for just a moment. I'll be right back. Okay. >> Okay. All right, ma'am. I'm going to have you come back here for just a moment. >> Yes. >> Yep. And just kind of go back this way. Go back to >> Yes, ma'am. Right back this way. We're going to go right over here. Right here's good. right over here. Okay. So, here here's the deal. I am concerned about your sobriety. So, I'm going to ask that you do some field sobriety exercises to help me to determine whether or not you're driving under alcohol tonight. Are you going to be willing to do these field sobriety exercises? >> Yes, sir. >> All right. Are you wearing contact lenses? >> Do you have any problems with your eyes at all? And you can see out of both eyes. >> Yes. >> Okay. I'm going to have you stand right here inside my light. >> Yep. Right there. Have you put your feet together like this? Just keep your arm straight down to your side. Look straight ahead. Officer Barlo Log started with the horizontal gaze nice HGN test. The second exercise was the walk and turn test. During the walk and turn test, Leila did not touch heel to toe on each step. The final exercise was the one leg stand test and Leila failed to raise her foot in the proper fashion. >> And you see this red light? Just follow this red light with your eyes and your eyes only. Don't move your head. Do you understand? Mhm. >> Yes. Okay. Okay. Don't move your head. Keep your head perfectly still. >> Temple. >> Try not to get out of it. Just stay right there with it. 41 3218 Avenue West 321 Avenue [Applause] cars people yelling Now brother 4343 will be uncertain. 64 [Music] and stay on that. Almost done. [Music] Look, are you taking any medications of any kind? >> I take I take them must have a relaxer for my lower back pain. >> Okay. >> But it doesn't do anything. Is it like a prescription medication or >> um it used to be but then I I took the over the counter um overounter >> over the counter. Okay. >> Like a lesser like dose but >> Okay. >> Sometimes I take it for because I'm a server like you know like >> Okay. So you don't when you haven't taken a prescription medication in in how long? >> Couple days, weeks, months? >> Like forever a year or something. >> Okay. So, the only thing you're taking right now is over-the-counter medication for uh sore back >> uh for some muscle relaxing for lower back pain. >> Okay. So, so just like something you buy at Publix or Walgreens or something. >> Okay. Um any other medications? >> Tylenol, like normal stuff sometimes. >> Okay. Um any history of high blood pressure, diabetes, epilepsy, anything like that? Um any injuries or illnesses tonight? Not tonight. No. >> Okay. Any physical limitations at all? >> No. Okay. All right. Um, so I'm going to have you just stand right here for me. Hold. Wait right there. Be with you a second. I'm just going to back my car up a little bit. Heat. Heat. Okay. All right. So, what we're going to do is we're just going to put this tape on the ground. So, all I'm going to have you do is just hold on to this for a second and don't do anything with it yet. Okay. Okay. I'm going to have you just go straight down and put that down onto the ground. >> Hold there with the left. >> What's that? >> Can I hold it with the left? cuz I'm left-handed, but that's okay. >> Oh, you're just going to put it on the ground. >> Oh, good. >> Yep. Just go ahead and put it down on the ground. All the way down. And just put your foot on the end of it. All right. So, we're going to use this line that we just put down. Okay. Normally, I don't I don't want to use this because it's kind of >> rough. Okay. All right. So, what we're gonna do is we're gonna use this line. So, I'm gonna give you some instructions and I'm going to demonstrate those instructions for you. So, it's important you pay attention. Okay. Now, you can either do this with your shoes on or you can take them off. I'm leave it up to you. >> All right. They're comfortable. So, I'm going >> Okay. So, the first thing we're going to do is I'm going to have you put your left foot on this blue tape. You're going to put your right foot in front of your left foot. So the heel of your right foot is touching the toe of your left foot. Just like this. >> Okay? Like this. >> Just like that. Keep your arms to your side. Remain in this position. Don't do anything until I tell you. Do you understand? >> Well, I have heels. Um, right. >> I was just going to walk normally. So, I'm like they're comfortable. >> AB. If you want to take them off, more than welcome to take them off. >> So, just walk one foot. I'm going to get I'm going to explain it to you. >> But we're going to start off with by having you put your left foot on the line. Put your right foot in front with the heel touching the toe just like this. >> Should I start? >> No. Go ahead and put your right foot in front of your left foot. Okay. All the way in front. There you go. Can you get your foot all the way onto the line? There you go. >> Keep your arms to your sides. Now remain in this position. Don't do anything until I tell you. Do you understand? >> Yeah. When I tell you to begin, you're going to take nine heel to toe steps on this blue tape. When you get to nine, you're going to turn around and take nine heel to toe steps back on this blue tape. As you do this, keep your arms backwards, >> not backwards. You're going to turn you're going to turn completely around. Okay? And then you're going to come back. >> So, as you do this, you're going to keep your arms to your sides at all times. Look down at your feet and count out loud each of your steps. Now, it's going to look just like this. >> Nope. Nope. Your very first step, your very first step forward will be number one. Okay? So, you're gonna end up just like this. So, you're going to start by going one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. Now, when you reach nine and you turn around, you're going to turn around by leaving that front foot on the line. Do not pick it up. You're going to use your back foot. Take a series of small steps around your front foot like so. >> And then then once you've turned around, that's when you'll take your nine heel toe steps back. begin counting out loud each of your steps. Now, once you begin, don't >> you have to start with the left, >> correct? So, you're going to put left foot on line. Put your right foot in front. Go ahead and put your right foot in front. >> Oh, right. >> Right. But don't start yet, though. Wait for me to finish. Okay. >> Sorry. >> All right. So, get your left foot online for me. And your And then your right foot in front. Now, now once you begin this exercise, don't stop at any point until you complete it. Okay? Do you understand all the instructions? So, I'm going to put the first foot, left foot on the line, then the right foot. Then I start counting until 9. And then I turn around and I do the same thing and don't stop at any point until it's home. >> Correct. Until until you're done. Correct. >> Or or until I'm done. Okay. >> Any other questions for me? >> No. >> Okay. You understand those instructions? >> Yeah. What I told you that is the right thing. >> Yes. Okay. Then keep your arms to your sides. All right. But don't 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. Just stop at 9. Turn back. Right. All right. So, what I'm going to have you do is I'm going have you just stand right here for me, right? I'm going have you turn face towards my car and I'll be with you in just a moment. All right. All right. Hold off on putting your shoes on just yet. Okay. I'm going to have you come right back here for me. Okay. All right. Just face me. All right. So, what you're going to do this time is keep your feet all the way together like this. Keep your arms to your side. Remain in this position. Don't do anything until I tell you. Okay? Now, when I tell you to, you're going to raise one foot. It's your choice. Whichever foot you want to raise, raise it in front of you so that the heel is at least six inches off the ground. Now, it's going to look just like this. Keep both legs straight. Keep your foot parallel to the ground. You're going to keep your arms to your sides at all times. Look down at your raised foot and count out loud. 1,00 1,002 1,003. And just continue to count just like that until I tell you to stop. If you put your foot down before I tell you to. No, I don't want you to, but if you do, you're just going to pick it back up and continue to count from the number that you left off. Okay, >> any questions? >> Starting from 1,00 >> 1,001 >> down or up? >> You're going to go up 1,00 1,002 1,003 and just keep going until I tell you to stop. >> Okay. >> Yes, sir. >> Any other questions? >> No, sir. >> Do you understand those instructions? >> Yes, sir. >> All right. Give me just a second. Hold on. All right. All right. You can start anytime you're ready. >> Whenever Whenever you're ready. 1. Sorry. Tires start from one to the 1,00 1,00 1,002 100 34 1006 1007 100 >> Okay. Let me let me go and stop you there for a sec. Okay. Remember, you're supposed to look down at your raised foot while you're doing this. Okay. >> Yeah. >> All right. Arms to your side. Look down at your raised foot and count out loud just like you were. Hold on. All right. And now you can start. >> 100. >> Yes. I think you're talking to someone who 1006 700 8 1 9 1 uh 10 1 123 1 145 1 178 >> Okay, go ahead and stop. Oh, >> okay. All right, go ahead. You can put your shoes on back now. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] All right, we're going to just come right back over here. All right. right here for me and just right here for me inside the light and just turn around face towards my car. >> Based on her traffic infraction, her indicators of impairment, her admission to consuming alcohol earlier that evening, and her inability to adequately perform the field sobriety exercises. Leila was placed under arrest for driving under the influence. After she was placed under arrest, her friend attempted to argue with the officers before walking away. >> Hi, Mommy. I have you just keep your feet together for me. Drop your arms down to your side. Okay. Now have you go and bring your hands back behind you? >> All right, ma'am. At this time, you are being placed under arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol. >> Cleansing your life. >> Okay, hold on one sec. Let me go ahead and get these handcuffs tightened up. And >> is that because I didn't look at me? >> Well, it's not it's it's it's a culmination of things. >> I forgot I'm nominated speaker, so like >> Okay. Well, it's a culmination. It's not it's not just >> it's not just one simple thing. Okay. >> Just wait right here for me. Can come back over here. >> Right there. Okay. So, here's the deal. Like I said, you're being placed under arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol. So, I'm going to transport you from here to the jail. When we get there, I'm going to ask you submit to a lawful test of breath for the >> Can you speak slowly, please? If you don't mind, >> you're being arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. >> Okay. >> I'm going to transport you from here to the jail. >> Okay. When we get there, I'm going to ask that you submit to a lawful test of your breath for the purpose of determining its alcohol content. Are you going to be willing to submit to a breath test tonight? >> Can I not answer that question? >> Um, well, I do need I do need an answer to that question. It's either yes or no. >> I just don't I'm sorry. I'm not trying to be the I'm just I don't know what that literally means. Like >> Well, I'm asking you to provide a breath test. Okay. The presumptive limit in the state of Florida is 08. Right. The breath the breath test I'm asking you to submit to is going to tell us where you're at. Now, if you choose to refuse that breath test, then there are some consequences if you if you do choose to refuse. And I'll explain all that to you when we get to the jail cuz I have to read you a form that will explain to you what'll happen if you don't do the breath test. >> Can you explain to me? >> Yeah, I'll do it when we get to the jail. >> Okay. >> Unfortunately, that's where we're at. What happened to my car? >> Um, well, we're going to take care of your car for tonight. We're going to have to tow the car. >> Can I take my phone? >> Yes. I'm going to go grab your phone and all that other stuff. So, I'm going to have you come back around this way for me and just go toward the back and right here for me. All right. Just go ahead and have a seat for me. >> I'm sorry. I'm just asking questions. >> No, that's fine. >> So, you're going to leave my car there? >> We have to tow your We have to tow your car. We're going to get a tow truck that's going to come pick it up. >> Yeah. But like what about my stuff and >> I'm going to go get it for you and >> I'm going to go get all that right now. >> Right now. >> I'm sorry. I just never been through this. >> Leila was transported by officer Barlo to the Orient Road Jail for further processing. She agreed to submit to a breath test and her back results were 0.133 and 0.137 which were over the legal limit of 0.08. She was charged with a DUI 316.193 and eventually released pending her court appearance. >> I'll try to >> explain it to you as much as possible as we're as we're going through. >> I'm just asking. >> Not at all. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Not at all. >> Pausing deactivating for an officer conference.