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Please like, subscribe, [bell] and consider supporting our channel. The full raw, uncensored, no narrations, no captions, and an edited version of this body cam footage can be found in the description below. Please consider joining our YouTube channel membership. Subscriptions and donations will be used to acquire more public footage related to law enforcement activities. It really helps us do original fulllength reporting like this. Sharing this video serves a compelling public interest because it is intended to illustrate the consequences of their actions and discourage others doing so. Defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty. Thank you all for the support. >> You guys okay? >> Sir, are you okay? I'll bring it out. >> Yeah. Just give me a second. All right. A376. You all right? But my face is not loud. >> I'm going to need EMS last. I had I'm going to have the uh >> center and left lane shut down. Uh, just one injury from rest. >> Okay. >> Just do me a favor. >> Just sit right here for me. >> Yeah. >> All right. >> Around 4:45 a.m. on February 19, 2022, trooper Robert Vargo with the New Jersey State Police observed a westbound white 2007 Kia Optima that was swerving between lanes near milepost 1.3 of the Atlantic City Expressway. The driver's actions caused her vehicle to strike the center barrier, resulting in severe front end damages and airbag deployment inside the vehicle. A second motor vehicle accident involving two other cars subsequently occurred as a result of her crash. >> Sir, just do me a favor and just stay in your car. Okay. Ma'am, you okay? >> Yes, I'm fine. I saw some I I hit something in the back of my tire just >> Okay. >> Sorry, I'm really shaking off. >> Okay, just do me a favor and just stay in your car. Okay. >> Okay. >> All right. You're not injured or anything? >> No, I'm fine. I'm perfectly fine. Um I felt something hit me in the back and I swerved. >> Okay. All right. Just do me a favor and just sit in your car. Okay. Okay. Central A376. going to need uh three. >> All right. So, you guys did you guys see what happened? >> Yeah. >> Okay. What happened? >> She already had the accident and then he had to stop and then when he stopped and then back. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> That's the one. Um she already was. >> Yeah. Yeah, I saw her driving on the uh on the uh the rumble strips and then she hit she hit the wall. >> Yeah, >> I I don't know if she she came behind me all the way from over there. I think she >> Okay. All right. I'll talk to her. >> Um because she was like >> Sarah, just do me a favor and stay over here. I don't want you getting hit by a car. >> Okay. >> All right. All right. Just give me a couple minutes cuz they're bleeding and then I'm just going to grab a quick statement for you guys. I'll get you guys out of here. All right. All right. All right. All right. What What hurts? >> My my my my collar bone. My chest. Do me a favor and don't move. Okay. >> My fingers. My wife right now. >> All right. You okay? >> My head. >> Okay. >> What'd you hit your head on? >> Um, it happened fast. >> Okay. I know it keeps bleeding. It hurts right here. And my hand hurts. >> All right. Want me to look at you? >> All right. >> Is it bad? I can't even tell. >> You have like a rag or something in here? >> Um All right. You mind if I go in your trunk? >> Yeah. If you can open it. >> No, I can't open it. >> It hurts so bad. >> Oh, so why don't you do take your jack? No, don't take your jack off. >> All right, just uh give me a second. All right. It's not too bad. It looks like it's stopped. >> All right. >> It hurts. Probably going to need a couple stitches. Looks like you got a bloody nose, too. >> Yeah, it hurt. My nose actually doesn't feel bad. I think it's just blood dripped down. >> Okay. >> But it hurts. My my cord hurts pretty bad. >> Okay. >> Central. >> What's that? >> Water. I don't have any water right now. Right. >> Thank you. A376. Show me around. >> All right. What? Sit up. Sit up for me. Huh? >> Was your chest hurt or just your stomach? >> No, my chest. >> All right. >> Was the stomach? That was the chest. >> Like this from the seat belt. >> You think, baby? >> Seat belt. Probably. You mind? Just let me just just lift your shirt up. Make sure everything's all right. All right. >> Here's like up here, right? >> Yeah. >> Like from the seat belt going across? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. From the seat belt. >> Okay. All right. Just do me a favor and just have a seat. All right. You're going to be all right. >> Yeah, bro. >> All right. I'm going to go check on them again. All right. You okay? >> Yeah. I mean, my my forehead hurts pretty bad. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Keeps bleeding, but I'm okay. I guess I'll do >> sir. >> Oh [ __ ] >> So, you okay? Your uh your what? Your head hurts? >> Yeah. I I mean it was >> trooper Varga drove towards the scene and immediately made contact with the occupants of the other vehicles and called for ambulance to arrive on scene. One of the drivers had visible facial lacerations while the other was complaining of pains. Both individuals were later transported to the hospital for further evaluation. After getting witness statements from the occupants of another car, he walked towards the Kia and made contact with the driver who was identified as 21-year-old Alexis Rosario. She told him that she had just left work at a damn good sports bar and grill in the Tropicana Casino. Okay. >> It was a good impact. >> Yeah. You know what happened? >> To be honest with you, I was just cruising. I was playing my music. And I don't know what this car did, but they just started bouncing off the wall >> and everything out and spun around and >> I don't know what they were doing. >> All right, just give me a couple minutes. All right, sir. >> Holy [ __ ] All right. Can I just grab uh your driver's license or something real quick? Where's the driver of this? >> Okay. All right. Just stay out of the road for me. Just you can hang out right here. >> Just use your car. Just hang out here. Me too. >> Is that your car there? >> Yeah. Okay. You can hang out here. Just uh I don't want you She's okay. Okay. Central 942. Okay, >> sir. >> All right, these two are getting checked out. Um, he's going to be definitely going. So, I'm just going to grab their DL, get them in. If you want, can you go to the passenger side and try to see if you can get the insurance info on this car? >> Yep. >> See anything about GMC? >> No, not yet. >> Okay. >> So, your EMS is here. They're going to check you out. Um, do you have your driver's license on you? >> Um, actually, you know what? with your car right too far. We don't need to get you involved, you know, even though you work here, but I will talk to you later. I know it's been a long day for you. So, I talk to you later. >> I'll let you know when we get home and I drive her work and she's she's okay. >> Okay. >> All right. I'm freezing. I didn't even take my job. She's >> good. Thank you, sir. >> Okay. Bye. What happened? >> I had to sign that I wasn't going to the hospital. I'm sorry. I'm on the seat belt. Is this from the seat belt? Okay. >> This. >> All right, ma'am. I just need to talk to her for a couple minutes. All right. Just if you want to just go to your car. >> All right. >> Can I just step away? >> No. Just I just want I don't want you in the road. >> Okay. >> So, I'm going to get you to your car. Just give me a second. All right. >> All right. >> Hold on. Hold on. >> Alexis, I'm going to wait for you. I'll drive you home. I'm not going anywhere. So, be right here. >> Hold on. Hold on. I don't want you to get hit. I'll be right here in the car. >> Okay. >> All right. God damn it. You're welcome. >> All right, man. Do you have your driver's license? >> I gave it to the >> You should have gave it back to you. They usually don't keep it. So, like is the guy that hit me like the >> What's that? >> The guy that tapped me. >> Okay. Who tapped you? >> A guy in a red car. I don't know the make. I don't know the model. I don't know the year. Whatever. I just know he was riding my ass. Sorry, my French. He was riding my ass until we got to the parkway. >> Okay. >> And then he kind of tapped me and I went like that. Okay. >> You know we're nowhere near the parkway, right? >> Or wherever this is. Parkway Expressway. Parkway. I say the same thing. I'm sorry. Okay. >> As trooper Varga was speaking with Alexis, he detected the odor of alcohol and observed other indicators of impairment. Her boss at work even arrived at the scene of the crash, but she was told to wait in her vehicle. Alexis initially denied consuming any alcohol earlier that before admitting that she may have unknowingly drank something with alcohol in it. Based on his suspicion impairment, Alexis was asked to performs perform field sobriety exercises. >> I'm just like this is my first accident. I'm really shook up. My mom's >> Where are we coming from tonight? >> From work cuz she's my boss. >> Okay. We got out really late. We got packed. >> Okay. Cuz I watched you drive down the road and you were on the rumble strips. You know what rumble strips are called? >> Yeah. The little side. Yeah, I know. I know. >> Okay. >> Any reason for it? >> No. >> And then by the time I was able to pull out from the side of the road, you crashed. >> Yes. After the guy was riding my ass. >> Okay. Where where did he hit your car? Um, he like bumper tapped and then he pulled into the right lane and I swerved. >> There was I didn't see no cars with your >> from there to here. Witnesses say it's a whole different story. You crashed and caused those two to stop and they got in an accident. Okay. >> All right. How much we have in time? What's that? >> I came from a bar. >> Obviously cold. >> I'm asking you how much you had to drink tonight. >> What's What's >> I work at a bar. >> Okay. I'm asking you how much you had to drink. >> I had like a Red Bull. I had two Red Bulls. >> Okay. >> Two Red Bulls. I had Gatorade. I had lemonade and a couple water bottles. >> Okay. So, you had no alcohol tonight? >> Not that I know of. I mean, >> other than >> working at a bar and like like she I know she got pulled over and they gave her a ticket. She had alcohol spilled all over her. >> Okay. >> And on her face. So, this is literally my first accident. And I'm really shook up. And >> you're allowed to be shook up, but I'm asking the way I watched you drive the car. Okay. >> Okay. And the order of alcohol. Okay. I'm asking you if you had anything to drink tonight. >> Okay. >> It's a yes or no. >> Okay. If I'm being completely honest, >> go ahead. >> We're at work. >> Okay. >> There's cups laying around and whatever's there, I just we drank. >> Okay. >> So, I don't know if anyone's like I know like there's a history of like drinking behind the bar. Like I know all that, but >> So, I'm not trying to get you ended up at work. No, no, no, no. I know. >> I'm not seeing you or anything crazy. >> Okay. I'm just trying to like let you know. >> Okay. Okay. >> All right. Give me a couple minutes. >> Okay. >> All right. Well, she's going to stay over there, though. Okay. >> Yeah, I know. I know. >> And uh work on getting you out of here. All right. >> Okay. I got the stuff on that car. You get the stuff on this one. >> No, he was still looking for it. I'm going to get I'm getting her out of balance. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I'm going to bring her right here. I'm going to test her real quick. Okay. >> And then uh go from there. All right. I'll wait here for you. to stay down so they don't hit her and then everybody just hit me, >> right? Okay. Central D37. >> All right, man. Listen. All right. I want to make sure you're okay to drive. We're just going to walk back to my phone. I'm going to give you a couple tests. You're good to go. You're going to jump in this car. You're going to get out of here. >> Okay. All right. >> She can't drive me home. >> She can. >> Okay. >> Okay. So, just come. We're going to walk back to my car real quick. >> Okay. Do your stuff right now? >> No. Just do everything right here. All right. And then if you're good to go, come back, grab your stuff. Car is going to get towed and then we'll get you out of here cuz obviously you can't drive it. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Obviously. >> All right. She's on calla. I have to >> It will help because we have to It's a private road. So, just walk back to my car. I just stand right here at the car. >> Sorry, I'm like really old. Just stay right here. Okay. >> Yeah. I can't tell exactly. clean you up, but I'm going to suggest you go to the hospital, especially since you hit your head. All right. >> Is your friend family or chest? >> All right. So, you both going to go to the hospital with them? >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> All right. Thanks, guys. >> Yeah. I'm grabbing triple A for you. Okay. >> Okay. You can't use AAA out here. Just hold on. >> Okay. No problem. >> Go ahead. >> Thank you. >> Can't use AAA out here. It's a private road, so we have to tow it. >> Okay. >> The first exercise was the horizontal gaze nestagmas HGN test. During the HGN test, trooper Varga 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 walk and turn. During the walk and turn test, Alexis failed to touch heel to toe on each step and turned improperly. The third exercise was the one leg stand test. During the one leg stand, Alexis failed to raise her foot in the proper fashion and did not count aloud as instructed. The final exercise was the recitation of the alphabet from B to W. Trooper Varga then repeated the HGN test to confirm his suspicion of impairment. >> All right, sir. They're uh >> they're both going to the hospital. >> Um All right. >> He's um his mom's sending the insurance right now cuz it's on the phone. >> All right. He can he get checked out by us. >> Can I ask what happened to them? >> He's got hit in the head. >> So, the one guy's bleeding. >> Okay. For refusal to go to the hospital. Um >> because >> Okay. All right. Thank you. >> Yeah. He already checked when he said he signed paperwork. >> Okay. All right. All right. All right. Listen, we're going to go through a couple tests. I want to make sure you're okay to drive. Okay. >> Okay. So, first thing we do is just stand out here for me. All right. Get all this out of the way for you. >> Yeah. Go ahead. All right. You going to have your feet down together just like this. Arms loosely down your side. Don't be like stiff stiff like a board. >> All right. What I'm going to ask you to do, all right, is with your eyes and your eyes only. >> Okay. >> You're going to follow the tip of my pen. >> Okay. >> Okay. You understand that? >> Yes. >> Okay. Okay. You have no problems with your eyes, anything. Contact glasses. >> I have glasses. Yes. >> Do you uh forward near? >> I can't see far away. >> You have no problem seeing my back? I'm fine. >> Okay. All right. >> What I'm going to ask you to do >> is just follow it with your eyes and your eyes open. Got it. >> Yep. >> Yeah, you're good. Sir, can you cut my front lights? >> The driver is off from the white or the two car. >> I got it. The white, man. >> Start over. Okay. >> Okay. >> Now got to go all just just only the first one on my head. Emergency lights. >> Oh, your emergency lights. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. There you go. >> All right. >> Ready. >> Remember, arms loose down. I just keep them out of your pocket for me. Thanks. Don't move your head. 21 and 571. right there. out. Get out the hall. >> Yeah. 3942 short, sir. >> Okay. Do you know how long she'll be possibly? Okay. Just wait over here for me. >> Wait over here. >> Are you in there? >> Okay. >> Well, right now >> I'm going to do the same thing. I'll down. Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. Right now. >> You drop it before you go and get like to your car. Go to the car. Go to the car. Please. I know I'm cold. Relax. Um, >> we're just waiting. >> We're just waiting on the tour. >> Yeah. Is one of his mom she has other furniture. So, the registration. >> All right. Ready? Next test. All right. Is going to be the walk and turn test. Okay. Don't move. Okay. What you're going to do is you're going to take your right foot and you're going to place it in front of your left foot just like this. You're going to stay in that starting position until I tell you to begin the test. You understand? I'm going to explain the test and you're going to stay in that position. Do you understand? All right. Again, >> I'm just letting you know like I'm already like clumsy and like my balance is >> Sir, can you tell them that we he can't take that vehicle yet? Cuz we might have to search it. >> All right. >> Okay. Sorry, I'm full. >> All right. Again, I'm going to take your right foot just like this. >> Okay. >> Heel toe. Okay. >> No. >> Yes. Just like that. No. Don't. Just like that. All right. Now, you're going to remain in this position until I tell you to begin the test. Do you understand? >> Okay. >> All right. What you're going to do for the starting position, you're going to take a series of nine steps heel to toe. When you get to your ninth step, you're going to take a series of small steps. And then you're going to take another nine steps heel to toe. Okay? You're going to look down at your feet. >> Okay? >> You're going to count each step out loud. >> Okay? >> You're going to keep your arms down by your side, and you're going to keep your feet heel to toe as you walk. All right? I'm going to demonstrate the test. Okay? >> Back to the starting position. Okay? Don't move from it until I tell you to begin. All right. Just got to get that uh right foot in front of the left one. All right. >> Okay. So, from the starting position, all right, you're going to take a series of nine steps. One, two, three. I'm only taking three steps for demonstration purposes. You're going to take nine. When you get to your ninth step, you're going to take a series of small steps. All right? And you're going to take nine steps back. >> And then back. >> One, two, three. Okay. I took three steps for demonstration. You're going to take nine. >> Do you understand? >> Yes. >> Okay. Again, you're going to be looking down at your feet, kind of each step out loud, keeping your arms down by your side, and walking heel to toe. >> Okay? And like I said, you know that I'm clumsy and I like I'm not that balanced. I'm not coordinated. Think about sports team. >> All right. I'll take that in consideration. >> Okay. So 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 >> You all right? >> Yes, I'm fine. I'm really I'm really >> Listen, just go back here for me. All right, let's take a step. All right, again, next test is going to be the one leg stand test. All right, what I'm going to ask you to do is you're going to raise the leg of your choice 6 in off the ground. Okay, you're going to count 1,00 1, 1,002, 1,003, and so on until I tell you to stop. Okay, you're going to keep your hands loosely down at your side. >> You're going to raise Don't start anything I tell you. Okay, you're going to raise 1 foot 6 in. >> Okay, I'm going to look down at your toe. >> Keep both legs straight. >> Okay, and count 10,00 one, 10,00 two, and so on. I'm going to demonstrate. All right. So, we're going to raise the foot of your choice. All right. 6 inches off the ground. 100,00 1,002 100 3 and so on. So, I tell you to stop looking down, keeping your arms down by your side. Okay. You understand? >> Yes. >> All right. I'll tell you when to begin. >> All right. You ready? Yeah. >> Go ahead. Keep that leg straight. We're not counting out loud. >> Oh. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Okay, put your foot down 20. All right. What's your highest level of education? >> Um, I went to college. I took some time off. >> Okay. All right. So, you have the basic understanding of the English alphabet. >> Okay. All right. What I want you to do, all right, just keep your arms feet together. Just like this again. All right. Feet together. >> Okay. >> Feet together. >> Okay. All right. >> Cuz I don't want you giving me an attitude. >> No, no. I'm not trying to give you an attitude. I'm sorry. I'm not at all. >> All right. Keep your feet together. Now, I'm sorry. What I want you to do is to say that the alphabet from the letter B as in bravo to W as in whiskey. >> Okay. I don't want you to group or sing any of the letters together. >> Okay. >> Okay. Demonstrate, please. >> A B see. Okay. >> Don't group and don't sing the letters. Okay. >> Okay. >> You understand? >> Yes. >> Okay. Go ahead. So, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z. All right, I'm just going to check your eyes one more time. All right. >> Sure. Heat. Heat. Right. >> All right. Turn around. based on the motor vehicle accident involving another multiple vehicles, her her indicators of impairment, her admission to possibly consuming alcohol earlier that evening, and her inability to satisfactorily complete the field sobriety exercises. Trooper Varga placed Alexis under arrest for driving under the influence. Her vehicle was impounded for a mandatory 12-hour hold under John's law. Trooper Varga initially transported Alexis to the NJSP Atlantic City Expressway station. >> I think you had a little bit more drink tonight than you said you did. All right, turn around. Turn around. Put your hands behind your back. All right, we're going to go back. All right, couple more tests. You're going to get a ride home. Okay. She can come and pick you right up. >> All right. Just walk over walk over here for me. All right. Do you have anything on you I need to know about? >> No, just my phone. >> All right. Just put the car for me. I don't have >> Can you give her my >> I'm going to read you this. All right. You have the right to remain silent and refuse to answer any questions. Do you understand? >> Yes. Anything you say maybe is against you in the court of law. Do you understand? You have the right to consult with an attorney at any time and have him or her present before during question. Do you understand? If you cannot afford an attorney will only be provided if you so desire prior to any question. Do you understand? >> A decision to speak to us is not final and you may stop talking to us at any time. Do you understand? Yes, sir. >> How about you have the drink? You know what's ahead? Have a seat. Thanks sir. Small pause here. If you like these videos, hitting subscribe would mean a lot. We're incredibly close to 100K and your support helps more than you know. Well, it wasn't. So, >> I'm going to start my PC. We get this car out of here. Oh, we can get a lead out. Central Asia. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. So, she was driving on the rumble strips, right? >> And you watch it back. >> And I as I spin out, I turn a corner. I This is what I pulled up to literally by the time I pulled out a 1.1 to here to stop her. This is what I I got. I was like, "What the do you hear me on the radio?" Heat. Heat. Heat up here. Heat. Heat. Sir, this one's good. What's that? >> This one's good. It's John's law. Okay. >> Yeah, this is John's law. The other two are just regular. >> Okay. You don't want it, dude. I tried to stop her. I pull out from the 1.1 cut >> and I turn around and this is I see >> or should I'm like like five times like boom boom comes off boom I'm almost she almost hit the guard rail or the center medium. So I turn and as I come out to stop her brain it's literally from here to there. All right, Rob. >> Where? >> I don't know. >> We searched her. >> Yeah, I know. >> If you want way back there, >> that's where her car pieces are. It looks like she dragged it. >> Yeah, she was on the rumble show for a while. She's saying that somebody hit her, but I watched that. >> Okay. >> All right. Yeah. Run her out of here and uh All right. You guys got this. >> I think he got over insurance. >> Yeah, he's got everything. >> I'm just waiting on this guy's insurance. Mom's going to be here with car in a second. Didn't give him a ride. I have his ID. >> I think I think grab. That's the only ID I didn't grab. >> This guy right here. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Can you grab yourself? Yeah, I'll grab that. I'll grab that. Heat. Heat. get you out of here as quick as I can. Okay. >> Okay. Yeah. Once we uh do a couple things at the station, Alexis was read the standard statement for motor vehicle operators and agreed to submit breath samples. Her breath test results indicated a BA level of 0.12% which was above the legal limit of 0.08%. When the officers were finished with processing her, Alexis was released to Justina Kuzion pending her court appearance after she signed the potential liability warning form on Alexis's behalf. We're just going to wrap around here. We're going to sell this bench. Get those handcuffs off you. Just ask you to take your jacket off. Okay. >> Okay. and your watch. >> Alexis was issued the following traffic citations. Operating under the influence. 39450. Reckless driving. 39 496. Careless driving. 39497. Traffic on marked lanes. Unsafe lane change. 39488B. Okay, I'll take that off. I'll put it in your bag for us. >> Okay. You like it? >> Yes. Just turn around. >> All right. What's uh lettering? >> Do you have any you have any money in there? Court records indicate that on July 26, 2022, Alexis pleaded guilty to operating under the influence. As a result of her guilty plea, Alexis had to spend 12 hours at an intoxicated driver resource center, use an ignition interlock device for 7 months, and pay a total of $740 in fines. The other three traffic citations were dismissed as part of a plea agreement. >> Yes. Take it out for me. All right. You put that back in your pocket. All right. Just go in these other two pockets for me. >> I don't have any. >> No, you just Okay. All right. Just uh you have a seat in the corner right here. And I'm just going to put this on your leg so your hands are free. Okay. >> I just have to answer a couple questions. Do a couple tests and then you can bathroom. Okay. Female. Secure the cell body camera.
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