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What's going on? >> I'm sorry. >> Around 8:16 p.m. on March 8th, 2025, patrolman Evan Bringing with the Edgewater Police Department responded to the parking lot of 461 River Road after they received a 911 call about someone who was passed out next to their vehicle. He arrived on scene around 8:18 p.m. and made contact with the caller. After speaking with the caller briefly, he noticed that a white 2020 Ford Explorer had driven past the curb onto the grass. Outside the vehicle, a female was passed out and lying down on the pavement. >> What a Is that not what I'm parking here? >> No. What's going on? >> She tried me a second degree TBA. You realize where you are right now? >> ACD. >> No, you're out laying down on the ground outside of your vehicle. >> But outside of your >> laying Are you okay? >> I'm okay. It's just >> Well, why is your car up on the curb like that? Why are you laying down like Are you having any Do you have any medical problems? Anything like that? >> No. >> You have nothing like that? Just need medical in case I come for my son. >> Okay. So, why are you laying on the ground? [Music] >> And why is your car half up on the curb? >> What time is it? >> Time is it? Let me tell you. I want to say it's about It's 8:20. >> Oh my god, it's early. >> I just need my car to get home. Okay. Well, where's home? Where you going? >> Where are we now? >> What? Right now you're in Edgewater. >> We're in Nor. >> You're in Edgewater. >> Edgewater. Wow. Still, >> what happened? What's going on? What brought you out here like on the ground? >> Yikes. My 30th birthday brought me here on the ground. >> So, what do I need to do? Officer, >> where were you before this? >> That's my home. Oh my god. I was at a bar in Edgewater. >> Do you have an ID on you? >> I should say I see that. Thank you. Come on. Come on. So that is unconscious. >> She's conscious. >> Oh, >> I'm sorry. >> Are you okay? I just need to get home. I'm sorry. I didn't realize I was this drunk. I just need to get home. We're in short. I live down the street. Do I still have my phone on me? >> You have your phone on you. I'm getting first strategy. Patrolman Bringers made contact with the female who was later identified as Briia Ateren Henderson. According to online records, Briishia currently works as an assistant prosecutor in the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. Patrolman Bringing asked Briishia if she knew where she was and she did not know that she was in Edgewater. Patrolman Tyler Ayelis arrived on scene to assist shortly afterwards and he asked Briia how she ended up on the ground. Briia responded that her 30th birthday brought her there on the ground. She also told the officers that she had been at a bar in Edgewater earlier that evening. >> Hold on. Hold on. Ma'am, >> hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. >> Sorry. Hold on. >> Ma'am, >> all right. Can you just hang up the phone real quick? >> Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. >> I got to hold you because I don't want you falling. Okay. >> I understand that. But you kind of drove your car up on a curb right now. Hold on, hold on, hold on. I don't want We don't want you falling. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. >> Okay. And listen to me. Okay. You You kind of told me something just now that's a little alarming. So, I have to perform some tests on you. Okay. >> I can't drive. I just want to get home. >> I know that. But you kind of just admitted to me that you were drunk. Okay. >> So, I got to perform some tests on you. >> Can I please don't be so sad? I just want to make sure my son is okay. Just going to try to perform some test. Okay. >> I don't want to drive. I just >> Yeah, but we're kind of we're we're a little past that right now, unfortunately. Okay. >> I'm just Can I please so sad? >> When we're done with this, okay, so I got to do some tests on you right now. You can't Listen, we got here. You're laying on the ground sleeping. Your car's up on the curb and you told me you need to drink it. >> Please call him. Like >> so I'm going to have to perform some tests on you. Okay. >> Please call him. I don't want to drive. I just want to call him. >> I I understand that. But we're kind of past that by now. >> Okay. >> All right. And I do now standing close to you. I smell alcohol on you. Okay. >> Can I please call him? Can I please call him? >> You can call him when we're done with these tests. Okay. I'll give you I I'll give you that. Okay. >> Call him. >> All right. >> Okay. So now what? >> Please call him. Please. Please. Please. >> Please. Can I call him? Please. >> Ma'am, listen. Can I call him? Who's >> ma'am? Give me one second. Who is he with right now? >> He's with my son. I just want to Who's with your son? Okay. His son. >> Who's with your son? Okay. So, he's fine right now. >> He's fine right now. Okay. >> All right. So, I I just I got to do these tests. >> I don't want to go. I don't want to go. I don't want to go. >> I We understand that, but can you just try to listen to I'm just going to do because she can't do the other ones. >> Can I please call him, please? Can I call him while we're testing? >> No, not while we're testing. Okay. I >> I just want to call him. I don't know. I don't have anyone. You guys have each other. I don't have anyone. We're not doing anything to you. Your car is on the curb and you just admitted to us that you were drinking and driving. >> So, we have to try to perform some test on you. >> Yeah. I have to make sure you're okay >> to see if you're okay. One and two. >> I'm not okay. I'm telling you. I need my son's dad. >> Okay. >> Well, call him and tell him to come down here. We'll give you an address. Okay. As patrolman was speaking, he detected the odor of alcohol and observed other indicators. >> Listen to this officer. When patrolman returned to his patrol car to run her license, she admitted to patrolman ring that she was drunk. She also became visibly unseen and stated that she just wanted to go home since she could not stand on her own. The trollman fell helped her remain standing. The trolling has administered the whole gay nice hgn test. Additional field sobriety exercises are not administered due to safety concerns. Okay. So, can we try to perform these tests? >> Okay. So, just listen to this officer. Okay. And just listen to All right. Listen. I'm going to just This is a simple test I'm going to perform on you. Okay. >> So, now ma'am, I just need you just to take a breath. Okay. >> I can't breathe. >> I need you to take >> someone. I need someone. >> Ma'am. All right. Ma'am, listen. Just take a breath. Take a deep breath. >> Yeah. >> Take a deep breath. Take take a deep breath. Take a deep breath. Okay, >> man. The sooner we do this, the sooner we can get it get this moving. Okay. >> So, just take a deep breath. Relax. Relax. There you go. >> All right. >> Take a deep breath. It's nice and cool outside. >> All right. Okay. We're We're calm now, right? All right. So, here's what I want you to do. the person you're trying to >> Here's what I want you to do. I want you to look at the tip of this pen. Okay? I want you to follow it with your eyes only. Don't move your head. Okay? Just your eyes. Okay? Ready? All right. All right. Now, what I want you to do is I want you to dip your chin like this. And then keep looking at the pen. Keep looking at the pen. Hey, no. No. Look at the pen. Don't dip it all the way. Just a little bit. Just dip dip your chin a little bit. Okay. And then just follow the pen. All right. So, now just lift your head back up. Okay. >> My son sadly, >> we we will we will I I will get his number and I will call him. Okay. >> Okay. >> I should go home. >> Okay. You mind if I just get this stuff from you? >> Listen, you're going to you're going to go home. >> Okay. But just >> just not right now. Okay. Okay. >> All right. All right. >> Um settle this. >> Um right. >> I guess I mean it's private property, so I mean >> Yeah. Ma'am. Ma'am, can you just stand up, ma'am? Okay. >> I just I just leave my son to be okay. He's going to be okay. >> I'm so sorry. >> It's okay. Listen. >> Okay. >> All right. >> So now, >> All right. Now, can you just put your hands behind your back? >> Following the HGN test, Briishia was placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated. She was handcuffed and placed in the patrol car. Her vehicle was impounded by Jeff's towing for a mandatory 12-hour hold pursuant to J's law. While being transported to the Edgewater Police Department, Briosi vomited inside the patrol car. The officers had to assist her in exiting the patrol car and walking over to the bench in the processing room. While in the processing room, patrolman Bringing looked at a badge indicating that the arresty worked for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. >> I can't do this. I can't do this. >> Yes, you can. It's going to be okay. >> It's going to be okay. Oh my god, >> ma'am. >> We will. We will. We will. We will. >> Ma'am, we'll call when we get to the police station. Okay. >> You got her phone and everything? >> Yeah. >> All right. I'll >> So, yeah. Right now, you're being placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated. Okay. >> Oh my god. Please call my son. >> We will. We will. When we get to that police station. Oh my god. Oh my god. How was that? >> 91 under for 450. 450. >> We will. We will. We will. >> Just get that seat belt off. >> Hold on. I got to get that seat belt. Um, >> um, are you al test? >> No. >> No. Okay, I am. >> You are? >> Yeah. >> Oh, >> yeah. All right. >> Might as well see if she has anything. >> I I did a quick look around, >> but I didn't see anything. Do you need her insurance? >> No. No. There's no >> No. These floor mats are messing me up. >> Yeah, I know. >> It looks like something spilled all over it. >> All right. Well, she has nothing here. >> Yeah. No alcohol in the car. So, >> I don't know. She couldn't do a She couldn't do the other >> test. >> Yeah. >> I don't want her muting our supervisor. And she told me, "Oh, I didn't realize I was this drunk. I only did HGM because she can't do the rest." Cuz she is very unstable. So, it's on the curb. Yeah. Yeah. No, it's the car was running on the curb. It's on the curb, but currently >> I not sure. I got the >> I gave I gave Kim the plane. >> Okay, you guys. >> She's the RORO. >> She's the RORO. Yeah. So, she's the RO. >> All right. All right. >> He was just asking me. He's like, "Are you sure she was driving?" >> I'm like, I mean, it's kind of obvious. >> She's the only driver. Yeah, she's the only person here. I don't know why he asked me that question, but whatever. >> Um, 20 minute observation, all that stuff. >> Uh, I got to set up the alpha test machine. Get in there. >> Well, >> yeah, we'll just try to get in touch with someone. So, that person was >> Yeah, I got her stuff. So, Oh yeah. Is it that person? Joy. >> Joy. I'm not very >> I don't know. Joy may have been with her tonight. Who knows? Somebody who's not drunk to pick her up. [Music] nine headquarter. >> Transporting one female from this location to police headquarter. Starting mileage 22 894. 22894. Copy that. Time is 234. ma'am. How you doing back there? >> I'm sorry. >> Okay. 49 in the rear. Any mileage? 22894. 22894. Can you open the Sally port? 2894. The attorney general's standard statement for motor vehicle operators was read to her, but she was unable to answer due to her level of intoxication. Since she was unable to answer, it was considered a refusal. After the officers were finished with their paperwork, Briia was released to her brother after he signed the potential shady warning on Briia's behalf. [Music] Okay. Okay. Ma'am. Hello. >> Can you just uh step on out, please? >> Okay. >> What are you trying to do? >> I'm trying to OD. >> No, I unbuckled your seat belts already. >> Okay. >> She threw up in the car, so we can get the most I can't get my hand out. I can't get my hand out. >> Hand out of what? You >> said this? >> Yeah, just step on out. >> Do you all have incident up from this? >> Absolut absolutely. >> I can't my hand out this. I don't know what it is. >> Well, just listen. Take your one foot and just swing it on out. All right. There you go. All right. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. >> All right. >> Yeah. Jesus. I'm going to have you just have her uh face. Try to get those get those cuffs off her so we can get that jacket off of her. >> We're going to take the cuffs off your jacket and then we have you sit down. Okay. >> What's your first name? >> Brian. >> Bri. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Bri. Okay. Here. You want to just sit down and then we're going to be [Music] So, I have your cell phone and Is there anything in here in your pocket? [Music] I >> um why don't we just put that over there inventory. >> You got her DL stuff. >> Yeah. Patrolman Bringers issued Briia the following site. citations operating under the influence 39 for50 refusal to submit to a breathalyzer chemical test 39 to 310.24 as of July 26th 2025 court records indicate that Bryia's case is still pending before the Edgewater Municipal Court [Applause] Yeah. What?