Hi how are you good I'm patrolman
ridington with the Rumson Police
Department actually to let you know my
body camera is activated okay guys see
your license registration proof for
insurance please
where you come from
tonight boyfriend your boyfriend's okay
all you just trying to get home or
something yeah I live see right okay all
right while you grabbed those reason I'm
stopping you I was behind you you didn't
signal 100 ft prior to making your turn
onto Rumson Road you were in the middle
of the road you weren't maintaining your
lane at all okay and your license plate
bracket covers the state which is
another obstruction okay can you just
grab those documents for me
please thank you
having any
luck so I just switched car
okay think it might be in the other
one all right um at your boyfriends do
you have anything to drink tonight no no
not at all
car H it's my dad's okay um if you have
the registration for this car I need the
registration for this car cuz you're
operating this and in the insurance for
it
okay you might just turn the car off for
me though thank you I appreciate it keep
looking for that I'll be right back with
you okay
all right so initially I had thought I
had some slight odor um definitely
operation is all there very slow with
her movements very slow with her
talking um just trying to find those two
documents I'm just trying to figure out
where we're going to run these tests
right here on this on the
Rocks okay
all right yeah right yeah all
right just give me a second I want to
call this
out I'll talk to it too yeah just
trying Melissa dude listen to this when
I she was driving real slow then Ward
when she came up to the stop sign she
didn't signal whatsoever until I was
like right behind her stopped way after
the stop line you saw her she was in
the yeah she was in the middle of the
road
C PD send one
over then she had and then she had the
one she was when she turned on the rumps
and she was in the middle of the
road for headquarters
1011 on
Hi how are
you good whose car is this my dad's your
dad's
okay okay where you headed to right now
my home where my home okay where do you
live
okay uh where you coming from tonight
again okay where where were you guys at
tonight one hour
place where were you go you guys were at
his house all night or did you go
anywhere you didn't go out dinner or
nothing um you have anything to drink
tonight nothing at all you want any kind
of medication or anything like that no
you don't use any drugs Recreation or
anything like that no okay all you can
have this back okay
all right Melissa so I'm be honest with
you all right we got some complaints
about your driving okay that was one of
the reasons for us stop and you
investigating out of here tonight okay
um your speech is a little bit slow with
me okay um your movements are a little
bit slow and the operation of your
vehicle was a little concerning okay
it's a different okay would you be okay
with stepping on the vehicle and just
talking to us out here so we can just
make sure you're okay to
drive okay well at this point it's it's
a lawful order okay okay so I'm tell I'm
telling you need to step out vle and
come talk to us over here out of traffic
okay thank you you can just step over
there we just want to run you through
some tests and make sure that you're
good to drive okay you okay you all
right I don't want to see a fall all
right just come over here into the Rocks
okay I don't want to see get hit byy a
car all right
Melissa I got to ask you just a silly
question okay you familiar with the
English alphabet you know the English
Okay um just real quick for me without
singing it would you able to recite the
English alphabet for me starting with a
and ending with z a c d f g h k Qs
t
Okay Okay um do you have any injuries to
your lower back your legs or anything
like that
okay does that affect your balance at
all uh every once in a while but it
shouldn't okay do you want to just could
you step in front of my vehicle just so
that we're not on like an uneven uh
surface right here we're just going to
test your balance
okay um if you think if you think it
would be easier without your shoes on
just being that they're heels you could
you could certainly take your shoes off
if not you could leave them on okay it's
up to you you mind just stepping off the
car and not leaning on that at all um
you want to go talk to him yeah I would
run her over there just cuz there
someone H the back of your car you guys
are both get
her go back just step back over here if
someone hits that car you're going to
get hit so I I just want to get you off
the road okay all right listen right
here is good okay
what's going on let need some hdn on it
came in as a uh reckless driving
complaint not you want to have her do
this on a roadway so she ain't playing f
f games in a rock yeah but I don't want
to I don't want to see back call get hit
either have her get [ __ ] hit oh what
do you think's better yeah take it for
they're going to give you [ __ ] on
[ __ ] yeah you're right if you could just
step stand right
here okay I'm going to explain it to you
some instructions okay for this test
starting position you're going have your
feet together
completely okay I understand that we got
to make sure you're good to drive okay
so I'm just going to give you live like
that that's fine okay I just got to do
my job okay I'm going to I'm going to
explain this these instructions to you
okay you're going to put your feet
together your legs completely straight
and your arms completely straight your
side's that side Perfect all
right all right Melissa follow me okay
not right now
okay I'm good to
go all right Melissa like I was saying
for this test this test is called the
one leg stand okay your start the
starting position is going to be your
like freezing I'm shaking that's okay
like I said I just got to run you
through these tests okay make sure
you're good to go are you going to take
account that I'm pleasing yes okay I I
understand that I just got to do my job
okay you're going to start with your
your feet completely all your legs
completely straight your feet together
okay and your arms completely straight
down at your side okay stay in that
position until I complete the
instructions okay you're going to take
either leg of you're choosing you're
lift it approximately 6 in off the
ground okay you're going to keep your
legs completely straight your arms
completely straight you make eye contact
with the tip of your toe I'm a physical
therapist and most people can do that
but sure I'll try okay you're going to
you're going to keep eye contact with
the tip of your toe and you're going to
count out loud 1 1,000 2 1,000 3 1,000
so on and so forth okay until I tell you
to stop okay do you understand the
directions do okay you can
begin first of all it's
freezing okay listen do you want to try
taking your shoes off a little
easier I understand listen if if it's
gonna help you it's not really Gonna
Change much it's freezing okay you think
the Cold's affect your balance okay
about okay like I like I said feet
together arms completely straight legs
completely straight either leg of you're
choosing 6 in off the ground making eye
contact with the tip of your toe you're
going to count out allow 1 1,00 2 1000 3
1,000 keeping those legs straight and
your arms tucked to your side okay until
I tell you to stop okay do you
understand okay you can
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begin okay is is it
you you can
continue it it's up to
you it's going to help you maintain your
balance
okay it can be
good okay okay you're good all right
this next test we're going to do is
called the walk and turn test okay
similar to that last starting position
you're going to start with your legs
completely straight your arms completely
straight you're going to have your left
foot in front of your right okay you're
going to stay in that position until I
tell you to begin the test okay I'm
going to give you some instructions for
this test you're going be taking nine
Heel To Toe steps forward and then nine
Heel To Toe steps back I'm going to
demonstrate before you begin okay but
for demonstration purposes I'm going to
give you I'm going to take three steps
okay starting with your left foot in
front of your right heel the toe keeping
your arms tucked to your side you're
going to count out loud one 2 3 in a
straight line you leave one foot planted
on the ground you're take small steps to
turn around you take one two three all
the way up to nine steps backwards
counting out loud okay and you're going
to walk a straight line do you
understand okay you can begin
okay thank you and then we just have one
last test for you okay and this officer
is going to conduct that test Hi man I'm
TR man with you Police Department what's
your name Mel Mel very nice to meet you
Mel got anything medically wrong with
your eyes no very good so what I'm going
to have you do you stand right in front
of me we're going to look face to face
okay why you put your feet
together hands that inside all right so
for this portion of the test what I'm
going be do you take this pen you're
going to stay directly at the tip of
this pen okay
mhm I want you to move only your eyes
and your eyes only called the pen but
the eyes and the eyes only okay you
understand these instructions very good
man don't look up the light look up the
pen
sorry see you tip of the pen mhm
it's okay we're almost done okay it's
main we eyes on that thing too this Ro
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this your eyes all right I know I'm
breathing I'm sorry I know we're almost
done we're almost
done all right now listen just same test
it's going to go up okay do just your
ride your guys only
please all right thank you very much
man you put your shoes back on okay can
I car not
yet I know it's cold out
I actually ready to go my car okay well
you can't go in your car yet
okay all
right once again you didn't have
anything at all to drink tonight you
didn't do too well on these tests okay
all right I'm just being honest with you
I'm freezing I'm sorry okay that's fine
all right at this time you mind just
putting your your shoes down for me
please puto back on yeah I'd rather like
sit down and put them on okay my balance
is not that great cuz my back is not
that great okay that's fine you can we
can walk over once these cars pass we'll
walk back over by the vehicles
okay all right you can follow this
off all right you have a seat in your
car with your shoes on okay do not start
your engine Ty can you run the Box okay
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okay well see mind just your hopping
back out again and come to the back of
your
car all right Lissa
listen oh you're going have to take it
off okay so listen I'm going to give you
one opportunity to be honest with us
okay did you have anything to drink
tonight no I really did did you take
anything no okay because you failed
every test including the of it okay I'm
going to give you an opportunity to tell
me what's going
on okay what's going on
today so I've had like one drink but I'm
really also like I'm
also it was a good idea to drive
tonight I mean like I probably could
have not okay all right so listen at
this point this off place you under
arrest for DWI okay dragon wall I don't
have an I don't I'm not intoxicated I
just put your your arms behind your back
okay at this point you're under arrest
for driving while intoxicated okay like
I said you did fail every feel soety
test okay so that's
why right now you need behind your
back yep you'll get one in a little bit
okay just take your
hands please separate your hands
separate your hands yeah you can call
them in a little bit okay just separate
your hands
okay tight enough you need baby CS again
should
be it's going to be
toad qu s a
17 tow it no it has to be tow he can't
take it no he's not going to take it you
can call him when we're done processing
you okay you know you're just you're
going to be released on with with some
traffic tickets at the end of the night
okay okay you can follow me over to this
car
okay we're going to walk
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back
yes I got you I
got okay just have a seat there okay
just that yep
if you could just look straight that way
okay I'm going to buckle you in we're
going to
bead can you drive back please you can
it has to be told please please please
there's no question to ask it has to be
to okay please first getting
towed are you notifying my dad uh
someone will have to come pick you up
no okay well if that's not the person
you want to pick you up
my boyfriend to pick you up okay but
we'll we'll figure that out when we get
back to the station
okay by
head four headquarters we're have one
female 41 at this
time
yep sit with her yeah make sure she's
good I'm just going to
dve um she came to the stop sign here
she when she stopped the stop sign she
was in the middle of the road yeah and
then uh she was past stop line um she
pulled out on the rson road another car
was like right behind her and I could
just see her down driving down the
center of the road so that's why we l
her up here I wasn't I I wanted to light
her up over in front of Tommy's and we
just we couldn't let her drive any
further she was driving down the middle
of the road
MSA can you just tell me where your your
key is for the car if you keep me my
purse I will give you that okay it's
it's in your
purse okay all right I'll be right back
okay get my purse so I can have my phone
and call yeah that's that's going to
come with he's literally coming to my
apartment right now so can you pleas see
like I like I told you we'll we'll cross
that bridge in a second
okay okay all right I'll be right back
with you all right
purse
um yeah she she's begging for that phone
call but I told her we I told her that
could wait um processed you want her
whole en Tire purse with her yes she
does first
phone yeah why not
oh yeah h
thank you sir appreciate
it all
right for
headquarters go
ahead who' you contact for that toe
this spam declin so
far rece once you get a hold of someone
just let them know to come to
headquarters to pick up pair keys I to
be transporting one female 41 103 1011
started you you can't I told you it's by
law we can't let you drive anyone drive
this car
tonight do you
have
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what was
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so we're going to the Rumson Police
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okay we're going to have to put those
back
on okay turn around put your hands
behind your back please
yeah I can watch her she slipped out of
the
car I'm not trying to get out no it's
okay it's okay we get we get it
yeah yeah
more um where will my car be uh we got
to we got to determine who the the
towing company is that's going to come
pick up the car once you figure that
that out let you know that'll that'll be
on the paperwork you get when you get
let go okay um once we get inside we can
work on calling someone to come pick you
up okay someone's going to have to take
a uh possession of you tonight because
you need to be watched for the next 12
hours watch your
Stu watch your
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St have a seat on that bench right there
huh oh
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yeah fa stand up we just face that wall
okay take the hand off
you unclass your handam for me thank
you hang
on just have a seat again just have a
seat slide this way a little
bit is this handcuff too tight on you
mhm
I'll go grab your paper
got
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it start 20 minute observation now uh
234
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yeah so we got to running through couple
more
things so listen so we got some
paperwork to do and we got to process
you
okay can I
call after okay you're not going to
county jail or nothing like that okay
she traic EV we going to do all I know
is that right now
okay you can't make any phone calls
until we're done with this machine okay
just cell
phones hey how are you
sir yeah okay I'm patroling cam with r
and PD okay so you're Melissa's
boyfriend yeah okay so I'm going to
explain to you what's going on tonight
okay so she was arrested for driving
wall intoxicated okay
um she cond traffic stop R through
Fieldy test she failed him she was
placed under arrest for drug W toxicated
okay um in order for me to release her
to you you essentially need to sign over
custody of her to make sure she will not
get behind a vehicle again tonight um
and if she does get behind a vehicle
again and you allow her to you you
yourself can be charged with driving
while toxy okay so drive yeah I got to
read you this form for btim okay but
that's basically what this says on Ling
studs okay this says you have been
summoned by uh or on behalf of the
person whose name appears above as
defendant that's Melissa okay to
transport or accompany the defendant
from this law enforcement agency the
defendant has been arrested in charge
with one or both of the following motor
vehicle violations checked in the Box
above uh pursuant to njsa 39
45022 this warning is to advise that if
you accept responsibility to transport
or accompany the defendant any permit or
facilitate the operation of a motor
vehicle by the defendant while the
defendant is intoxicated or has a blood
alcohol concentration at or above that
permitted by law covered under
39450 then you are potentially subject
to criminal penalties and civil
liability permitting a person who is
intoxicated or has a blood alcohol
concentration at or above that permitted
by law to operate a motor vehicle is a
violation of 39 colon 4-50 a driving
well intoxicated okay if you are charged
and convicted under that statute your
driving privilege will be suspended
fines and monetary penalties will be
imposed and you may be incarcerated if
you permit or facilitate the defendant
to operate a motor vehicle while the
defendant remains intoxicated or has a
blood alcohol concentration at or above
that permitted by law and the defendant
becomes involved in a motor vehical
Collision where other persons are
injured or killed then you may be
subject to indictment and criminal
prosecution if you are prosecuted and
found guilty the court can impose fines
and mandatory penalties and a prison
sentence in addition to any criminal
liability if you permit or facilitate
the defendant to operate a motor vehicle
while the defendant remains intoxicated
or has a blood alcohol concentration at
or above that permitted by law and the
defendant becomes involved in a motor
vehicle collision whether is property
damage personal injury or death then you
may be held liable for civil damages and
those damages may not be covered by
Insurance do you understand that okay so
if you can just print your name uh and
your address right there for me
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okay so I'm going to uh get to your own
copy of this okay Le if you're all right
like tickets or paperwork yeah so she's
going to have tickets um she's going to
be charged with driving while
intoxicated and refusal to submit to uh
breath testing um nothing criminal it's
all traffic court okay I have a court
date of I believe it's May 8th here in
rson we just reports right next door and
I'll also get you the information for
her uh her car it's being towed to
Hennessy's Towing um and she can get
that 12 hours from when it was pounded
till like 11:00 a.m. noon tomorrow okay
okay
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oh
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