like in in the intersection like in the
intersection the car behind her started
flashing his lights on me I think I
think he flashed his lights or maybe
oncoming something like that so he
pulled up next to me and he's like that
car that truck is all over the road and
so I turned around and I caught up to
her okay she all over the road whenever
you caught up to her uh no she didn't
pass over but she was kind of like going
you know going slow and kind of beating
in the lane I made contact with her
she's kind
of she I bitted you um being a box car
and drinking before driving. Okay. Had
one drink. I said, "How you know, how
big was it?" And she said, "A lot." A
lot. Yeah.
Hey, how's it going, ma'am? Yeah. Hey,
I'm I'm Deputy Levas. I'm with Santa Fe
County Sheriff's Office. Okay. Yes. Um
my my my supervisor said he pulled you
over concerns about your driving
behavior. Um he advised that you you had
some alcohol to drink tonight. No, you
have not. You didn't tell him you drank
anything. So, um, yeah. Yeah, you have.
No. Okay. You're kind of you're kind of
going back and forth with me. Did you
tell him you've been drinking tonight?
Um, I told him yes, but no. Okay. Um,
well, speaking with you, I can see you
got some bloodshot, watery eyes, and
you're slurring your words a little bit.
I can smell some alcohol coming from the
vehicle. I'd like to put you through
some standardized field sobriety tests
just to make sure you're okay to drive.
Would you be willing to do those for me?
Yes. Yeah. Can you go ahead and step out
for me? I appreciate it big time.
You doing all right, sir? Yeah, I'm
doing okay. Thank you, officer. I just,
you know, I feel like I've um put
through too much. You what? I put into
too much. Okay.
You don't have any weapons or anything
on you, man?
Okay. Go ahead and step out for me.
Awesome. Um, so I just want to clarify
with you while we walk to to the second
vehicle, not this first one. Whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa. Are you okay, ma'am? Yeah.
Let's go back. I'm very cold. I'm very
cold. Why'd you take your jacket off?
Cuz I Can I get your jacket? Yeah. Let's
grab your jacket.
One sec.
I'll let you talk to my partner while I
talk to What was your name again, ma'am?
Pamela. Pamela. Okay, let's walk Pamela
to the second vehicle. It's very cold.
It is cold. It is cold. So, let's walk
to my car. What's up, bud? Let's walk
this way. So, you told my partner you've
been drinking. I want to know how much
have you had to drink tonight. Not a
lot. What is not a lot? Um, we'll go in
front of this one right here with the
reds.
It is. Ma'am, you going to be okay to to
walk? You're falling over on me. I just
got to make sure I'm cold. Yeah,
absolutely. But