on April 13 2021 Brookhaven police responded to a 9-1-1 call about a vehicle that damaged private property and left the scene of an accident in Atlanta Georgia shortly after Volkswagen was pulled over for the investigation while talking to the driver the officer suspected him of driving under the influence he was asked to participate in standardized field sobriety tests in a breath test by blowing into a breathalyzer really so so all that I know is I came here to take the report uh basically hit not on property yeah right so they say that this car comes flying out of the gate didn't hit the gate itself then went up on the curb and then broke a sign and a sprinkler system into bushes did 360 and then left um as I'm sitting there he comes driving by when I come out he didn't want to pull over but I guess he realized this is a dead end but as I'm talking to him he's just he's off man I don't know what's up with him he just keeps saying he's scared and I have his keys did you get him out of the car and talk to him I didn't do any of that yet something down for it 1854 what's his name um best Christmas hey I'm also Schuler hello you might step out for a second talk to me let's try to figure out what's going on today you okay I'm fine scared you're scared yeah what happened out here I car in front of me stopped very quickly and I got scared and I didn't want to hit it and so I ran around the bushes and that's where all this damage came from okay what'd you hit um just the uh the sign and the trees and and I felt bad I didn't want to hit the car in front of me I didn't want to hurt anybody yeah why didn't you just stop well I tried to but they I I was going to get gas and I saw it I just I didn't want to hurt anybody and I felt bad about it so okay and then I turned around and came home and I was like I'll get gas tomorrow okay all right um did you look at your car yet yeah after all of this all of this is from it's yeah it's it's the tires are fine it's just you know just a little bit of damage but yeah but I didn't I didn't want to hurt anybody and so I got scared and I didn't want to hurt that car I didn't want to hurt the person in it and so that's when I pulled over to the right and went around them and hit all the stuff I just didn't want to hurt anybody so okay did you think about calling us well I I was I no I was too scared at the moment I was like I'm just gonna turn around which I did and I'm like I'm gonna go back in my house and yes it is if somebody hit your property in your house your mailbox and all that stuff would you want to call and make a report and let you know it just you know when when something like that happens you're so scared you just don't think about it you know and that's kind of where I came from you ever been in an accident before no no Liz have you had any any kind of alcohol or drugs today at all prescription well you take any prescription medications nope none at all no okay and no alcohol or any kind of recreational drugs if you took something earlier I mean I can't charge you with no no you know using a drug earlier no not at all not at all okay so nothing at all today nope I mean you you're not impaired with anything no no okay that's I just feel awful I didn't I didn't want to hit anybody and so that's why I got scared you know I got you understand you can go to jail for being in an accident and leaving a scene right yeah because you got to report to the police and you got to uh let people know if you damage their property yeah right yeah okay you mind if I check your eyes you got any contacts or eyeglasses in no then you put your arms by your side and just put your feet together just just stand like that for me okay okay how'd you hurt your head that's a different time yeah I felt my partner hit me okay all right keep your arms but I said just like that what I'm gonna do is is I want you to look at the tip of my finger okay okay you said you don't have contacts in your eyes right correct and I can tell you don't have glasses on right okay and what I'm gonna do is I'm going to move my finger what I want you to do is just look at the tip of my finger okay I'll give you I'll give you a pen tip right here how about that right there okay so look at the tip of the pin and you're going to follow it with your eyes and your eyes only you're not going to move your head do you understand yep all right don't move your head just follow with your eyes and your eyes only look all right look straight at me keep your head straight all right now just adjust your eyes don't move your head because you you have you want to do that right so just keep your head still okay don't turn your head keep your head straight yep just just straight like this just your eyes okay okay foreign so keep your head just like this all right so what you want to do look just your eye don't move your head keep your head completely straight okay okay protocol negative 158 replacement elevations all right we're going up and down same thing just your eyes okay [Music] smell like honey or something yeah anything today at all nothing nothing no prescription no alcohol no drugs nope so if you blew on an Alka sensor it would be zero across the board yep not even a few hours ago or a couple hours ago okay would you have a couple hours ago why because my partners he's been abusing me okay I'm sorry about that yeah oh I think he'll be fine I don't think he's gonna bother you yeah um how much did you drink two glasses okay like um like a full glass yeah so if you were to say like ounces maybe how much does a glass hold like eight ounces and then you filled it up and you had two of them two hours ago he abuses me I'm sorry about that that's it is what it is okay do you have anything else did you take a shot or a beer no no yeah I don't do that okay there's some some red wine or white wine white chardonnay chardonnay okay I like some Chardonnay um it's good stuff um I'm sorry I just I don't I just didn't want to hit that car I and so I just dropped I drove around the bushes and I didn't want to hit that car I didn't want to hurt anybody but that and I just had two glasses that's I mean this morning okay all right so here's what we're gonna do once you just you can just step right here it's fine on this that spot spine just put your feet together okay just turn around this way yep just turn the facing this way okay all right what do we want you to do I don't know why this beat won't stay away from him it smells sweet he hates it um what is it um put your right foot on just let's say there's an imaginary line just put your right foot right there if I put your left foot in front of it all right yep that's Heel To Toe yep you wanna we're just gonna you have any knee issues hip issues any issues walking normally nope all right would you prefer to walk with your flip-flops or Barefoot yeah I'm fine okay all right um all right so just put your foot right here imagine this alarm put your right foot there put your left foot in front of your right foot okay all right just like this okay keep your arms by your side yep all right so touch and hear the toe okay you okay got it okay all right keep doing this by side I want you to hold that position okay all right get back in that position for me left foot in front of your right foot all right and I'm gonna kill this thing excuse me for one second all right you got your left foot in front of your right foot yep sure yep left foot's in front of your right foot yep all right let's let's switch your feet for me if you don't mind okay and that way you no don't turn oh sorry I want you to put your left foot in front of your right foot all right there you go there you go all right now I'm Spicer keeping by side just straight down by your legs okay just hold this position do not begin until I ask you to do so okay okay all right so what you're gonna do is you're gonna take you can look at me it's fun what you're gonna do is you're gonna take nine heal the third steps okay okay you're gonna take those steps and it's gonna don't begin until last you do so hold that position for me all right you're gonna take those steps I'm gonna demonstrate I'm gonna give you the instructions and then you'll take the test okay okay so you're gonna take nine here to the steps I'm just gonna take three and show you you're gonna touch you have a toe looking down at your feet on each step all right hold on now don't start till I ask you to do so okay that's all right all right all right so you're gonna take nine here toe steps okay yeah now I'm gonna do three you're gonna do nine you're gonna count out loud one two three all the way till you get to nine right once you take that ninth step You're Gonna Keep uh this back foot planted you're gonna turn and take small baby steps with the front foot and then you're gonna come back nine heel to a step touching Heel To Toe on each step one two three the entire time You're Gonna Keep Your Arms by your side you're gonna look down at your feet you're gonna count each step you're gonna take like I said nine heel toe steps okay and do as instructed do you understand the instructions I do one two one did you finish yeah so you don't take nothing back [Music] all right yeah okay all right all right Put Your Arms by side for me okay we're gonna do just put them down by yourself just relax all right just relax one more okay what you're gonna do is you're gonna pick either foot it doesn't matter okay you're gonna take one foot all right I'm gonna give you the instructions I'm gonna demonstrate but don't begin until I ask you to do so if you understand all right all right so all we're gonna do is you're gonna take one foot either one you're gonna pick it off the ground just about six inches keep your toe pointed forward your foot parallel to the ground you're gonna count one thousand one one thousand two one thousand three and so on and so on until I ask you to stop you understand the instructions all right give me just a second all right you made it again [Applause] okay you done keep all right give me a second okay all right you don't have any gum or anything in your mouth no all right what I want you to do is just take a deep breath for me take this boy mess down your glow into this just straight into the tube but just keep blowing until I see the stop low blow blow blow blow blow blow blow blow blow blow blow blow blow okay all right give it yourself [Applause] 0.299 he was arrested and charged with DUI and leaving the scene of an accident later on it was discovered that the suspect had serious health problems he had acute liver failure [Music] yeah unless you got somebody to be here in a few minutes you got something here to get your car oh he said what's not drivable all right so yeah Brandon it's travelable so your partner or no yes you want your partner to come up here yes is he just over here yeah he lives right there all right well what's his phone number drove up here can I go home now no you got to go to jail you're under arrest for DUI all right hold on hold on why can't I get out tonight you have a bond yeah [Music] [Applause] it turns over yeah all right let me read this to you do you have any issues with the English language understanding writing reading anything like that no what's the highest level of Education you have uh bachelor's degree in college not bachelor's degree okay from qualified Personnel of your own choosing will you submit submit to the state administrator chemical test of your breath now two glasses of wine at breakfast this morning um is this your your phone yes I got a face ID or yes it's um I can't that might yeah it's the very uh my the favorites at the bottom Denny Denny yes yeah no here in Boston I can't hold my phone so you got like hey Denny this is off the Schuler Brookhaven Police Department yes sir yeah I'm with graham he wanted to call you to see if you'd come get his car yeah up the street what do you mean we're at the Villa De Vista right here by 1264 Park Vista Drive Danny get me out of here at the dead end oh okay what what did you get pulled over for uh he had an accident you got a rank yes sir oh my God okay I'll be right okay yeah yeah I need you to come take possession of the vehicle oh okay wait so you can just come down here and get the keys and park it on the curb if you want and come back if you need to just if you'll bring your license with you if you don't mind oh yeah I just got a new one okay and you know where we're at right I'll be right down there okay you want to take your phone with you right yeah this is really necessary I mean is that used you're driving drunk I want to go home I wasn't driving and you left the scene of an s all right let's go over here for me [Applause] your pockets at all that a poker sitting here um like two dollars I think foreign [Applause] so we're just gonna turn the car over to you do you got your ID with you and then you can coordinate how you want to come back and get it um just said some stuff down there what's that he hit some stuff down there curving and assigned and stuff at the apartment complex what's that yeah are you coming yeah um he's an active liver failure he's under care doctor standard Fremont Hospital I have a counter full of pills and stuff he's supposed to be taking so if you're taking him to jail he's going to need to see a doctor he's got to take this medicine on time okay if you want I can run down and get it and y'all can take it why is he still drinking alcohol if he's an active liver failure I have no idea I mean there's nothing I can do did you see him drinking and everything earlier what's that did you see him drinking and everything earlier no I didn't see him drinking anything yeah um he said he doesn't have work have any health conditions no he says they don't have any health in this I have a whole counter full of pills too and he's under Dr stanstein I don't know who Dr Stein is he's a liver transplant doctor just under Dr Stein's ear like I said I can go down and get all of his medicine for you [Music] thank you you can look at his ass and tell he's jaundice yeah I saw his eyes were yeah for jaundice is there any reason foreign [Applause] make a big decision [Applause] looks best are you in liver pay right now man do you have do you have liver problems no you're not taking any medication at all so why would why would your roommate say that because he doesn't know that that my prescription to heaven so you were in liver failure look at me for me if you don't mind why are your eyes yellow so you're not taking any medications right now nope it you know pardon my friends here's what I'm trying to decide if I should take you to jail or not if you have health if you have health if you have legitimate health problems I do not [Music] I just start in front of me and I jumped the curb so I didn't hurt somebody and that's all it was that's all it was and now I'm in trouble again he's adamant that he does not have any issues there for a week and a half like I told him I had to call y'all such eventually about about two months ago now um I guess you know I think it's legitimate concern that he does have enough problems so he didn't have the issue release him on the copy because of that which his eyes are yellow and if he looked at him or not but they are yellow [Music] um really he said I mean he said if we had legitimate concern that he could have health problems like Liberty or whatever then yeah of course he's he's been adamant he doesn't have any issues so obviously he tells the cat that they're going to take him but his eyes are yellow right now but he's saying that when he says so he's got a whole bunch of medications that yes he has to take he he said he was in liver failure but he's not does that happen um so I mean he refused I'm just gonna they do they do a Paris and pieces yeah yeah because your eyes are yellow okay okay um so what I think he's probably best that I just give you your tickets and you not go to jail if you need these medications right that'd be great that would be great if you need these medications support myself here look at me look at me you've already seen it so Mike that's this is what I'm telling you you're you're telling me you're not sick but what I'm seeing myself okay all right well I'm gonna give you I'm gonna give you tickets and we're gonna go we're gonna separate okay [Applause] see you now all right give me just a second I'm gonna print these tickets out and I'm gonna let you go home so you can make sure you're on schedule with your medications [Applause] on the curb [Applause] I don't I don't think you can drive both right so so whichever one you want to park right now and then come back and get the other one uh he said it'll crank and drive I mean he drove it away and drove it back so it doesn't need to be driven far though all right man I'm sorry that you got some health issues going on if you'll step out for me it's not necessarily kindness man it's just because you got some health problems and you really I mean it is some Grace step up here for me if you don't mind it is some grapes you know because you still could go and then maybe go to the hospital and all that kind of stuff but thank you so much but you you really got some serious health problems going on so you gotta taking all the time oh man I'm just you just got to be sorry for driving drunk and sorry for leaving the scene of an accident and then fix those problems and don't repeat them and then you will have satisfied what I want right because I don't want you to get him drive drunk and kill somebody right or kill yourself sorry okay you got enough to worry about with your house you got enough to worry about your health hold on I gotta get you to sign a couple things you can take your phone this time uh but you got to make sure that you're doing the right thing I hear but what if you go down here and you and you had hit another car and it had some three-year-olds in it and you kill some kids you know how would you how would you feel about that that's awful right you know so people don't think about it and don't realize it but it's very unsafe if you're gonna drink that's fine just don't drive just but don't drink because your doctor will tell you the same thing right stay in the bedroom all right so here's I need you to you're releasing your vehicle to a third party of your choice right leaving your vehicle unattended okay so if you'll write your name here and sign right there I'm gonna give him to do the same on the bottom I'm gonna say that we're giving the credit home okay one for DUI and one for hitting the property down here and damage it and then leaving the scene anytime you have an accident you got to let them know you gotta let us know that kind of stuff okay yeah court date is right here July 15th at 2 p.m do not forget about court okay all right can I just can I pay it no no I'm not gonna let you pay a DUI you're gonna have to come to court okay officially you know they they would have expected that you went to jail okay all right so you can't pay a ticket and not come no you got to come to court on these okay okay but you can go online and call that number that should be able to tell you what the fines are and what you're looking at when you get there okay these are your copies this is a course copy if you'll sign right here on both copies this is notifying the court that you received those copies it's not an admission of guilt the other one I guess I need to do a 1205 I forgot about that I think I got one you got your license with you yeah let me get that yep can I get you to sign this sir this is saying you take a possession of the car you'll print your name and and son just got a mail yesterday thank you for being so kind acceptance I'm gonna go use the property management essentially with a six the case number okay cool that'll work 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