you want me to be honest with you you're going to jail you don't have a bond you kill two people tonight Keys Stephanie meloa it was a night like any other for Stephanie a student from Bradley University of Illinois Stephanie had just started her Night Out oblivious to how drastically her life was about to change as she drove her red car the only thing on her mind was the fun that lay ahead little did she know her actions would soon lead to a devastating reality come over here with me man okay I called as soon as this happened this doesn't happen I understand I go to Bradley like why would this happen to me okay were you leaving the bar or were you coming this down the road I was coming I was coming here okay you know I had just gotten my night started so were you going this direction or this direction I was coming this direction okay here's what I'm going to have you do um let's just get let's get away from the scene a little bit let them do their thing okay this is your car right the correct the red car you are the only one in the vehicle I'm the only one okay come over here to my squat car okay yep can you take your purse off and just set that on here we got to yep do you have anything illegal on you yes I have marijuana in in your purse okay have you had any marijuana tonight no okay do you set those on the car for me for my vape to Stephanie was was slightly over the speed limit a person appeared in front of her car the impact was immediate and in a panic Stephanie called 911 were you were you driving this way or that coming down that side here this way okay and suddenly one person walked out in front of me okay and my car got hit I called you as soon as they got hit you called 911 yes I called 911 and then someone said oh someone else is said I'm just like oh my God how did that happen okay what happened when you hit the one person what happened I just called you that's all I know I called you did they fall down right away or did you get out and help them or what happened I got out I called you and then everyone else came out so I like kind of just let them come and take over the situation okay um but I promise you like I only know one person got hit and I'm just like they came out of nowhere because I a safe driver if you had to asked me how fast were you going when hit the person extended status I would say I was going at least at least 40 at least 40 maybe 40 to 45 but at least 40 okay the officer asked pointing down the street Stephanie nodded her speech slurred and her thoughts scattered she admitted to having started her night with a few drinks so obviously you saw them it was no time to react no time to stop no time that's the word okay over the course of the night how much have you had to drink I probably had about three drinks what's what's what is three drinks you like are we talking talk what type of drinks VOD just vodka vodka straight vodka or mixed drinks uh vodka and water so I was staying hydrated you know and drinking like right now if you had me do a test I think I would pass just like not don't test me but I think I would pass her initial shock turned into overwhelming distress as she tried to understand how she could have hit not just one but two people the officer sensing her intoxication decided to conduct a sobriety test right there on the street Stephanie struggled to follow the simple instructions of following a pen with her eyes her head bobbing despite instructions to keep it still the officer instructed patiently but Stephanie's attempts were clumsy at best I want you to follow the tip my pen if your eyes your eyes only but keep your head still I want you to continue that test so I tell you to stop okay sir you understand all right touch the tip of my pen just so I know where you're there you go all right that's what I want you to follow nope keep your head still for me oh my head okay yes ma' just your eyes oh we're going try we're going to try that again it's hard all right okay okay okay keep their head still for me it's so hard keep my heads TR the best you can just follow up your eyes are you able to hold your head still without your hands okay all right just follow off your eyes okay fine okay keep fing keep looking at to the side there you go I see you keep looking at it to the [Music] side it didn't end there Stephanie was asked to walk nine Heel To Toe steps along a straight line a task she couldn't complete without staggering and laughing nervously when I say you're going to take nine heel the toe steps down this line you're going to turn around take nine heel of toe steps back on your on your turn I want you to keep your front foot on the line then you're going to use your other foot to turn yourself around with several small steps do you understand my instructions I think so all right go ahead and begin the test okay one two was that 33 your car and turn down multiple St 1 2 3 4 5 9 1 1,00 2 1,00 3 1,00 4 1000 5 1000 6 1000 7 1000 8 oh no 91000 oh I can't do it continue the test okay 10 1,000 11 1000 12 1000 13 1,00 14 1000 oh I can't I really okay the final blow came with a breathalyzer test Stephanie still unaware of the full impact of her actions blew a staggering 0.264 over three times the legal limit in Illinois you know what the legal limit is the drive in Illinois I do not sir okay 08 okay going to have you do is take a deep breath a long heart steady blow into the STW just like you're blowing up a balloon keep blow until you hear the machine click okay all right BL up what yes ma'am take a deep breath long hard steady blow little bit harder for me a little bit harder keep going keep going keep going keep going keep going okay go to Bradley you're a Bradley student I graduate in four weeks you're a 264 okay all right okay goe and turn around for me and place your hands behind your back you are under arrest for DUI the officer's next words hit like a ton of bricks but even these words seem to float past Stephanie she asked hopelessly out of touch with the reality that her car was now part of a crime scene and she was facing charges far beyond minor infractions oh hey you never answered me about my car like I have school tomorrow so how do I get my car here tomorrow well your car is told it's what your car is total tot to Total wrecked okay so how do I to scho you don't so I don't go to school tomorrow is what you tell me no ma' you want me to be honest with you you're going to jail you don't have a bond you kill two people tonight I don't think you understand that you do not have a bond you are not getting out of jail your car is property of East Police Department because it's a crime scene it killed two people tonight you are clueless with that clearly I've already explained this to you you're going to jail for reckless homicide tonight you're going to jail for aggravated DUI for killing two people that's what going on so no you're not going to school tomorrow you're not getting your car out of inbound can I have a Tuesday from my night car did you just hear what I just told you you said I'm not going tomorrow I'm talking about did you hear when I said that you going to jail tomorrow did you're going to jail when we're down here yes did you understand what I told that you killed two people tonight yeah so I'm just wondering when I can go to school okay we're done you're all on body camera being completely careless about killing two people tonight you could care less that's sad and pathetic and horrible all at the same time can you say that as a talk yes ma'am I care before we discuss further remember to hit the like button share our content and subscribe to our channel so you won't miss out on any of our exciting discussions as she was taken to the police station the full weight of her actions slowly began to Dawn on her no more school no more casual nights out just the harsh reality of a jail cell and a future derailed by one night's poor decisions Stephanie was charged with aggravated DUI and Reckless homicide the evidence was overwhelming and the body cam footage left little room for doubt her lack of remorse only sealed her fate further on April 27 2023 Stephanie was sentenced to 14 years in prison a stark end to her Collegiate aspirations and a sobering reminder of the consequences of drunk driving Christ Jackson one regular day turned crazy fast on Pearl Road it was around midday when someone called 911 about a hit and run the victim who had been driving peacefully towards West 1130th was abruptly rammed from behind by another driver the force of the impact shoved their car violently onto the sidewalk by the time the officers arrived the suspect's vehicle was already nowhere in sight is this her car that came up on the curb or she just got pushed here all right so the car came up and then just what just yeah she said she she thought they were going to stop and then they took off are you all right do you want check out looks like you're are you cold or you just holding your arm for like it hurts okay how old are you 21 okay does your knocker back hurt I just feel like shy yeah oh I've ever been accident before for all right have you ever heard of an adrenaline rush do you feel your heart rapidly pumping I can't feel weird and stff okay were you wearing your seat belt okay um were you traveling that way towards West 138 okay all right and I have like the witness like their name and number and they saw the whole behind me okay and I have a picture of the license plate number and the car all right do you remember what kind of car remember what kind of car it looked like it was a m like the car that was the car yeah oh okay not far from the abandoned car the suspect Duo a man and a woman was spotted quickly making their way towards a nearby Speedway over there hey you let me see your hands let me see your hands what you got there a a what what is it as the situation grew tense the officers decided to detain the suspects for further questioning the keys bro did put hands on me for it why you even doing that you can't even do that you can't do that D but you I wasn't driving that all bro I'm detaining you you're not you're not an arrest in just detain you hang tit you just so aggressive with me then cuz I I don't like when you pull away I never pulled away you already you already ran the scene from an accident your car sitting right over there oh right here you already ran the scene what accident run a scene I did not bring didn't run a scene well why aren't you with the car nobody came call call nobody we're calling you have anything on you we're calling nothing bro that's I don't believe br that's my wife [ __ ] okay is you talking about okay okay why are you going cuz you acting act extra okay okay cool have a seen have a seen have a seen the woman who appeared injured with a bleeding nose seemed equally perplexed and agitated I got two to very what did I do well you're in that vehicle why are you bleeding from the nose I did not nobody pulls over nobody came so you don't you don't walk away what's your name they've got they got the keys right there oh that's stupid you're owning the vehicle oh you see that's just dumb open your hands for me please somebody hit us oh and then you guys live yeah all right I'm here okay yeah you guys are yeah that's his weed um what do you have on you man I don't have anything you don't have anything you want to step up to the hood of my car or oh for sure who was driving me you were driving yeah why does he have the key why does he have the key though oh the seat was all the way up yeah so he is driving no he was not driving oh she was driving why are you bleeding from your nose are you okay I'm not bleeding from my nose what the you got yeah you there's blood he listen to us we can see your nose you're bleeding from the nose let me see your eyes what drugs have you snorted uh marijuana you snort marijuana no I don't smoke marijuana but marijuana got an open bottle of Patrol anyway yeah all right and is that hers or was that the bag that's mine yeah you get cited you go to jail that's that's the baze way the officers piecing together the narrative discovered both suspects were under the influence of alcohol and possibly drugs a bottle peeking from the woman's bag confirming their suspicions so my partner there told me that you uh spoke to him what' you tell him ma'am two shots where did you have two shots at at a bar at a bar the Winking Lizard which one the one of strong s okay how long ago was that within the hour how how many other drinks did you have today that's it despite the cold evening the decision was made to transport them to the station for formal sobriety tests the outcomes of which seemed predictably Grim given that condition okay do you understand what's happening we're running you through some test because you did verbally admit to some alcohol intake and then you got in a car accident okay so what I want you to do stand with your no you can stay right there I'll move to you uh stand like that keep your hands on at your sides keep your head straight don't move your head side to side just follow my finger with your eyes okay you understand mhm okay nope you have to keep your head still just follow with your eyes you you have to follow my hand with your eyes can you see my finger I can see your finger so the next two exercises they're going to be balancing again you said no problems with balancing well you said you had no issues no HP back knees okay so I want you to keep standing like you are y we're going to follow down this line okay so what you're going to do is you're going to plant your left foot down right foot in front of the other left foot down right foot NOP no no no hold don't don't start stay like this okay do you understand that part I am just stay like this so whenever you are ready either foot of your choice raise it up and start counting make sure to look at your toes hands down at your sides whenever you're ready this be a lot oh God what you think you don't want to do this test I'm just like you cannot you cannot you cannot use I can't okay that's fine at the station the woman identified as Christ Jackson was charged with multiple offenses including possession of an open container possession of multiple driver's licenses erratic driving DUI and leaving the scene of an accident her companion however was not charged after it was established that he was not the driver