So how did this happen again? He slowed down I tried to stop, and I rammed him My eyes are really sensitive to the light I'm sorry, my allergies are really kicking up I’m off balance - when I have an infection The Flagler County Sheriff's Office responded to a multi-vehicle crash on February 2nd, 2025 While deputies secured the dangerous roadway and assisted the trapped occupants investigators soon began questioning Beulah's behavior at the scene Are you in any pain? (Unintelligible) So, what I’m gonna do, is I’m gonna pull this door a little bit, okay Blessed is the man (unintelligible) Oh Lord, what you got today? What happened? I was sitting here at a red light, brother All right, that's all you were doing? That's it You can keep that one Yes, sir You got your license with you? Perfect Can I get her, she was in the car with you? - If I could get her license as well You got your license on you? So you were just sitting here at a red light? Did it turn green at all? - No Constant red, straight front end All right, were you slowing down at all - I was stopped I gotcha It doesn't look like you will need a tow truck - (Unintelligible) - Oh, I'm just pissed off about it, that's all All right, I gotcha Do you have any back pain? Okay Ma'am, I'll be honest with you, I don't I'm uncomfortable with being leaving you in the car Can we, can we step out? I don't trust people (Unintelligible) Are you hurt? Were you hurt? Not at the moment Not at the moment? All right, do you mind if I get your - He's got them He's got it already? Okay Yeah, I got it All right Did he get your phone number from you? Yes, ma'am He did? All right, perfect At first Beulah appeared to be another shaken driver caught in a dangerous crash But deputies soon began questioning her behavior along the interstate ramp You might feel, you might see some bruising there eventually Yeah, you’ll have some bruising where your seatbelt was That's normal Okay? It's gonna hurt, it's gonna feel... It's called lap belt bruising You're gonna have that on your head, belly and probably across your chest, okay? Yeah, did you get some whiplash? Do you have any pain here? No? Okay Ma'am, is it okay if I go in your car and get your license and your information? It's my wallet What? It's in your wallet? I lost my voice (unintelligible) Okay It's over there Is it in the car? Can I go over there and get it for you? Hey, just a heads up, it says airbags deployed They could go off again - Okay I'm gonna ask you again, okay? Are you sure you don't want to go to the hospital? Okay So I haven't asked her what happened yet He's saying he was just stopped at the red light He was stopped There was still a constant red and he just got hit from behind - Okay This was the passenger - I stopped I stopped late Huh? Is she in the crash? This one? - Yeah He can do it - No, no, no, no Trainee I can take it, I don't mind Perfect You might be a little woozy especially after you... - So he was just sitting at the light? Yeah, he was just stopped at the light It was a constant red She just rear-ended him Looks like she, um hit him at an angle, like - Yeah, she might have tried to swerve at the last second Uh, she said she kind of dozed off Here, let me let them take care of that Beulah continued blaming the crash and deployed airbags for her confusion But deputies were slowly beginning to question whether airbag fog fully explained what was going on Oh, f*** So how did this happen again? He slowed down Yeah And we were at the same speed He slowed down Uh... last minute, and I tried to stop, and I rammed him What lane were you in? This lane And that's at 45 - Yep dashboard or Cuz the auxiliaries are all on, so you could check my speed as, as well Mm-hmm My car has got f***ing more damage than his f***ing car because I'm sorry, I'm just just really peed off Yeah Really, really peed off Yep Who are you calling? Chris... Christian, where are you? I'm coming (unintelligible) Can I speak to him? One second, the police officer wanna speaks to you Hello, Christian? Hello This is Deputy Lane with the Sheriff's Office I'm gonna have you hold off for a little bit because we're gonna be conducting an investigation here No, no, no, no, no, no, you... you don't understand me I need you to hold off on coming here Uh, for a little bit because we're gonna be conducting an investigation Oh, okay - Please, I need him here we, we will, we will call you when, uh we need you to pick her up, okay? But, just I would, I would hold off maybe in the area there, uh, you know, there's the Publix or - I want him here - please Okay Okay, no problem Thank you, sir I want him here, please Huh? Why did you tell him not to come here? - We're just gonna hold off We'll let you know what's gonna happen soon here, okay? I just need some support Yeah, yeah, absolutely We're here to support you So, why did you tell him not to come here? It'll be all explained in a minute We're, we got to take one step at a time here Do you mind just keeping your hands out of your pockets for me? Do you have any weapons on you? Anything that I should be aware of? - No - No Okay It’s just a question I ask everybody I come into contact with No, you can check me No, no, no, no - It's fine It's fine Just for the time being, let's just keep hands out of pockets Okay Ma'am What's your name? No, it's okay What's your name? Beulah Beulah? Follow me over here I'm sorry? Just follow me over here I'm just gonna have you stand right here for me, okay? Okay Deputies initially searched Beulah's vehicle expecting to find alcohol inside the car Instead investigators soon realized the odor was coming directly from her She just (unintelligible) Okay It's just a bottle of water So, I can smell alcohol on her breath On her? Yeah Okay, is there anything back here? I'm looking right now Just the water? - Yeah this is her driver's license and stuff I'm just gonna leave it right here for now Oh, well, you might want to hang on to the driver's license cuz if it's a 10-15 and then You'll need that And we have somebody who said that they saw her in the driver's seat, right? The... Yeah He, he called in and said he saw her in the driver's seat So, she has actual physical control The uncertainty surrounding the crash began fading once deputies advised Beulah of her Miranda rights So as of right now, the traffic crash or the crash investigation has concluded Okay? - I'm sorry, crash what? The crash investigation is concluded, okay? So we, we've already conducted the crash - Okay, so clearly however the police officer’s still going through my car He's going through So we're gonna explain that, okay? - Okay Okay? So now, now we're going forward into a into a criminal DUI investigation, okay? You have the right to remain silent Do you understand these rights? With these rights in mind Are you willing to talk to me? I'm sorry? With these rights in mind Are you willing to talk to me? Yes? Okay I had one beer - You had a beer? - One - Yes Maybe two or three hours ago - Two or three... Did you eat anything? - Yes I had breakfast You had breakfast? Yes Okay She's the registered owner, right? - I'm sorry? - No - You wanna do field sobriety exercises? Sure I'd rather not do it here on the side of the road Can we go to the gas station over here? I can't drive the car, so - You can't drive the car - so we're gonna take you - Sure You okay with that? Sorry, I lost my - That's fine That's perfectly fine All right, if you don't mind getting in there, okay All right Watch your feet The roadside crash investigation was moving beyond just a routine crash response While Beulah blamed allergies, sunlight, and sinus issues for her condition deputies were documenting something very different Are you able to control - Okay, but you Like to press the brake and stand up and get out of bed normally? Yeah Okay With a little bit of pain in my leg Yeah Okay The first one we're going to do I'm going to check your eyes Okay, can you see the tip of my pen? Yes Okay Perfect My eyes are really sensitive to the light - Okay - So the sun's behi... the sun's behind you So, you should be okay Put your feet together like this and your hands at your side, okay? Stay like this until I tell you to move, okay? Can you see the tip of my pen here? Yes Okay - Sorry, I moved my head Your eyes and eyes only All right So I'm going to have you come over here All right, you see this line here? Can you see the line? Yeah - Okay I'm going to have you put your right foot on that line first Okay, so what you're going to do is on this line you're gonna place your left foot on the line - My left foot? Left foot on the line and your right foot in front, okay? With your heels touching your toe - What do you mean? - Heel touching my toe... - Heel touching the other foot's toe? - Okay Heel... heel touching toe like so You're going to stand with your arms at your side like we did before Okay, and you're going to maintain... maintain that position until I tell you do... until I tell you to do so Okay All right, so your left foot on the line your right foot in front with your heel touching your toe Okay, and your hands at your side All right You're going to maintain that position until I tell you to... until I tell you to start Do you understand? I understand Okay When I tell you to begin, you're gonna take nine heel-to-toe steps on the line Nine? Nine heel-to-toe steps on the line turn and take nine heel-to-toe steps back So, like so, you're going to go - I understand - So this doesn't count as one at all? No Okay, can... Does this count as one? - That's not counted - Okay, I understand Do you understand? Understand Okay If you step off the line step back on the line and continue until you reach those numbers, okay? - Okay I'm sorry, my allergies are really kicking up I'm sorry, I don't mean to gross anyone out Okay, so nine steps, you say? Nine steps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 I'm not counting - 15, 16, 17, 18 Okay, you can come back Okay, and then you're going to do that series of small steps and do the exact same thing back All right Uh-huh 13, 14, 15 15 15 I got 17 and 15 All right Okay For this next exercise, you're going to stand with your feet together like so, okay? With your hands at your side just like the beginning, okay? Huh? Okay When I tell you to begin raise one leg, either leg, approximately six inches off the ground You must keep both legs straight and your arm... arms at your side - At your side - Arms at your side Do you understand? - Okay, and you can pick either leg - I understand All right, so when I tell you to start, you're gonna start Do you understand? All right You may begin Okay 1-1000, 2-1000, 3-1000, 4-1000, 5-1000, 6... oops! 16-1000, 17-1000, 18-1000, 19... All right, okay, you can stop I am not good with balancing I don't think I need to complete the rest of them I think I'm good, I got my three I'm sorry, before you continue No, you're good I can clarify that with a doctor My balance is off because my sinuses are so bad Okay - Okay All right, all right, so... Like I said, we're gonna... We're gonna do another one with your feet at... fee... feet together and your hands at your side, okay? - Okay You're gonna stand with your feet together like so and your fingers out like so Okay, so you're gonna have both of them out - Uh-huh Face them forward So rotate your hand, rotate your hand And when I say right or left you're gonna take the tip of your finger and touch your nose with your head tilted back Okay? - Do you understand? I understand Okay, tilt... tilt your head back Okay? Right Left And you're gonna... You're gonna bring that finger back down But as soon as I tell you this you're gonna touch it and bring it right back down Okay Okay? Left Right Left Left All right So what I'm gonna have you do is put your hands behind your back for me Okay? - Okay - Put your hands behind your back for me You're gonna be placed under arrest - You're gonna be placed under arrest for DUI Look away from me I'm sorry but that hurts Like we explained you're being arrested for DUI, okay? Are you on probation for your domestic battery? Or are you on pre-trial release? Pre-trial release You're on pre-trial release? Yes What are your conditions? Not to get into trouble Okay All right Well, we'll figure that out at the jail Let's... let's go back to the car Come on I'm sorry My nervous system - Okay, all right So I'm gonna have you lean against the car, please Lean against the car for me Spread your feet Spread your feet and lean against the car Okay? Hi, are you a police? - All right And just... just breathe for me, okay? Take a deep breath All right Just keep breathing Are you okay? You just need your inhaler? Okay All right, just keep breathing for me Relax Breathe You're okay Roll your hand out Roll your hand out of the cuff Roll your hand all the way out You gotta roll your hand out There you go Here you go, I don't know if I messed it up I might have unplugged it, I'm not sure - Do you need medical? No Okay She's gonna have to go to the hospital anyway, so You don't want to go to the hospital? No? - Okay, we'll just... We're just gonna... - All right, here, let me see your hand Take her to the hospital Get that refusal because she was involved in a crash Yeah Even though it’s without serious injury Yeah, we'll turn you away I'm gonna search you again, okay? All right, you sure you don't have anything on you still? Okay, lean against the car for me All right Can you lift your foot for me? I won't let you fall Is there anything in your shoe? No? All right Can you kick it off for me and pull your foot out? Okay You can put your foot down All right She got pockets? Yeah, pockets, leave them out (Officer unintelligible) Slide your feet in Watch your head Watch your head Can I have a seatbelt? Yep, your seatbelt's over here So lean forward for me Okay Beulah was transported to a hospital for medical evaluation before deputies later booked her into the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility where she was charged with driving under the influence and violation of conditional release