Meet Doreen Maddox. Beer in the system, tears in her eyes, and zero coordination. She says she's just celebrating almost finishing college, but the only degree she's about to earn is one in DUI. Well, that's not normal. Yeah, I think so. You think she's drunk? She's saying that she's coming up for a meeting, right? Uh-huh. And there's a car in front of her speeding, so she tries to keep up with the flow of traffic. I'm like, even though they were speeding, you speed up for them? She's like, I'm just trying to And then I'm like, did you try to stop at all? She said she hit the brakes. Please tell me all those kids are not in the car with her. Yes. How's your speech? I'll let you determine that. I don't I honestly You see any alcohol or anything in there? No. I don't I To be honest, I don't even smell it. I just Better safe than sorry, that's my motto, you know? Okay. Do you think that she is is Do you have any signs of impairment at all? She's got valid insurance. She's going to try She's got insurance. She's got Excuse me, ma'am. Do you mind coming over here and talking to me for a second, please? Oh, no, you got to. Please come over here. Ma'am, I need you to step over here and speak with me. No, ma'am, I need you to come over here and speak with me, please. Okay. Please. I just need to talk to you, so we got to come over here. I'm right here. Okay, cuz I'm not going to sit Oh, okay. Where's Kennedy? This is the station. All right, ma'am, I'm back. Is there anyone else at home? Hey, you got Huh? Because I believe that you're impaired. Is there someone that we call for your safety? around, you're not listening, you have slow reaction time, you're groggy. No, because this is like so surreal to me. Okay, that's fine. It can be surreal at the police station, but we're I'm like 40 years old and I've never been Is there someone we can call for your kids? Okay. I'm going to look inside your car. Honey, have you had anything to drink tonight? Have you had anything to drink tonight? Yeah. When's the last time you had a drink? 2 hours ago. Okay, what were you drinking? At my at that residence. What were you drinking? Beer, whiskey, tequila? Beer. Beer, what kind of beer? Modelo. Okay. Okay, honey, here's what's going to happen, okay? We're going to go down to the station. I'm going to have you do a couple tests, okay? Once we get down to the station, if you pass the test and everything's fine, I'm going to take you home. Okay? The tests aren't pass fail, they just show signs of impairment. Does that make sense? Okay, what's your first name, honey? Is it Chiquita? Doreen. Doreen? Yes. Okay, is there a reason that you're so hostile? Because you just told me that I mean you just asked me if my name was to Chiquita. No, Chiquita. That's what it sounded like you said, not tequila. No, that's not my name. My name is Doreen. Doreen? Yes. What's your last name, Doreen? Matthews. Here, I'm going to take this arm out so I can get your blood pressure. We're going to go this way to this car, okay? She was driving at a high speed, no car seat. Yep. What about my kids? Your kids are going to be taken Who what's the other lady's name? Chiquita. She already said that we can take them there. We gave her permission to take them there. We're going to take the kids there. All right. Just come by my car real quick so I can grab the info. Come this way, honey. If you had to take gas, how many Modelos did you drink 2 hours ago? Like four. Four of them? Okay. Do you have diabetes or anything like that? I I was really celebrating. Okay, cool. We'll be there in a second. There's You don't have to cry, honey. Everything's going to be okay. Hey, whose is that, Mark? Nate's. Their lights name is Maddox. Are you sure it's not a different kid? I think that they're all three of Are your kids? I adopted one of them. You adopted one of them. One is adopted. Okay, I got you. All right. Okay, yeah. Okay. Due to the location and unsafe conditions, Maddox is transported to the Peoria Police Department for further sobriety testing. On the way, she blurts out that she drank because she was sad. Her moods continue shifting unpredictably. Where is my kids going? Huh? Where is my kids going? Why are we putting them off? With the lady that you allowed the officer to take them to. I think her name's Tequila. Is your license valid, hon? Of course. Okay. My oven is on in my house right now heating my burger. My triple burger. Do you do any right now? No, I don't do nothing. Okay. I'm a college student. Where do you go to school? University of Phoenix and I was celebrating. Do you do it online? Yeah. Okay. I was just celebrating today. Take a deep breath. Everything's going to be okay. don't take a deep breath. I don't take a deep breath. I don't take a deep breath. I was just celebrating cuz I have I have 40 I have 54 credits. Uh-huh. And I said I only have like six more credits to go to get my associate's Take a deep breath, okay? Everything's going to be fine. This is bad. Oh, okay. We just celebrated and then my dad he told me that he might have canceled the day. And and and I just got my car to shop. I paid so much money. I paid so much money out of my pocket. We're not at the jail, okay? Like I said, we're not we're not at the jail. Like I said, these tests just show signs of impairment, okay? We're going to walk this way. We're going to go right to that door. Take a deep breath. Everything's going to be okay. I hear you. I know life life has been tough. Today has not been has not been the greatest, okay? It was supposed to be the day. Okay, hon. Give me 1 second. I'm going to get this recording and then we're going to start start the test. Can you stand up? Let me take you out of those handcuffs, okay? I'm going to have you stand right here on this black line, okay? Take a deep breath. Okay. Do you have any eye problems? Okay. Anything that would cause you to have resting nystagmus or anything like that? Okay. Can you look at me, hon? This is what we're going to do, okay? I'm going to have you You don't wear glasses or any contacts, do you? Nothing like that? Okay. Take a deep breath. No. It's going to be okay. You're going to put your feet together with your hands at your side, okay? It'll look like this. Hell no. Okay. Of course. Okay. Just Just like this. Okay. You're going to keep your head still and follow the movement of my stimulus with your eyes only. Okay? You're going to keep following my stimulus with your eyes only until I tell you to stop. Do you understand the instructions? Y'all 21 989535. Your eyes and your eyes only. Y'all 21 Your eyes and your eyes only. Okay. Blink. Relax your eyes for a second, okay? Mhm. Okay. It's okay. Take a deep breath. Are you ready to do the next part? Okay, Miss Maddox, you got to take a deep breath, okay? Cuz if we can't get through the rest of my test after making assessment based off what I've already I've already witnessed, okay? So, I'm trying to give you the opportunity to show me you're not in phase. You are so like Stanford's like You're going to take your arms and place them at your side, okay? It'll look like this. It's okay. Try and get in this position for me. Just like this. Miss Maddox. Okay. I was celebrating. I I hear you. No. Y'all don't want to listen. Okay. Do you want to continue the test? Y'all don't want to listen. You don't want to continue? Y'all don't want to stand cuz y'all don't care. Hon, do you want to continue the test? It's a yes or a no. Yes. Okay. So, I need you to pay attention. don't care. I need you to pay attention then. Okay, you're going to place your left foot on that line, that black line. Right here? Yep. And then you're going to place your right foot on the line ahead of your left foot with the heel of your right foot against the toe of your left foot. Oh my god. It'll look like this. Why are you doing this to me? We did not do anything to you. Why are you doing this to me? You're going to put your feet break apart. Demonstrate I just read demonstrate. I'm going to do three you're going to do the number I instructed you, okay? Why y'all being like this? Like Cuz they're they're instructed you. I don't know what I have OR WHAT I DON'T. I'M 40 YEARS OLD. I'VE NEVER BEEN ARRESTED IN MY LIFE. OKAY, like I said been arrested in my life. That's fine. I've never been arrested in my life. Okay, Ms. Maddox. been arrested in my life. Ms. Ms. Maddox, do you need do you want do you want do you want to continue with the task? 2 grown woman. That's why I'm 25. I've never graduated I've never married. Ms. Maddox, please turn your back. Listen listen y'all. I hear you. I would do what y'all telling me to do. Okay. I'm not refused. You'll have a seat down at the end of the back. Listen y'all. Listen y'all. Listen y'all. I understand y'all want to get paid. I understand I don't want TO GET PAID. I MAKE NO money by doing this. I understand y'all want to get paid. Can you see from my side of the car? But I only made it to the seventh grade. Y'all don't care. All right. Have a seat. That is sad. That is sad like No, I ACTUALLY KNOW IT'S TIME TO GO. THERE'S NO THERE'S NO ACCIDENTS. You crashed. I SWEAR TO GOD. I JUST GOT MY CAR. You you crashed. You crashed because YOU WERE IMPAIRED. REGARDLESS, I DON'T CARE WHAT THE [ __ ] YOU SAY. I'M A GOOD MOTHER. AND THE TEACHERS AT THE SCHOOL WILL VOUCH FOR THAT. I'm a good mother BY MYSELF. I WORK AT WHY ARE YOU YELLING? I'M A ASSISTANT. I'M A ASSISTANT. Y'ALL RACIST. Y'ALL RACIST. THIS IS FULLER'S FAULT. I JUST WANT I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW. Y'ALL RACIST. Y'ALL ARE RACIST. HOW ARE YOU, [ __ ] Y'ALL ARE RACIST CUZ Y'ALL NOT HEARING ME OUT. BECAUSE YOU COMMITTED A CRIME. THIS IS MY FIRST CRIME. WE ALL GET GRACE. YOU CAN'T JUST LET THIS GO. THAT'S ALL I'm saying. IF Y'ALL LET ME UP MY FIRST CRIME. I'M years old. Can you give me a break? I'm 40. I'M 40. 40 YEARS ON THIS EARTH. Y'ALL CAN'T GIVE ME A BREAK. AND I HAVE TWO GROWN KIDS ALREADY. That's 25 years OF AGE. COME ON NOW. THIS [ __ ] ONCE IT'S READY Come on. See what No. YES. STOP. I'LL BE BACK. HURRY THIS [ __ ] UP. SHUT THE [ __ ] UP. HURRY THIS [ __ ] UP. WHAT CRIME IS Y'ALL GIVE A [ __ ] ABOUT ME. ON MY MAMA HELLO. THAT'S CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO GOVERNMENT PROPERTY. That's a lie. I ain't [ __ ] and broke. Goofy [ __ ] I ain't [ __ ] and broke. Y'all goofy as I AIN'T [ __ ] AND BROKE. NOW YOU WANT TO POP YOUR AROUND THE [ __ ] CORNER. MY COLOR. YOU BETTER GET YOUR GOOFY ASS UP OUT OF HERE. IT'S YOUR FAULT. NOW YOU WANT TO POP YOUR ASS AROUND, [ __ ] YOU SHOULD HAVE GOT YOUR ASS AROUND HERE. WHAT YOU MEAN? WE'RE DONE. YOU DIDN'T TELL ME THE CONSEQUENCES. I DID. I READ YOU THE CONSEQUENCES. HOW? UH SHE'S ALSO GOING TO BE CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO GOVERNMENT PROPERTY AS WELL. YOU SEE THIS DUDE. YOU SEE THIS DUDE. COME ON NOW. Are you serious? COME ON NOW, MAN. COME ON NOW. I'VE NEVER BEEN CHARGED FOR A [ __ ] CRIME. YOU'RE NOT EVEN A Y'ALL PLEASE GIVE ME ANOTHER [ __ ] CHANCE? Absolutely not. I'm going to sleep like a I'm going to sleep like a baby. Cuz you a You a down. You a You're done. You're done. You a done. And that's a I DON'T LAUGH. YOU A MA'AM, ARE YOU YOU A YOU A NO. I KNOW. YOU BOGUS. COME ON NOW. SUCKS TO SUCK. ARE YOU? I KNOW MY MAMA DON'T LIKE STUFF LIKE THAT. YES. HUH? YES. I KNOW SHE DID. YOUR FATHER YOUR LIFE STUFF LIKE THAT. I KNOW HE DID. MAMA YOU A ALL RIGHT, MA'AM. I'M GOING TO CALL THE police as well, PLEASE. YOU BOGUS. AND YOU COULD HAVE KILLED YOUR kids today. Do you understand that? Your kids could have died because of your actions, and you want to sit here and feel sorry and have a pity party? [ __ ] ridiculous. [ __ ] ridiculous. You're lucky that your kids are okay. Get out of here, right? What are you talking about? Get your goofy butt out of here. The floor is hot, ma'am. You a goofy. YOU AIN'T NO [ __ ] You a goofy. Goofy. Dorene Maddox was charged with DUI, aggravated DUI, refusal to submit to chemical testing, aggravated battery to a police officer, and criminal damage to government-supported property.