Take a deep breath. Take a minute and catch your breath. Okay. Let's not jump to conclusions, okay? Let's just start with one thing at a time. Okay. So, what happened earlier? >> A lot. >> Okay. It's a lot. >> Some breakup. >> Mhm. >> Even before the break up with my baby daddy. >> Mhm. >> It's been a lot. >> I understand. >> I don't tell a lot of people a lot of stuff cuz I don't like them. >> I understand. It's your personal life. Okay. Obviously, I can smell the alcohol, okay? >> I know. I'm I'm not asking, okay, I just I have to get through everything. All right. I can smell the alcohol. I can see your eyes are I see you've been crying, but I can also see that they're a little bloody. All right. Um, a Santa Fe police officer drove more than an hour to work while intoxicated and arrived at the police station before her shift began. New Mexico statutes section 66-8-1002. It is unlawful for a person who is under the influence of intoxicating liquor to drive a vehicle within this state. When co-workers noticed the smell of alcohol on her breath and her emotional state, they immediately contacted the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office to investigate the situation. What started as a routine arrival to work quickly turned into a criminal investigation. >> Did you have any alcohol? >> You did? Okay. >> What did you drink? like >> two probably >> 24 oz. >> 24 oz. Two of them. >> How long ago did you drink those? >> About 6:30. >> 6:00. Okay. When did you have your last drink? >> About 6:30. >> 6:30. >> Yes. I know. I should have known better. Um So you had two tall boys around 6:30 prior to coming. Okay. >> Yes. >> Throughout the day >> throughout the day as well. So would that be more than just two the two overall? What would you say you drive? When did you start? >> 11. >> 11. And you and you and your last one around 6:30. And was it a pack of 24 oz? All six? >> No, no, no, no. Just um the 24 oz and then between then and there like >> Okay. And then when did you leave for work? >> Honestly. >> You don't know? Where were you driving from? my home, >> which is okay. So, and then you drove to the office. >> Um, >> I didn't want to, but I had a readiness to >> um, did you do tests? Will you do those? Okay, we'll go over here. We'll try to stay on the sidewalk here since it's a little bit level. All right. Just go right here. Huh? Go ahead over here. Me. Okay. Try to keep your hands down as your side skills and to close together. All right. You have any serious brain injuries? >> Mhm. >> Any issues walking, turning, or balancing? >> Adjust the sticks pins and the plate in my right knee. >> In your right knee. Okay. How long ago was that injury? >> 2016. >> 2016. Okay. So, you been okay since? You've been relatively healthy? relatively. Okay, >> I know you're cold. Try to get through this. Hands under your sides, right? >> Can you see my finger? >> Mhm. >> I'm going to have you follow my finger with your eyes only. Try to tilt your head up for me a little bit. All right. Just follow my finger with your eyes and your eyes only. You understand? Heat up here. It's okay. Careful. Okay. Okay, go ahead and face the car. All right, see my flashlight? Go ahead and put your left foot on my light. Right foot in front of your left foot touching heel to toe. Hands on your sides just like this. You're going to stay in this position until I tell you to move. Okay, I know it's chilly. When I tell you to, you're going to take a series of nine heel to toe steps. Okay, you're going to imagine a straight line extending out from your foot and along that line nine along that line nine heel totoe steps. All right, make sure to look down at your feet. Count out loud each step. Maintain heel toe contact on each step. Do not stop the test until you have completed the test. Okay, it's going to look like this. 1 2 3. I'm taking three steps for demonstration purposes. Okay, you're going to take nine. On that ninth step, with your lead foot planted, you're going to take a series of small choppy steps around your foot just like this. Return on that same line. Nine heel toe steps just like this. One, two, three. Okay. For demonstration purposes, I only took three. You're going to take nine. All right. You have any questions? No. Okay. You can begin when you're ready. Heat. Heat. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Okay, this next test I'm going to have you stand with your heels and toes together as your sides. Stay in this position until I tell you to move. Okay, when I tell you to, you're going to pick a foot of your choosing, left or right. All right, you're going to pick that foot 6 in up off the ground, approximately the size of a Coke can. You're going to raise that foot, keep your hands down at your sides, legs straight with your foot parallel to the ground and your toe pointed. You're going to count out loud 1,00 1,002 1,003 1,004 and so on until I tell you to stop. Okay? You understand? Do you have any questions? No. You can begin when you're ready. 1 23. >> Make sure to look down at your toes. 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 13 2014 2015 2016234 You can stop. Let's go over there. Subsequently, the cops mute their body cams. During questioning, the officer admitted she had been drinking throughout the day after personal issues, including a breakup with her child's father. New Mexico Statutes Section 66-8-1002A. A person who drives a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor commits the offense of driving while intoxicated. She told deputies she drank about a six-pack and specifically two 24- oouncez beers with her last drink around 6:30 before driving to work. After noticing bloodshot eyes, the odor of alcohol, and emotional distress, deputies asked her to perform standard field sobriety tests, which she failed and was immediately arrested. location. You don't have anything on you. I got you. All right, deep breath in. Heat. Heat. Heat up here. Heat. Heat. Heat up here. One more time. Okay. Hold on. Deep breath in. The officer attempted the field sobriety tests but struggled to maintain balance and coordination while following instructions. Any person who operates a motor vehicle within this state is deemed to have given consent to chemical tests of breath or blood to determine alcohol concentration if arrested. Vixand for DWI New Mexico implied consent act section 66-8-17 based on the results of the tests and her own admission of drinking before driving. Deputies placed the officer under arrest for driving while intoxicated. In the end, the drunk cop who thought she could quietly start her shift instead found herself sitting in the back of a patrol car facing an aggravated DWI charge. Like and subscribe for more police cam stories. Watch the next recommended video. Click to watch now.