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Come here. Why are you putting that down so manhandle me? Please don't do this. Okay. Okay. Okay. We can't breathize anymore. Okay. What can I do? At this point, there's nothing you can do. Officers are called to the scene of an accident after a woman blows a tire by running onto a curb. She begins the encounter completely cooperative and polite. And at first, everything moves smoothly until officers start to suspect she may be impaired. And the investigation reaches the point where a breath test is required. This is the body camera footage from that encounter. I'm pretty sure you guys are Hello, I'm Officer Lewis. What happened? I need the ghost. Do what? I hit the curb. The curb? Yes, sir. What were you doing down here? Were you coming down here? Um, I was trying to make a U-turn. Uh-huh. To get back to Bonnie Lane. Uh-huh. Let me get my GPS. I don't want to tell you a lot. May I look at my GPS? Yeah. Okay. As you see, as you see, it was it's as you see, it's still on there. I got you. I missed my turn and I was making a Uturn. As I was making that Uturn, I hit the curb. Okay. Trying to go back. Whoa. I about fell over just then. Yep. Just then. Yep. Um I turn right here. I gota I called my cousin this time. Uhhuh. My boyfriend is from Alabama and he's at the Air. Oh, but you were driving that car. No, all right. Hold on. So, you were driving this car? Yes, sir. Did you hit a cur? Hold on. Who's driving that car? My boyfriend. Your boyfriend? What did he hit? He is He didn't hit anything. He is paralyzed. Yeah. He has a wheelchair in the back seat, I believe. Okay. Well, either he puts his wheelchair in the back seat or the front seat. I'm not in the vehicle. Okay. But he normally puts it in the back seat. Okay. He has seat. All right. So, you were never driving this car? No, sir. Not at all. You were driving this car? Yes, sir. The red key. Oh, okay. That's a old Yeah, I can see that's old damage. Yeah, that's old damage. And And you came You came here for what? I was coming to my cousin's house. I missed the exit or the turn and in the process of turning, I hit the curb. Did you get a flat tire or something? I did. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Okay, I see it. all the way up. Yeah, I see where you uh destroyed your I believe it's a hole at the I gotcha. I believe it's a hole at the bottom. All right. I haven't really got a good look at it. If Miss Mara, how much alcohol have you had? I had maybe two. No, I'm not going to lie. I had three shots. Had 12 something. What was it? Three. What? Three shots of Von. Where at? At the house. At the house. Yes, I am. And you were driving to go where again? I was driving to go to um the Airbnb on Are you from So give me one, please, sir. Um I used to live in Athens. I'm currently now in Bethlehem. So I was going to 1160. Yes, sir. at 1160 South Millish Sweet 130. Okay. All right. Uh Okay. Do you mind if I check to make sure you're okay to drive? Absolutely. Okay. Cool. Come right over here. You'll stand right there where my flashlight is. Face me. Do you wear glasses? I do. Do you wear contacts? I do. All right. If you'll put your feet together like this and then your arms out. Actually, just your hands in your pocket because it's cold out here. Okay. Can you see that light? I'm gonna move it back and forth. All right. And then at one point, I'm gonna go up and down. But while I'm moving this back and forth, I just want you to follow that with your eyes. Don't move your head. Do you understand? Yes. Okay. Right here. So, yeah. Follow that. Don't move your head. Okay. All right. Going up. Keep your head still. Just your eyes. Okay. Do you have any problems balancing on one leg? I have a I don't know if it's syosa. I have a cyst on my temple, but Okay. Other than the code, I don't. All right. It's all it's it's voluntary. Do you want to try it or or not? Yeah. Okay. Okay. If you put your feet together like this, just side by side, arms down by your side, and then stay in that position and don't start until I tell you to. Do you understand? Yes, sir. When I tell you to, you're going to raise one of your legs so that the foot is approximately 6 in above the ground and parallel with the ground like I'm doing. So, right here, while doing this, you're going to look at that elevated foot. You're going to count out loud in this manner. 100,00 1 1002 1003 1004 and so on until I tell you to stop. Keep your arms down by your side and both legs straight. I'll demonstrate what it will look like. I'm going to stand on my left foot and I'm going to raise my right foot. Okay, so both legs straight, arms down by your side, looking at that elevated foot. 1,00 1,002 1,003 1004 and so on until I tell you to stop. Do you understand? What uh foot are you going to raise up? The right foot. Okay. On you. 1,001. Well, raise it higher than that. 1,00 1,002 1,003 1004 100,005 1,006 1007 1008 1009 1, 101, it's too cold. I can't do that. I can do it just straight, but I can't do it holding 10 seconds. All right, you're good. You can stop. I'm not going to lie to you. I can do what? I'm not going to lie to you. I can hold it, but I can't do 10 seconds. I'm freezing cold. I don't have anything underneath this jumpsuit. There's nothing under that. No, absolutely. I don't want to. No, you keep it unzipped, though. No, I wouldn't dis. Okay. So, right now I'm seeing levels of impairment from alcohol. Okay. Do you Yeah. Do you consider yourself a safe driver right now? Safe driving? safe like no accidents, nothing like that. Yes, sir. Well, I'm seeing things a little different right now. All right. So, you you got to come with me. All right. So, what I want you to do, put your hands together. Can I blow in a Yeah, I got to read you a bunch of stuff. Okay. If you'll put your hands together like this, like you're Yep. Just like that. Okay. As long as you're cooperating with me, I'll cooperate with you. So, I can put your your Even though it's 39° out here. It's actually 37° out here. Yeah. I will say it is cold. Yes, sir. So, even though it's cold and I'm tribuling, do the what? But there there's there's other things. So like the the strong odor of that alcoholic beverage that's coming from your from your breath when you're talking to me. Mhm. So you can't you can't be driving like that. Okay. Yes, sir. Once they get to the station for testing, she makes a choice she can't easily undo. And when officers move forward with the next step, she suddenly wants the chance to take it all back. All right. Still perfect. Inhale and then blow. You got it. You also come right here. Inhale and then blowing. Okay. Blow up a big balloon. Okay. We'll do that in just a sec. I promise I'll get you a napkin. Okay. Quicker you do this, the quicker I'll do that. Okay. Yeah. got to blow into that device because the machine actually knows if you're blowing into it. You'll see a bunch of lines go up. You're not even doing it. Are you going to do it? Are you If you're going to do it, do it. I already know you're playing games. Yes or no? Do you want to do this? [Music] Like you're blowing up a big balloon. Okay. I don't know what you're doing. Have you ever blown up a balloon before? You've never blown up a balloon before? I have. All right. It's like a big balloon. All right. [Music] May I hold? No. Right now you're playing games. All right, go ahead and sit down. Sit back in here. All [Applause] right, listen up. State of Georgia has conditioned your privilege to drive upon the highways of this state upon your submission to state administer chemical test of your blood, breath, urine, or other bodily substance for the purpose of determining if you're under the influence of alcohol or drugs. If you refuse this testing, your Georgia driver's license or privilege to drive on the highways of this state will be suspended for a minimum period of one year. Your refusal to submit to blood or urine testing may be offered into evidence against you at trial. If you submit to testing and the results indicate an alcohol concentration of 0.08 08 grams or more. Your Georgia driver's license or privileged to drive on the highways of this state may be suspended for a minimum period of one year. After first submitting to the requested state test, you are you are entitled to additional chemical tests of your blood, breath, urine, or other bodily substance at your own expense and from qualified personnel of your own choosing. Will you submit to the state administer chemical test of your blood? You want to go do a blood test? All right. Fantastic. Where's your car at? No. [Music] here. [Music] All right, I'll take care of that. All right. Uh, where's your car at? It's up here. All right, we're going this way. Come with us. Yeah, she has it. I'll bring it down there. We got to go. Can I resist again? What can I do? Please, I promise you I'm trying to do anything to cooperate with you, Mr. Lewis. Please listen to me. Yes, sir. You failed to do that. We're not going to go. What can I do? Can I We're going to jail. That's what we're doing. We got to go this way. Can I do Mr. Le, please? You start walking. I'm not trying to I'm not trying to I'm not trying to Come with us. All right. Please. All right. I got it. I can walk. Okay. Please. Please, Mr. Lewis, can I please can I please please Mr. Louis? Can I retake it? Can I retake it? Okay, I can walk by myself. I can walk. We're not going to jerk away. I'm not jerking away. I can walk. You don't have to yell at me. All right. I don't I can walk for myself. No, wait. Why are you putting that down so manhandle me? Why would you do that? No. Stop it. You guys are Will you get me a light joke? You can do what you need. I don't need a light. Just take a big deep breath. All right. I'm not doing anything. Really big. Are you guys serious? We have to We have to listen to Listen to me. Are you serious right now? We have to put the hand Jesus. All right. Right there. Wait. I'm not moving. My hand is my hand is free and I'm not. What do you I will put it behind my Okay. Let me do it. Let me Do you have the Where's the Where's the uh address for Where's the address to the uh the Airbnb? Oh my god. My god. Do you have the address? [Music] Yes. Yes. We'll we'll get it whenever we get over here. Okay. Okay. It's 11 11. It's 11:30. Can you talk to me? Okay. I understand. All right. We'll we'll walk over here. Okay. Mr. Lewis, can you grab my grab mine from the Why would you guys do this? We got have to walk up here. Okay. Okay. Come on. I'm walking. This cuff came off. This cuff came off. I'm putting it behind my bed. Please, you guys don't do it. Please don't hurt me. Do not hurt me. I'm not I'm not doing anything. My head is behind my back. Okay. Hey, you're fine. You're fine. Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. Oh, Jesus. Jesus. Hey, you're fine. Hey, Miss Moore. Miss Moore, you're fine. Okay. No, you guys are not cooperating with me. I'm talking. Okay. My whole cup was off and I stood here with you guys. Make sure it's correct. Please. Um, I'm not resisting. I'm not resisting. I'm not resisting at all. Okay. Hey, I got to put this lady in this car. I'll call you. Don't Don't grab me like that. Mr. Lewis, I can walk on my own. Mr. Lewis, please just start walking. I'm not resisting. I'm not doing anything. I stopped to let you know my cuff was off. That's to let you know I'm doing everything cooper. I understand. All right. All right. We're going to we're going to get into this vehicle. Okay. All right. Hop on in. Okay. All right. On you. Thank you. Okay. On you. Can I please? We will in a second. I have to go get some stuff. Okay. Can I please take another test? I promise. I've already to let you know how I did not know. After refusing to complete the breath test and declining a blood draw, she was taken to the local jail. She was later charged with DUI alcohol and on September 26th, 2025, she entered a guilty plea. She also plead guilty to improper or erratic lane change in the same case. Thank you for watching. Please like and subscribe for more police body camera footage. Have a great day. Please don't do this. Okay. Okay. Okay. We can't breathalyze anymore. Okay. What can I do? At this point, there's nothing you can do. Listen, if you haven't had a DUI, you will bond out almost immediately, okay? Everything is going to be okay. I promise you. I know it doesn't seem like that right now, but I promise you that it
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