For what? You know what? It's better for me to be in jail. It's better for me to be in jail. I'm proof. I'm proof. On February 10th, 2024, officers responded to a call about a 24 year old Central Florida woman who crashed her car into a wooded area in Flaggler County. Deputies found her with two children in the vehicle unharmed after she admitted to drinking three glasses of wine earlier that evening, leading to her failing sobriety tests. [Music] Okay, you're trying to get the the help from the mother to this. He lives right. You Yes. I just I've been trying to get him here and then my mother is just texting me. I don't know. Your mom Your mom has the kids. Everything's okay. She's right there. She's right there. She texted me, but I don't know why. Okay, we'll talk to her. She's just saying she's just ashamed. [ __ ] I just had a [ __ ] accident. My freaking accident. I don't care about What the [ __ ] do you care about? Stop. Stop. Get the water. Look at my [ __ ] give it to jail. Just for what? You know what? It's better for me to be in jail. It's better for me to be in [ __ ] jail. Why? Just because it's [ __ ] better. Because it's [ __ ] better. Because Can we get them? Wait. Ma'am. Ma'am. Ma'am. Hello. Bruce. I'm Bruce. Don't you [ __ ] talk to me like that. This is why. This is why. This is why. Watch where you're swinging your arms. This is why, bro. This is why. This is mine, bro. This is my first [ __ ] [ __ ] mistake. This ma'am. Hello, ma'am. Ma'am, can I can I see your injuries for a second? Yeah. Okay. Can you Can you just for sure I just have somebody talking [ __ ] on my phone. I'm not I'm not concerned about that. I'm I'm It is for me cuz I have PTSD and I do That's my mother right there. Okay, that's that's fine. That's where I have to go. Right there. I'm I'm not You want to be You want to see my injuries? I I'm trying to see. Yeah. Yeah. There you go. Okay. There you go. Can you tell Can you tell me what happened? I don't know. I was just with my friend in [ __ ] 57 Sentinel. I just don't know what happened. There was a car. I I had I see like there was no light. Like I don't know what happened if you want to be honest. I don't know what happened. There you go. Like I don't know what happened. So, how did you end up from there to here? I don't know. Cuz I'm not from my own here. I just But if I if I if I if I go to another city, I don't go and crash into the woods just because I'm not from there. I'm trying to understand what I'm trying to understand what caused you to go into the woods. I have no idea. I'm telling you that that at the moment I didn't know I was in the 57th Sentinel. I was just trying to drive back home and that was it. Okay. And that was it. I'm not around for you. I'm on the P section. I have no idea. Okay. What's What's your What's your name, ma'am? Charet. What? What is it? Charette. Charette. Yeah. Okay. All right. Charet. Can you just hang out with with this? Okay. Okay, ma'am. All right. So, I need you to listen to me for a second here. Okay. So, what I'm going to let you know right now is that um the crash investigation is completed. Okay. Okay. What I'm doing now is I'm starting a criminal investigation. Okay. I'm going to explain everything to you, but before I ask you any questions or you make any statements, I'm going to advise you of your constitutional rights. Okay. All right. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to talk to a lawyer and have him or her present with you while you are being questioned. If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, one will be appointed to represent you before any questioning if you wish. You can decide at any time to exercise these rights and not answer any questions or make any statements. Do you understand each of these rights as I've explained to you? I do. You said you do. You do understand. I do understand. Okay. So tell me tell me again what what happened to the the best that you can remember. I I do remember everything. I just don't know how to end that. I'll be right here cuz I was supposed to get a I don't know if you could look at my tires. Okay. I just I don't know how it ended. I'll be here cuz if you could see I made the stop and it just you can see the tires right there. I guess I can see them. I don't know what I'm not around from here. I'm in the P section. Okay. I was just getting out of the 57 cents, you know, and that's my friend's house and she's in the phone right now. Okay. And I don't know how I ended up in here. Okay. And that's all that's all I that's all I know. Okay. Who else who else was who else was in the car with you? My kids. Your kids. Okay. Two kids. Yeah. Okay. Where were they sitting? In the back seat. They were in a car. So, two kids in the back of the car seats and then you were driving. They were strapped on and I was strapped on. Yeah. Everything. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. They were good. So, they were sitting in the back seat. You were sitting in the driver's seat. You were driving and all of a sudden this happened. Yeah. And then um some girls just came on me cuz I couldn't even um open my door. As you can see, I couldn't open my door. some some so some some girls helped me out and that's how I could get out. That's the only thing that I I I don't know how I got you. I got you. Okay. So, let me ask you this. Why Why do you think that I would be beginning a criminal investigation right now? Oh, no. I have no I like I'm not even I swear to you I'm from the peace section and that's it. Like I go to my work and I go back and she works with me and I just, you know, she was alone in her house and I she was like, "Well, come on. Come over and we could, you know, like cook." And that was it. Like I can't even I don't know how to explain to you. This is my [ __ ] first time getting into this situation. All right. So, how much how much have you had to drink tonight? It's just It's just a little bit. A little bit? Yeah, just with her. Okay. How much How much is a little bit? I have no idea. Like, it was just like cuz a little bit for you and a little bit for me is going to be different. You know what I mean? I know that. So, like if you want to test it. Well, I I I'm just I'm trying to I'm trying to just ascertain exactly what happened. Okay. So, I I have to ask questions to understand. [Music] It's It has to be like a big party or nothing. It's I was just her house and that was it. Okay. So, you were at your friend's house. Yes. Okay. 57 Sentinel. 57 Sentinel. I remember. Okay. Did you Did you have a little bit to drink at your friend's house? I did just a little bit. But the thing is that when I went to stop, I couldn't see that, right? Mhm. And then there was another car and those girls were the one that took me out of the car. I don't like I I have no idea. You know what I mean? It's for me. It just run right and it goes right and it appear in pop driveway parks and then that's it cuz I'm used to it. Like I don't Okay. Did you Did you Did you drink beer or liquor or wine? No, it was just wine. Wine. Okay. Red wine. Red wine. How many glasses? Um, so we ate Okay. So, we drink two and we ate um I did fried cheese. It's a Puerto Rican thing. And I kicked for them for her and her husband. I took one more glass and I'm here. One more glass. Yeah. After eating. Okay. So you had you had what how many glasses do you think? Three glasses. Okay. I mean Okay. Do you do you I mean do you drink often? Is it rare? Every now and again socially? Not really. It's just maybe fine and I'm alone right like right now I'm alone. I know they took the kids but like supportive. I don't have nobody. So that's why I I I call the father of my kids because even though they took the kids, I don't trust them. I like I need my father and my kids to take the kids. And I know you you guys let him let them take the kids, but Well, we just me and the and the father and my kids. You know what I mean? I got you. Listen, try to try to try to relax for me, okay? I know you're I know you're upset. I I understand that. Okay. This is a lot of going on and I get this is out of the nowhere and this is my first accident and I just want to like you know I'm so [ __ ] sorry like this wasn't supposed to [ __ ] happen. I know but this wasn't supposed to happen. I've been my car is [ __ ] up ever since and I've been doing cool every 30 minutes, every [ __ ] hour cuz the radiator is [ __ ] up. Okay, listen. I I I got you. Okay, it's a lot coming. It's a lot. And then the fact that you trust them, I know that you trust them cuz legally they're supposed to have the kids, but I don't trust them. Get off the mother of the kids. The father of the kids. I could call the father a kiss right now. No need to No. I I I I want to I want to do things one step at a time here. Okay. You can't even ask my work. I've been trying to move out from them. Like and then they have the kids right now. How do you want me to react? Like I can't be I can't be okay. Like right now I can be okay. I'm not okay. Like my cous like my kids are with them. My god, I can't. Okay, I I got you. I got you. But listen, I we have to get through this first to be able to address that. Okay. My kids are not here yet. I know. Okay. But listen, your kids are your kids are okay. And that's the important thing. Okay. So, can you can you do me a favor? Can you just You see my car right there, the big SUV. Can you just walk to the front of the car for me? Okay, ma'am. So, the next thing that I'm going to ask you to do, um, are you willing to perform a couple of standardized field sobriety exercises for me? Fine. Yes. I'm I I'm going to let you know that they they're not mandatory, okay? You don't have to perform them. However, if you don't perform them, I have to make a decision based off of everything right now. Okay? So, it's it's completely optional. It's completely up to you. Do you want to perform a couple of the exercises? This is my first time. Please tell me how. I don't know. I just every single one of them with my kids just trying to [ __ ] move out and I just for the first time I just I got with my friend. I got you. And I was just cooking cuz I'm a for she's American. I'm a Puerto Rican. I was just trying to cook for a play for her and I was just drinking with her and that was it. Okay. Slow down. Slow down. I couldn't see [ __ ] We'll we'll do it this way then. Okay. Come come stand in the front of my car for me. Okay. All right, just stand. Yep. Right there. And can you stand with your feet together and your arms down to your sides for me? And just take one step forward. Right there. Nope. You're Yep. Perfect. Okay. I'm just going to check your eyes. Okay. Okay. You see this green light here? Yes. Can you go ahead use your pointer finger and point to it? Okay. Go ahead. Put your hand down. Okay. What I want you to do, I'm going to have you follow the tip of the pen. Okay. You said the green light. I want you to follow it with your eyes and your eyes only. Okay? So eyes and your eyes only. Don't move your head. Okay? Ma'am, so we're going to do a couple more exercises here. Okay? So the next one we're going to do, it's called the walk and turn exercise. Okay? I'm going to explain it to you. I'm going to give you a demonstration. Then I'm going to have you perform the exercise. Okay? So we're going to walk over here. Okay? Just come over this way. All right? Do you see this big white line right here? Yes. Okay. So, my partner has the the the road blocked off here. Okay. So, we're going to use this line. Okay. Okay. So, what I want you to do, ma'am, go ahead. Put your left foot on the line. Okay. And put your right foot in front touching your the heel of your right foot to your left toes. Okay? So, just like how I am. Okay? So, you see how my feet are? Yes. Okay. I'm touching heel to toe, okay? On the line. Okay. What I want you to do is just stay in that position until I tell you otherwise. Okay. So, you you got to you got to make sure your feet are touching there. You you almost had it. Bring your bring your left foot up a little bit more and then touch your the toes of your right foot. Look, just just just like this. Just how I'm standing. You see how my toes are touching the heel of my foot? So, ma'am, for this exercise, what I want you to do, okay? You you don't have to stand on the line. You can stand a little bit off just so it's a little bit easier for you. Okay? I want you to pick one foot of your choosing. Okay? Either your left foot or your right foot. Okay? It's up to you whichever foot. Okay? Oh, got it. Whichever foot you choose, bring that foot up approximately six inches, keeping it parallel to the ground. So, you're going to point your toe out. Okay? So, it's going to look like this. Okay? You don't have to do it yet. I just want you to watch me. Okay? You're going to keep your arms down to your sides and you're going to look down at the raised foot, counting out loud like 1,00 1, 1,00 2 1,003 while looking down at your foot. Okay? Okay. 1,00 foot until I tell you to stop. Okay. Okay. So, like I said, keep that foot raised until I tell you to stop. Keep your arms onto your sides. Okay. Okay. And just count out loud. Like I said, 10,00 1,002 until I tell you to stop. Okay. Do you have any questions? I don't. Okay. Do you understand the instructions? I do. Okay. Whenever you're ready, you can begin. 100,002 You have to You have to bring your foot up, ma'am. 1003 100,005 106 Come Come over here for me, man. Okay. Just so you're out of the road. Okay. So, listen here. Here's the deal. Okay. So, right now, I do believe that your normal faculties are impaired beyond your ability to safely operate a motor vehicle. Okay. Okay. What what I what I need you to do, I need you to turn around. I need you to put your hands behind your back. Okay? So, you're under arrest for driving under the influence. Okay? No. I was just playing. No, just I'm not lying. Please, please, please, please help me. Please tell me I'm trying to fight for my right. Stop. Stop doing that. It's going to get tight on you and then it's I've been working my ass off from Monday to from Monday to Friday. I I I'm not Okay. Okay. Ma'am. Ma'am. Ma'am, I'm going to have you walk back over this way with me. Okay. Okay. Okay. Don't be rough. Don't be rough. Nobody Nobody's getting rough with me. Okay. Let me um Let me Let me just Let me just set my seatelt real quick. Please. I just want to go home. Please don't do this. Please. Please. Please. Oh my god. Ma'am, I know I know you're wearing a dress. Do you have anything sharp on you? I don't I It's just a question. Do you have Do you have anything on you? I want my kids. Please don't do this. I was just I was just cooking for my best friend. You can call my best friend. Please call my kids. That's why this is my first I I'm so nervous and I have Take a deep breath. Take a deep breath. Take a deep breath. Take a deep breath. Listen. You're going to work yourself out. Okay. My kids. My kids. Oh, my kids. Oh, my kids. My kids. I just want my kids. [Music] Yeah. Oh my god. Oh my god. My kids. Oh my. my kids. Oh my god. Keep your hands from your face. Oh my god. I'm sorry. I need you to work with me. That's four times. And if I ask you in the past minute, okay? I need you to listen. [Music] My first time. I don't have any idea. Next week I'll have the printer. Everything will be powered through the car. Awesome. Oh my god. Oh my god. Yeah, I got to I got to renew soon. So, I got the class coming up in May. Nice. Well, anything changes, let me know. Yeah. Yeah, we'll do. I appreciate you. You really are you really doing this in front of me? Are you really doing this in front of me? What are you talking about? Do you want Oh my god. I We're talking about something completely different. It's got nothing to do with you. Oh my. Just kidding. Just Just Okay. Just swing your feet and I I How How do you want me to let you see your kids right now? How does that make any sense? We have to think realistically, okay? When we get down there, you will be able to make a phone call eventually, okay? But you have to go through the process. So, with you get me, too, with with you with you acting like this, it's going to make everything go a lot longer. I don't want to. Okay, then I need then I need you to somebody I we will I will let you swing swing your feet in the car for me. Okay. I'm going to get you down there and we'll get you out of the cuffs. Oh, don't don't throw up. Relax. I don't want Okay, so take take a deep breath. Take a deep breath. Slow down. Relax. Take a couple deep breaths for me. Okay. [Applause] All right, I'm going to close this door. Do you want your window down so you get some fresh air? Okay, give me one second. All right. She was charged with driving under the influence and child neglect following her arrest and booked into the Sheriff Perry Hall inmate detention facility. Her bond was set at $3,000, which she posted leading to her release from custody. Want to watch more videos like this one?