Palm Coast Woman Arrested for DUI After Rambling Roadside Stop
A welfare check on a stopped van in Palm Coast, Florida led to a DUI arrest after the driver failed a series of field sobriety tests, according to bodycam footage released by Burner Body Cam.
Deputies approached the parked van to check on the driver, a woman who appeared visibly impaired. Instead of answering basic questions about where she was coming from or where she was headed, she launched into a lengthy, disjointed account of her background.
She told deputies she was "raised by the finest" and described her late father as an FBI agent and criminal attorney who was "a protector of all that is safe and good." She also claimed to be undergoing psychological testing amid an ongoing custody dispute.
When deputies pressed for straightforward answers, her responses did not align with the timeline of her trip. She eventually admitted to drinking and described herself as a "recovered alcoholic." She then agreed to perform field sobriety exercises.
During the horizontal gaze nystagmus test, deputies used a pen to track her eye movements for signs of impairment. She struggled to follow along, and the difficulties continued into the walk-and-turn and one-leg stand tests. In both exercises, she started before instructions were finished and had trouble maintaining balance and following the sequence of steps.
Throughout the encounter, she repeatedly told deputies, "You have no idea who you're dealing with. I'm not a criminal," while also directing comments toward the deputies present, including telling them she believed "you both are a**holes."
After she was unable to complete the sobriety tests satisfactorily, deputies placed her under arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence. The footage documents the traffic stop from the initial welfare check through the arrest.
The woman's identity has not been released in the video description. The case remains under the jurisdiction of local law enforcement in Palm Coast, Florida, and further details on formal charges have not been made public.
