California man says ‘I’m the DUI’ during arrest for drunken driving hours into 2025: bodycam
A man in California was arrested shortly after the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1 for drunken driving after he claimed to be “the DUI” during a traffic stop.
The Murrieta Police Department in Southern California shared a bodycam vide🧸o of the encounter on i🌠ts Instagram page on Thursday.
The driver was pull🐭ed over for a potential DUI i💧nvestigation after a Murrieta Officer Bridgewaters noticed him swerving across the roadway at 12:40 a.m. on Jan. 1.
During the stop, the officer asked the driver where he was coming from, to which he responded, in part, “I was just dropping off my friend because I’m the DUI tonight.”
The officer can be heard on the video asking the driver if he’s the “DUI,” then correcting him by saying he likely meant to say he’s the “DD,” which stands for designated driver.
The driver, who was speechless after the c꧒orrection, 😼ultimately admitted to drinking some champagne and beer before consenting to take field sobriety tests.
He nearly fell over multiple times during the sobriety 𓆉tests and was taken to jail for driving under the influen๊ce.
The police department said it employs two officers who “specialize in DUI investigations” and have additional training in detecting and investigating impaired drivers.
MPD’s traffic bureau also regularly conducts checkpoints to “further deter drunk driving,” according to the department.
The department reminded drive🉐rs to celebrate responsibly after sharing that 37 people die every day in America in crashes related to drivi𒁏ng under the influence.
In ♊2022, 13,524 people were killed at the hands of alcohol-impaired driving, MPD said in its 𝓰post.
