Florida Woman Suspected of DUI Asks Arresting Officer for a Date, Begs Him to Take Her Home

A woman’s 2022 encounter with police in Florida gained renewed interest after bodycam footage was shared last week in which she asked the arresting officer, “Are we going to date after this?”

The footage, shared November 2 on Bodycam Exposed TV, began when the officer arrived to find the woman distraught because her car had become stuck in a neighborhood where she said she felt unsafe.

The woman claimed she made a wrong turn into the neighborhood while following her GPS and got stuck while trying to turn around.

The officer questioned witnesses, with one claiming the woman came “zooming in” to the neighborhood and stopped before getting out of her car to ask about someone who didn’t live there. She then purportedly returned to her vehicle, per the witness, and took off toward a wooded area before slamming on the brakes.

When the officer returned to the woman and expressed concerns about her possibly driving while impaired, she responded, “You did not see me in the vehicle.”

“No, you’re right. I didn’t,” he admitted.

After initial resistance, the woman agreed to field sobriety tests. While the officer was demonstrating one exercise, the woman interrupted to ask, “Are we going to date after this?”

After she completed the tests, the officer told her he was arresting her on suspicion of DUI. Then, after hearing her Miranda rights, the woman asked if he was married and followed up, “Is this a good time to hit on you?”

“Probably not,” the officer said.

When asked if she’d been drinking, the woman admitted to drinking one tequila pineapple, but said she did not believe the drink affected her ability to drive safely. She also claimed her boyfriend had cheated on her that day and said she had a 2-year-old daughter.

When asked if she would provide a breath sample, the woman said, “No, thank you.” When told a refusal could result in her driver’s license being suspended, she changed her answer to, “I don’t know.”

While being placed in the patrol car, the woman told the officer she was a good person, was studying to become a teacher and asked if he could just take her home, rather than to jail.

Early in the video, the woman also emphasized that she was a “good girl” because she had “one baby daddy and no children except for one.” The officer did not respond to this statement.

Neither the woman nor the officer in the video have been identified, so it is unknown if she was charged with a crime.