Florida woman suspected of DUI asks arresting officer if they’ll date, requests him to take her home instead of jail

A Florida woman suspected of DUI in 2022 reportedly had a rather odd request for the officer investigating her: Would they go on a date after her arrest? The situation took another bizarre turn when she later asked him to take her home rather than book her into jail.

The woman told the officer she’d allegedly taken a wrong turn while following her GPS. Her car reportedly got stuck as she was trying to turn around in a residential area where she said she didn’t feel safe. According to the Globe, the incident came to light after footage recently surfaced on police bodycam channels. An officer had reportedly been dispatched in response to a call about a driver in distress whose car was stranded in an unfamiliar residential area.

But a local resident gave a rather different account of events before the officer arrived. According to the resident, the car came “zooming in” at speed before stopping abruptly. The driver allegedly got out briefly to ask an unfamiliar resident a question, then drove toward a wooded dead end, where she reportedly pulled up and slammed on her brakes.

The woman wanted to know if they could turn this ordeal into a date

When the officer subsequently questioned her about possible impairment, she pushed back. “You didn’t see me in the vehicle,” she said. The officer acknowledged that he hadn’t actually seen her driving but proceeded with a roadside investigation. Things took a turn when he began explaining the field sobriety tests. The woman cut him off, looked straight at the officer and asked, “Are we going to date after this?”

After the tests, the officer told her she was under arrest on suspicion of DUI. He was reading her Miranda rights when she reportedly returned to the subject of dating. She asked if he was married before adding, “Is this a good time to hit on you?” His reply was, “Probably not.”

The officer also questioned her about drinking before the incident. She reportedly admitted to having had a tequila pineapple drink but maintained that it hadn’t impaired her ability to drive. She also mentioned having a young child and claimed that her boyfriend had cheated on her that day.

She was warned of an automatic suspension of her license

She initially refused a breath test, though she appeared to change her mind after the officer told her that refusing would result in an automatic suspension of her license. By the time officers were escorting her to the patrol car, she was reportedly asking for a different outcome.

The woman told the officer she was a good person and was training to become a teacher. She repeatedly asked him to take her home rather than to jail.

Neither the woman nor the officer has been named in the initial reports. The bodycam footage captures an unusual exchange during what began as a suspected DUI investigation. The woman’s arrest and the officer’s suspicions do not, on their own, establish that she was driving under the influence.