A late-night DUI checkpoint took an unexpected turn when a driver pulled up with what officers later called “the most obvious evidence ever.” What unfolded next was both shocking and oddly humorous — a scene that quickly went viral online for all the wrong reasons.
It happened just after 11:30 p.m. on a warm July night, when local police set up a sobriety checkpoint on a busy suburban road. The operation was running smoothly until a gray SUV rolled up, moving slower than usual. The driver, a woman in her early thirties, leaned out the window with a dazed expression — and that’s when officers noticed something strange.
According to the bodycam footage, her makeup was smeared, her eyes were glassy, and her lips were stained with bright red lipstick — the same color as the half-empty cup sitting in her cup holder.
“Ma’am, good evening,” the officer greeted politely. “This is a DUI checkpoint. Have you had anything to drink tonight?”
The woman hesitated, squinting at the flashlight beam before responding, “No, officer, I’m totally fine. I just came from… dinner.”
But her slurred words and the unmistakable smell of alcohol told a different story. The officer gently asked her to step out of the vehicle for a routine field sobriety test.
That’s when things got even more unusual. As she exited, officers noticed glittery residue smeared across her cheek — remnants of what appeared to be a novelty “party shot” often served in glow-in-the-dark cups at local bars. It was clear that she hadn’t just come from a quiet dinner.
In the footage, the officer tries to stay professional while suppressing a sigh. “Ma’am, can you walk in a straight line for me?” he asks. She takes a few steps, wobbles, then laughs nervously. “I’m wearing heels — that’s not fair!”
Moments later, the inevitable happens. She loses her balance, steadies herself on the hood of her own car, and blurts out, “Okay fine, maybe I had ONE drink.”
The officer calmly responds, “Ma’am, it’s best to be honest. You’re not in trouble for admitting — you’re in trouble for driving impaired.”
After a quick breathalyzer test, the reading came back well above the legal limit. The woman was taken into custody without resistance, though not before she asked the officer if she could “redo the test after some water.”
The incident spread like wildfire on social media after the police department released the footage as part of a public awareness campaign against impaired driving. Comments flooded in — some finding humor in her bold denial, others using it as a sobering reminder of how dangerous impaired driving can be.
“She’s lucky no one got hurt,” one commenter wrote. “It’s funny until you realize how easily that could’ve ended in tragedy.”
The department later confirmed that the woman’s license was temporarily suspended and that she was charged with DUI and reckless endangerment.
The officer involved summed it up best in his report:
“She was polite, cooperative — and completely unaware that the evidence was written all over her face.”
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