"I'm the DUI tonight," drunk driver mistakenly tells Murrieta police officer after getting pulled over on New Year's
"I was just dropping off my friend because I'm the DUI tonight," the driver told police less than an hour into 2025.
Accused drunk driver tells police officer ‘I’m the DUI tonight,’ California video shows
An accused drunken driver blurted out an inadvertent confession to an officer who pulled him over, California police reported. “I was just dropping off my friend because I’m the DUI tonight,” the man tells the officer in a body cam video posted to Instagram by the Murrieta Police Department. The encounter took place early Jan. 1.
CA driver admits to drinking and driving on NYE after being pulled over: 'I'm the DUI tonight'
Once officers pulled him over, they asked where he was coming from and the man causally responded by saying "I was just dropping off my friend because I'm the DUI tonight." Police say he intended to say "I'm the DD tonight" meaning the designated driver. The man then admits to drinking a beer and champagne hours before.
Man arrested after telling Murrieta officer he was 'the DUI tonight' instead of the DD
A man in Murrieta was arrested on New Year's Day for driving under the influence after he apparently mixed up the terms "DD" and "DUI." Body camera video posted on the Murrieta Police Department's Instagram shows an officer speaking with a driver during a traffic stop.
Video: Drunk driving suspect tells SoCal officer, 'I'm the DUI tonight'
In seeming disbelief, the officer responded: "You're the DUI tonight?" "Yes sir," the driver confirmed. "Do you mean to say the 'DD'?" the officer asked, referring to the abbreviation for a designated driver who would remain sober while others imbibed. The driver paused, apparently at a loss for words, and meekly apologized.
‘I’m the DUI tonight,’ drunk driver accidentally confesses to California police officer
You know what they say — drunk words are sober thoughts. That much rang true for one driver just after midnight on New Year’s, when a man was pulled over in Southern California and accidentally gave an admission to an officer.
In gaffe caught on video, drunk driving suspect tells SoCal officer, 'I'm the DUI tonight'
During the stop, which was captured on the officer's body camera, the suspect said he drove a friend home because "I'm the DUI tonight." In seeming disbelief, the officer responded: "You're the DUI tonight?" "Yes sir," the driver confirmed.
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