CA driver admits to drinking and driving on NYE after being pulled over: 'I'm the DUI tonight'
MURRIETA, Calif. - A man was taken into custody after humorously admitting to police that he drove drunk.
The Murrieta Police Department posted bodycam video online of a traffic stop two officers conducted an hour into the New Year.
Police say the man was pulled over after he was spotted swerving on the road.
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.
Police say he struggled to maintain his balance and nearly fell over multiple times.
He was eventually arrested for DUI and taken to jail.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, about 37 people in the US die each day in a drunk driving related crash… that's one person every 39 minutes.
In 2022, 13,524 people died in alcohol-impaired driving traffic deaths.