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.

“You’re the DUI tonight?” the officer asks.

“Yes sir,” the driver replies.

“Do you mean to say the DD?” the officer asks, referring to a designated driver, typically someone who does not drink alcohol in order to safely drive other celebrants home.

“Uh, sorry,” the driver replies. He was arrested after police said he failed a field sobriety test, “struggling to maintain balance and nearly falling multiple times.”

He also told the officer that he drank champagne and beer a few hours earlier, police said.

“And he was in fact, the DUI tonight,” a comment on the Instagram post read.

Murrieta is about an 80-mile drive southeast from Los Angeles.

This story was originally published January 5, 2025 at 10:23 AM with the headline "Accused drunk driver tells police officer ‘I’m the DUI tonight,’ California video shows."