Spanish Tasks Austin Police Department
Traffic Stops - General, DWI, Officer Safety Techniques

Scenario 9

Traffic Stop: DWI: drinking
Get information on where going and coming, ask how much he/she has been drinking

Example 1: Frank Rodríguez


- Hello sir, how are you doing?- Ah... ¿habla español oficial?- Sí señor, ¿cómo está señor?- Ah, bien.- Soy oficial Rodríguez, la razón que lo paré es porque venía muy chueco, ¿OK? Venía manejando muy chueco. Necesito ver su licencia y su seguranza por favor.- Aquí tiene mi licencia.- OK, José, ¿de dónde viene ahorita?- Vengo de una fiesta que tuve con unos amigos.- OK, ¿qué tanto tomó allí?- No recuerdo.- ¿Andaba tomando?- Poquito.- OK señor, ¿sabe en a cuál calle anda?- No.- ¿Por dónde va ahorita?- Voy a mi trabajo.- ¿Vas a su trabajo?- Sí señor.- ¿En dónde es eso?- Es, no recuerdo bien la calle como se llama señor.- OK, ¿no sabe en qué calle anda ahorita?- No creo, no.- Le voy a pedir que se baje por un momento. Abájese del carro por favor, ¿OK?

- Hello sir, how are you doing? - Ah, do you speak Spanish officer? Yes sir, how are you sir? - Ah, fine. - I am officer Rodriguez, the reason why I stopped you is because you were driving very erratic, OK? You were driving very erratic. I need to see your license and you insurance please. - Here is my license. - OK, Jose, where are you coming from right now? - I'm coming from a party that I had with some friends. - And how much did you drink? - I don't remember. - Were you drinking? - A little bit. - OK sir, do you know what street you are on? - No. - Where are you going now? - I'm going to my work. - You are going to your work? - Yes sir. - And where is that? - It's, I don't really remember well what the name of the street is sir. - OK, you don't know the street that you are on right now. - No, I don't believe I do. - I'm going to ask you to get out for a moment. Could you get out of your car please, OK?