APOPKA, Fla. – Body camera video released by the Eustis Police Department shows an Apopka police officer being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in his marked car.
The Apopka Police Department said Eustis police conducted a traffic stop on Oscar Mayorga, who was wearing his uniform. Mayorga, 25, was scheduled to work Monday night when he was pulled over, according to a news release.
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Police said one of his two breath tests was 0.391 g/210 L, nearly five times the legal limit in Florida.
According to an arrest affidavit, there was an open can of beer in the car’s cup holder and officers smelled alcohol on Mayorga’s breath. Mayorga told police he was on his way to work and that he had taken about three Benadryl pills several hours before, according to the affidavit.
Mayorga was then asked to exit his vehicle and nearly fell several times as he walked to a nearby sidewalk, according to the Eustis Police Department.
“In our profession, you know it’s best to be honest, right?” the officer questioning Mayorga can be heard saying in the video after initially denying he was otherwise intoxicated. “… it smells like alcohol coming from your breath.”
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An Apopka police officer was arrested Monday night on suspicion of driving under the influence in his marked patrol car, according to officials.
Mayorga told the officer he drank 3 tall cans of Modelo beer, according to the affidavit. He refused to perform standard field sobriety tests and was taken to the Eustis Police Department to take certified breath tests, the affidavit said.
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“We all make mistakes. I know our job is stressful. I get that, man,” the officer tells Mayorga in the body camera video.
The department said Apopka police located the officer’s vehicle and gear after Eustis police conducted an investigation and notified the Apopka agency.
Mayorga has been with the department for 5 years and has been suspended without pay, police said.
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