Florida school principals face DUI charges after police traffic stops just hours apart

Two Florida schoolhouse principals landed successful the backmost of constabulary cars aft a Fourth of July nighttime out, with bodycam video showing some women arrested connected DUI charges successful abstracted incidents tied to the aforesaid car.

Bodycam video released by officials shows Jennifer Jimenez, 41, and Christina Alcalde, 45, each being taken into custody successful abstracted postulation stops involving the aforesaid achromatic Jeep SUV.

In bodycam video released by the Clermont, Florida Police Department, authorities are seen pulling implicit the brace of principals.

"Ms. Jennifer, you consumed immoderate intoxicant contiguous origin I tin odor it," the serviceman is heard saying.

"Yes, I have," Jimenez replied.

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Christina Alcalde is seen successful Clermont Police Department assemblage camera video during a abstracted July 5 DUI-related postulation halt involving the aforesaid Jeep, constabulary said. (Clermont Police Department)

According to a Clermont Police Department probable-cause affidavit obtained by Fox News affiliate WOFL-TV, Jimenez was down the instrumentality with Alcalde successful the rider spot erstwhile an serviceman pulled them implicit astir 2 a.m. connected July 5 aft seeing the Jeep drift successful and retired of its lane.

The conveyance crossed into oncoming lanes aggregate times and drove implicit a curb earlier the stop, authorities said. The serviceman reported smelling intoxicant and said Jimenez "would blink truly dilatory and had precise dilatory and delayed reactions."

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Jennifer Jimenez is shown successful a Lake County Jail booking photo. Clermont constabulary said Jimenez was arrested July 5 connected DUI-related charges aft officers stopped a Jeep she was driving. (Lake County Sheriff's Office)

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Jimenez was arrested connected charges of of DUI and refusal to taxable to DUI testing.

Alcalde, who constabulary said besides appeared impaired during the archetypal stop, was sent location successful a rideshare portion the Jeep was moved to a adjacent parking batch alternatively of being towed.

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But astir 5 a.m., little than 3 hours later, the Lake County Sheriff's Office was notified that Alcalde whitethorn person been down the instrumentality again.

According to the apprehension report, the conveyance drifted successful its lane and braked repeatedly earlier an intersection.

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Jennifer Jimenez and Christina Alcalde are seen successful Clermont Police Department assemblage camera video during a July 5 DUI-related postulation halt successful Clermont, Florida. (Clermont Police Department)

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Bodycam video shows Alcalde telling the serviceman she was "way better" and was disquieted astir Jimenez, who had been arrested earlier.

"I’m not meaning to bash thing wrong. I'm mode better," Alcalde told the deputy.

"Well, look. I conscionable talked to you," helium replied. "You were truly drunk erstwhile I talked to you."

"I know. I know. But I’m not now," she said.

"It's a mates hours later," the lawman said.

"I understand. I’m truly not," Alcalde said. "I committedness you I’m not."

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Christina Alcalde is shown successful a Lake County Jail booking photo. Clermont constabulary said Alcalde was arrested July 5 connected DUI-related charges little than 3 hours aft Jimenez, aft officers recovered her driving the aforesaid Jeep. (Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Alcalde was besides arrested connected DUI-related charges aft tract sobriety exercises, constabulary said.

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Both principals were booked into the Lake County Jail connected DUI and refusal-to-submit charges, with bonds acceptable astatine $2,000 each.

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Alcalde reportedly identified her spot of enactment arsenic Pinecrest Lakes Academy, wherever she is listed arsenic its principal, WESH 2 reports. Jimenez is main astatine Pinecrest Academy Tavares, the Orlando Sentinel reports.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to Pinecrest Lakes Academy and Pinecrest Academy Tavares for comment.