A suspect who was pulled over for drink driving apparently told police she should not be arrested because she is a “white, clean girl”.
Lauren Elizabeth Cutshaw was pulled over for allegedly driving past a stop sign at 60mph while intoxicated in South Carolina.
The 32-year-old said she had been celebrating her birthday, before she was arrested by officers at Bluffton Police Department for charges including speeding, disregarding a stop sign, possession of cannabis, driving under the influence and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The New York Post reported that after she was pulled over at about 1.45am, on Saturday, Cutshaw told officers she had just two glasses of wine.
When asked how big the glasses were, Cutshaw reportedly told police: “I mean I was celebrating my birthday.”
Protesting her innocence, Cutshaw then told officers she had good grades at school, was a cheerleader and a member of a sorority.
Her partner, she added, was also a police officer.
According to a police report, seen by the Island Packet, she said: “I’m a white, clean girl.”
When the officers asked what exactly that meant, she replied, “You’re a cop, you should know what that means.”
The report also showed officer’s comments, who said statements such as these are “unusual”.
An officer said: “Making statements such as these as a means to justify not being arrested are unusual in my experience as a law enforcement officer and I believe further demonstrate the suspect’s level of intoxication.”
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