Florida school principals face DUI charges after police traffic stops just hours apart
Two Florida school principals landed in the back of police cars after a Fourth of July night out, with bodycam video showing both women arrested on DUI charges in separate incidents tied to the same car.
Bodycam video released by officials shows Jennifer Jimenez, 41, and Christina Alcalde, 45, each being taken into custody in separate traffic stops involving the same white Jeep SUV.
In bodycam video released by the Clermont, Florida Police Department, authorities are seen pulling over the pair of principals.
"Ms. Jennifer, you consumed any alcohol today cause I can smell it," the officer is heard saying.
"Yes, I have," Jimenez replied.
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According to a Clermont Police Department probable-cause affidavit obtained by Fox News affiliate WOFL-TV, Jimenez was behind the wheel with Alcalde in the passenger seat when an officer pulled them over around 2 a.m. on July 5 after seeing the Jeep drift in and out of its lane.
The vehicle crossed into oncoming lanes multiple times and drove over a curb before the stop, authorities said. The officer reported smelling alcohol and said Jimenez "would blink really slow and had very slow and delayed reactions."
Jimenez was arrested on charges of DUI and refusal to submit to DUI testing.
Alcalde, who police said also appeared impaired during the first stop, was sent home in a rideshare while the Jeep was moved to a nearby parking lot instead of being towed.
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But around 5 a.m., less than three hours later, the Lake County Sheriff's Office was notified that Alcalde may have been behind the wheel again.
According to the arrest report, the vehicle drifted in its lane and braked repeatedly before an intersection.
Bodycam video shows Alcalde telling the officer she was "way better" and was worried about Jimenez, who had been arrested earlier.
"I’m not meaning to do anything wrong. I'm way better," Alcalde told the deputy.
"Well, look. I just talked to you," he replied. "You were really drunk when I talked to you."
"I know. I know. But I’m not now," she said.
"It's a couple hours later," the deputy said.
"I understand. I’m really not," Alcalde said. "I promise you I’m not."
Alcalde was also arrested on DUI-related charges after field sobriety exercises, police said.
Both principals were booked into the Lake County Jail on DUI and refusal-to-submit charges, with bonds set at $2,000 each.
Alcalde reportedly identified her place of work as Pinecrest Lakes Academy, where she is listed as its principal, WESH 2 reports. Jimenez is principal at Pinecrest Academy Tavares, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Pinecrest Lakes Academy and Pinecrest Academy Tavares for comment.