A newly released police report lays out what officers say happened during Britney Spears’ DUI arrest on March 4 in Ventura County, including erratic driving allegations, an odor of alcohol, statements about substances, refusal then compliance to exit her car,
Britney Spears was pulled over near her home in Ventura County, California, on March 4 just after 9 p.m.—and the police report released this week paints a night that escalated quickly.
Officers say they were called after a report of someone “traveling at high speeds and swerving.” When the officer located Spears’ car. the report says the vehicle “illegally” crossed into another lane “approximately” two feet several times. The situation did not improve immediately after emergency lights were activated: the officer wrote that the “subject continued to drive in the #2 lane and did not immediately react to my emergency lights. ” adding that the siren was turned on “to get the driver’s attention.”.
Once Spears pulled over, the report says she was wearing a “worn” green striped dress and purple sandals. The officer noted a “distinct odor of an alcoholic beverage” coming from inside the car. Spears allegedly told the officer she had one champagne mimosa seven hours earlier.
The document also includes an alleged statement that raised eyebrows: Spears reportedly said, “I could probably drink four bottles of wine and take care of you. I’m an angel.”
The report goes on to detail a second layer to the encounter—medications Spears told officers she had taken that day. According to the documentation. she said she had used multiple prescription drugs. including 200mg of anticonvulsant and mood stabilizer Lamictal. 40mg of antidepressant Prozac. and 2.5 mg of ADHD medication Adderall. She also told officers her most recent meal was ice cream around 3 p.m.
Officers say they found physical indicators during the stop as well: the report says a brown purse contained a bottle of pills labeled “Adderall. ” which the officer wrote were not prescribed to Spears. The report also says an empty wine glass was observed in the cup holder between the front driver seat and passenger seat.
The officer further described Spears’ appearance and behavior, writing that she had “red and watery” eyes with dilated pupils. In the report. Spears is said to have told officers she was a “zero” on a sobriety scale of zero to 10. The documentation adds that she passed two chemical breath tests once transported back to the precinct—but those results were not available yet during the earlier stages of the stop.
Before leaving the vehicle, Spears initially refused an instruction to get out. The report says the officer “instructed Spears to exit the [car], but she initially refused.” The officer wrote Spears said she’d been “pranked and harassed in the past” and did not want to exit.
The document says Spears told officers she “wanted to speak to her lawyer and had the right as a woman not to exit her vehicle.” After about 10 minutes of objections, the report states she agreed to get out of the car.
At that point, the officer’s observations shifted sharply. The report says the officer detected the “distinct odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from her breath and person.” The officer wrote that Spears’ speech was “rapid and slurred. ” her gait was “unsteady. ” and she was “fidgeting with her fingers.”.
During the interaction, the officer noted “drastic mood swings.” The report also includes details that Spears used a British accent at times, and that her mood changed “from confrontational and agitated to flamboyant.”
The officer attempted field sobriety tests, but Spears objected. The report says Spears related she wasn’t feeling well and didn’t want to complete them. telling the officer that the “lights were hurting her head.” The documentation states Spears was unable or unwilling to follow the officer’s finger during the test. continued to move her head after being instructed to keep it still. and claimed she was “blind in her left eye” while still able to see the officer’s finger.
The night continued to intensify at the hospital stage. The report states Spears was first taken to CHP Moorpark Office for a Drug Recognition Evaluation. then to Los Robles Medical Center in Thousand Oaks for a blood draw. The officer wrote that Spears tried to delay the blood draw by saying she needed to use the restroom. and that while in the restroom Spears became argumentative and belligerent.
The report then states that handcuffs were used: “I placed Spears in handcuffs and placed her in the right front seat of the [police vehicle].”
As previously reported, Spears’ blood alcohol content came in at .06, under the legal limit of .08 or higher in California. After rehab, Spears accepted a “wet reckless” plea deal. The deal is tied to probation for the next 12 months and other requirements.
The human impact here is hard to miss. Police described a stop that included erratic-driving allegations, repeated refusals and objections, and a courtroom outcome shaped by a plea—yet the reporting stresses that nobody was hurt during the incident.
For now. the chaos of the night lives in the details of the police report. and the questions many readers will still be left with are the same ones the document can’t fully answer: what exactly happened in the moments leading up to that first emergency light. and why the encounter shifted so quickly from roadside stop to medical tests and handcuffs.
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