Just then, a ‘drunk rich girl’ from Tesla gets arrested for drunk driving – and unleashes a barrage of abuse on the cops, including telling them ‘my dad owns an island’
- Dashcam footage captures dramatic arrest of ‘drunk’ Tesla driver
- Stephanie Bloodworth, 24, told police they were on her father’s property while trying to arrest him on the remote island in the Florida Keys.
- As the officers handcuffed her, she said, “Can I call my father?” He owns the island
A young Florida woman who fled police arrest in her Tesla begged officers to let her father – who she said “owns the island” – come and rescue her.
Stephanie Bloodworth, then 24, was arrested in February 2022 for speeding around her Florida island in a Tesla because the officer suspected she was driving under the influence.
Bloodworth, who studied at Parsons School of Design in New York, was captured on a dash cam as she was initially pulled over after cops received a report of reckless driving. on North Bahama Drive in Duck Key, Florida.
She “refused to comply” with the arrest, according to the officer, and is heard telling the cop “I own this island” as she got behind the wheel and sped off.
A female police officer arrived on scene to assist with the arrest and together they tried to restrain Bloodworth as she kicked and screamed while sobbing on the phone with her father.
‘Drunk rich girl’ arrested in Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence after trying to flee police in her Tesla
Stephanie Bloodworth, then 24, sobbed after arresting officers as she begged them to let her father – who “owns the island” – talk to her.
When her father arrived at the scene, he said “Stephanie, you need to calm down” and told her that this was happening because she had been drinking and driving too fast.
She “refused to comply” with the arrest and is heard telling the cop “This island belongs to me” (photo shows photo of the incident)
The policewoman told the spoiled girl, “This is what happens when you run away and then you kick me” as the girl sobbed, lying face down on the ground.
Bloodworth replied, “Can I call my father?” The island belongs to him.
He was heard repeatedly telling cops that they needed to talk to his father because they were on “his property.” She said “I need my dad here before you do anything to me” to which the officer replied “no that’s not how it works, you’re 24” .
Duck Key – the island Bloodworth claimed his father owned – is a small, isolated island and unincorporated community in Monroe County, Florida, in the middle of the Florida Keys, with a population of approximately 750 residents.
When her father finally arrived on the scene, he said, “Stephanie, you need to calm down” and told her that this was happening because she had been drinking and speeding.
He told his daughter: “Now, because of your behavior, you have dug yourself into a deep hole and now they are going to take you to prison.”
Mr Bloodworth said: “There’s nothing I can do. I’ll go down there and see you when I can. But you can’t start acting out, it’ll just get worse.
One of the officers told his father, “I’m so glad she didn’t kill anyone.” It’s a blessing in disguise.
Bloodworth is heard telling the cop “I own this island” as she got behind the wheel and sped off
Bloodworth had told cops that her father owned an island and that they were on “his property” when she was arrested on the island of Duck Key, Florida.
Bloodworth was subjected to a sobriety evaluation that evening and had difficulty completing the breathalyzer test.
The 24-year-old man was charged with resisting a police officer, fleeing police, driving while intoxicated and a traffic violation for careless driving.
Bloodworth was taken to the police station for a sobriety assessment where she was filmed on CCTV struggling to complete the breathalyzer test around 9 p.m.
The 24-year-old man was charged with resisting a police officer, fleeing police, driving while intoxicated and a traffic violation for careless driving.
According to court documents, Bloodworth was booked into the Monroe County Detention Center in Key West. The papers indicated that she had significant substance abuse problems that she wanted to resolve immediately by enrolling in the prison’s incarceration program.
Bloodworth posted bonds on three charges, including resisting a police officer ($30,000), fleeing police ($50,000) and driving while intoxicated ($30,000).
Court documents obtained by DailyMail.com showed that Bloodworth was given special permission to leave the country despite being on probation because she was scheduled to go on a Royal Caribbean cruise.
DailyMail.com has contacted Bloodworth for comment.
