{"id":2663718,"date":"2026-09-17T22:43:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T02:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-candidate-cries-uncontrollably-prays-in-squad-car-after-drunk-driving-arrest-video\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T22:46:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T02:46:03","slug":"dem-candidate-cries-uncontrollably-prays-in-squad-car-after-drunk-driving-arrest-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-candidate-cries-uncontrollably-prays-in-squad-car-after-drunk-driving-arrest-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Dem Candidate Cries Uncontrollably, Prays in Squad Car After Drunk Driving Arrest: Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdem-candidate-cries-uncontrollably-prays-in-squad-car-after-drunk-driving-arrest-video%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2663718&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The incident involves Democratic Washington state House candidate Krista Perez, who gained unwanted attention after a viral video showing her emotional and erratic behavior during her DUI arrest surfaced online. perez was pulled over on August 11 after erratic driving that resulted in a collision with a parked car and a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >chain reaction damaging multiple vehicles<\/a>. During the arrest, she was seen sobbing and praying, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-kerry-defends-secret-meetings-with-iran-during-trump-admin\/\" title=\"...: Kerry Justifies Covert Meetings With Iran Under Trump Administration\">drew widespread scrutiny<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>She admitted to drinking wine before driving,claimed the glass was small,and initially denied causing the accident. Perez refused to take field sobriety tests, believing she could decline and sober up before testing, leading to her arrest.Prosecutors charged her with DUI and related offenses. The incident has become a political issue as Perez is a candidate running in the upcoming midterm elections, were she will compete against incumbent Democrat Melanie Morgan.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s never a good time for a politician to run afoul of the law.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an especially bad time for a viral video of such an incident to surface just months before the November midterms.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Washington state House candidate Krista Perez is having the latter sort of bad time.<\/p>\n<p>The 46-year-old Perez had the distinct displeasure of becoming an internet meme overnight after her bizarre, emotional response to a DUI arrest went viral.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/democrat-candidate-seen-sobbing-praying-patrol-car-dui-arrest-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, Perez was driving her SUV on Aug. 11, shortly after midnight. Police said her erratic driving led her to hit a parked car.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet added that the initial collision ended up \u201csetting off a chain reaction that damaged five vehicles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Local Seattle radio host Jason Rantz helped break the story, taking to X to post a video of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>And the video grabbed a lot of attention:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A Democrat running for the Washington Legislature told police she drank wine, then asked to go home before taking a sobriety test. Exclusive body cam shows Krista Perez sobbing and praying in the back of a patrol car after her Tacoma DUI arrest. Watch the video. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cc7rwvJEpF\">pic.twitter.com\/cc7rwvJEpF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Rantz on Seattle Red (@jasonrantz) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jasonrantz\/status\/2100322774766264521?\">September 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Perez was seen sobbing uncontrollably and praying as the gravity of her situation dawned on her.<\/p>\n<p>As Fox News reported it: \u201cProsecutors charged her with DUI, with a refusal enhancement in connection with the collision and a later encounter with police.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even before the histrionics, the video wasn\u2019t painting Perez in the best light.<\/p>\n<p>When police initially asked her whether she had caused the accident, Perez denied it. She also said that she had never been in an accident before.<\/p>\n<p>Perez also fumbled a bit when asked for her insurance, and then admitted to drinking before getting behind the wheel.<\/p>\n<p>However, she claimed she had just had one glass of wine. When the officer probed just how big this glass of wine was, she told the officer, \u201cI think you might need to contact the business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The critical moment happened when Perez declined to take any field sobriety tests. She appeared to be under the impression that she would be allowed to decline the sobriety test (they are <em>technically <\/em>voluntary), go home, sober up, and then take the test.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the officer placed her under arrest after she formally declined the sobriety tests \u2014 leading to some of those emotional outbursts in the police vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Perez is slated to square off with incumbent state Rep. 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