Court documents: 10-year-old recorded mom driving intoxicated in Glendale

Chelsea Curtis
The Republic | azcentral.com
Stephanie L. Davis

A 10-year-old girl recorded video of her mother driving while intoxicated Saturday before calling the police, according to Maricopa County court documents. 

Stephanie L. Davis, 31, of Glendale, was arrested Sept. 7 at about 4:15 p.m., near 73rd and Glendale avenues in Glendale on suspicion of aggravated DUI, records state. 

The 10-year-old showed Glendale police officers the video of her mother, in which three children under the age of 15 could be heard yelling at Davis to stop before she gets into an accident, court documents show.

Officers say Davis was staggering around outside the car when they arrived to the scene to stop Davis, according to the documents. They say she admitted to drinking wine Saturday but would not say anything else. 

Police at the scene said there was an extreme odor of alcohol coming from Davis and that she had bloodshot and watery eyes, a red flushed face, slurred speech and mood swings, according to the court documents. She was also unbalanced and was swaying, police said.

"When she walked, she had to be supported by officers and when she tried to exit the patrol vehicle, she fell down and had to be caught by officers," an officer wrote in the documents. 

Davis refused standard field sobriety tests and a warrant was served to obtain a blood sample, according to the court documents. 

She is scheduled to appear in court Sept. 23 at 8:30 a.m. at South Court Tower, 175 W. Madison Street. She was released on her own recognizance. 

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