Dave East was caught on police bodycam handed out in his automobile with champagne in his cup holder throughout a 2022 DUI arrest that simply went viral.
Dave East was going viral over the weekend after physique cam footage from his 2022 DUI arrest surfaced on-line, displaying him handed out behind the wheel with music blaring and an empty champagne bottle in his cup holder.
The video shortly gained traction on-line, pulling in almost half one million YouTube views in only a few days.
Officers are seen knocking on the window a number of instances earlier than East lastly wakes up. When requested what occurred, he tells police, “I’m two minutes from my home.” Officers then requested he step out of the car to evaluate his situation.
East, who appeared visibly uncomfortable, admitted to ingesting and smoking weed earlier that night time. “I’m a rapper. I had a few glasses of champagne within the studio,” he advised officers however insisted he was not impaired.
Regardless of his claims, police performed a number of area sobriety checks, together with eye-tracking and stability workouts.
East appeared pissed off through the course of, at one level visibly aggravated with the eye and scrutiny.
Whereas he managed to finish a number of the checks, officers decided there was sufficient proof to arrest him on suspicion of driving beneath the affect. The stalled automobile had precipitated a visitors backup that prolonged onto the freeway.
The incident initially occurred in 2022 however remained comparatively quiet till the footage was made public.
Social media customers let the jokes fly after the footage surfaced on-line.
“I simply watched the physique cam of the Dave East arrest,” one consumer shared. “I hated to see him get locked Up, however bro Is humorous as a MF.”
One other added, “Dave East ma boy, you handed the check with flying colours however you TALK to a lot my man, rattling! Wouldn’t shut up, whereas the police do the job. Even asking the cop if he Muslim like becz u Muslim he was imagined to let u go. Smh.”
Dave East ma boy, you handed the check with flying colours however you TALK to a lot my man, rattling! Wouldn’t shut up, whereas the police do the job. Even asking the cop if he Muslim like becz u Muslim he was imagined to let u go. Smh
— PrinceDavis 🇯🇲 (@Davis_soccer) March 29, 2025
I simply watched the physique cam of the Dave East arrest. I hated to see him get locked Up, however bro Is humorous as a MF 😭
— FETTI💫🩸🦍 (@RichFettiFTB) March 30, 2025
Lmao Dave East fell asleep in his automobile and was drunk…the cop pulled him out and he mentioned “Google me, I’m a well-known rapper” and the cop mentioned “no thanks” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
— The Chief ⚓️ (@C2thaL2thaIGG) March 29, 2025
Dave East gonna pay for that DUI relying on the county I hope they sit him down for a couple of months to get his head proper. The way you sleep with out your footwear on within the automobile music blasting mad the cops was providing you with the enterprise.
— Random Ness AKA Milhouse Montoya (@FromMilhouse) March 29, 2025
