A late-night crash investigation in Chesterfield Township, Michigan, took an unusual turn after officers responding to a reported collision realized the suspected drunk driver was Eminem’s ex-wife, according to bodycam footage published by the YouTube channel Metro Detroit PoliceCam.
The channel reports that officers were called to the scene on May 13, 2026, at about 9:52 p.m., after multiple 911 callers said a female driver had struck a parked vehicle and was blocking the roadway. Several callers reportedly told dispatch they believed the driver might be intoxicated, which turned what could have been a routine crash response into a more serious OWI investigation.
In the bodycam footage, an officer approached the woman and asked if anyone was hurt. She said no, then tried to explain how the crash happened, telling the officer that she came around a corner, saw a truck with high beams coming toward her, and swerved because she could not see clearly.
She also told the officer she was driving a new car and did not know how to work the lights properly, saying that she had tried to put on her high beams before she swerved and hit the parked vehicle.
That explanation may have been part of the initial crash report, but the officer’s attention quickly shifted from the mechanics of the collision to the woman’s condition. In the footage, he asked whether she had been drinking, telling her directly that she was “slurring really bad.”
The woman admitted she had consumed alcohol earlier, though she insisted it had not been recent and said she had not had “a lot.”
Officers Noticed Signs Of Possible Impairment
Metro Detroit PoliceCam’s host said the officer observed signs that raised suspicion of intoxication, including slurred speech and impaired behavior, before moving into standardized field sobriety testing.
The officer told the woman he needed to make sure she was sober enough to drive, then instructed her to stand with her feet together and follow the tip of his finger with her eyes only. During the test, he repeatedly reminded her not to move her head, a detail that stood out because field sobriety tests are meant to measure coordination, attention, and possible alcohol impairment under controlled instructions.
The footage shows the officer trying to keep the process calm and clear. He even warned her not to look toward his light because it could blind her, and he explained that some of the questions were standard and not meant to insult her intelligence.
The next test involved reciting the alphabet from A to T while standing still with her head tilted back and eyes closed. The woman began at A but skipped a stretch of letters before ending at T, saying, “A B C D E F G H I J K L M Q R S T.”
When the officer asked whether she had any problems with her knees, ankles, legs, or hips before a balance test, she mentioned an issue with her knee. The officer then decided to skip that test, saying he did not want her to hurt herself.
That was a reasonable call, and it also showed why these investigations are often more complicated than people assume from a short clip. Officers have to gather evidence, but they also have to account for medical issues or physical limitations that could affect test results.
The Roadside Breath Test Changed The Investigation
The officer then read the Michigan preliminary breath test advisory and asked whether she would submit to the roadside screening. According to the footage, she agreed.
After she blew into the device, the officer asked whether she knew the legal limit in Michigan. She answered, “0.08,” and the officer told her the preliminary result was 0.20, which he described as almost three times the legal limit.
“For me, unfortunately, I have to place you under arrest,” the officer told her, while also saying he was not going to treat her badly. “You made a mistake tonight. It sucks, but we got to get through it.”
According to Metro Detroit PoliceCam, the roadside preliminary breath test registered 0.20 percent BAC, while a later certified evidential chemical breath test at booking showed 0.18 percent BAC. The channel also noted that the legal limit in Michigan is 0.08 percent.
The difference between those two tests matters. As the host explained, the roadside test is generally used as a screening tool to help determine whether further testing or an arrest is appropriate, while the certified chemical breath test at booking is the evidential test used more formally in court proceedings.
The woman was handcuffed and searched before being placed in the patrol vehicle. The officer asked whether she had anything in her pockets that could stick or poke him, and she identified items including lip gloss.
Even in that moment, the officer kept the tone measured, telling her he had her so she would not fall as she walked toward the patrol car.
A Vehicle Search Added More Questions
After the arrest, officers searched the vehicle and discussed what they were finding on scene. In the bodycam footage, one officer mentioned a previous case and said he had done a blood draw last time because she had started “kind of dozing off” during booking, raising the possibility of other intoxicants.
Another officer found unopened Crown Royal shooters in the vehicle. The footage also captures an officer pointing out what appeared to be the cap to one of those shooters and an empty wrapper that would have fit one, though he said he did not know where the missing container was.
There is a difference between finding unopened alcohol in a vehicle and proving what was consumed before a crash, but the discovery still gave officers another detail to document in an investigation already supported by the crash, the woman’s admission that she drank earlier, the officer’s observations, and the breath test results.
Metro Detroit PoliceCam’s host also said the officer confiscated the suspect’s driver’s license and license plate because the case was initially treated as Operating While Intoxicated Second Offense. A temporary paper permit was issued before she was transported to the Macomb County Jail pending arraignment.
The Prior Case Became A Major Factor
The case drew wider attention not only because of the suspect’s connection to Eminem, but also because the channel reported that she had been arrested just months earlier in another alleged drunk driving crash involving a hit-and-run.
According to the host, court records show she later entered a no contest plea in that earlier case, meaning she accepted punishment from the court without formally admitting guilt. Sentencing in that matter was reportedly scheduled for June 17, 2026.
At first, Metro Detroit PoliceCam said, the May 13 case was booked as Operating While Intoxicated Second Offense. However, after detectives reviewed the matter further, investigators found another prior OWI conviction dating back to 2015.
Because of those two prior offenses, prosecutors later enhanced the charge to Operating While Intoxicated Third Offense, which the channel described as a felony under Michigan law. The next scheduled court hearing in the new case was set for May 28, 2026.
That progression is important because repeat-offense drunk driving cases are treated far more seriously than a first-time OWI. Once prior convictions are confirmed, the same crash investigation can shift from a misdemeanor-level matter into a felony case with much higher stakes.
A Public Case With A Private Warning
The bodycam footage shows a familiar pattern in suspected drunk driving cases: an initial crash explanation, officer observations, field sobriety questions, a roadside breath test, an arrest, and a later review of prior records. What made this case different was the identity of the driver and the fact that officers appeared to connect the incident to a recent prior case while still processing the scene.
The Metro Detroit PoliceCam host ended the report by noting that this was the second alleged drunk driving incident in just a few months, and said the situation raised concerns that the suspect could be struggling with alcohol dependency.
That is a fair point to include carefully, because criminal charges and addiction concerns can exist at the same time. A person accused of driving while intoxicated still has to answer for the risk posed to others, but repeated incidents can also suggest a need for intervention before someone is seriously injured or killed.
In the footage, the officer told the suspect she had made a mistake and that they had to get through the process. The broader concern is that, if the allegations are proven, this was not simply a bad night or a damaged vehicle, but another warning sign in a pattern that authorities are now treating as a felony matter.
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