“I was just dropping off my friend, because I am the DUI tonight,” the man told the officer, according to body camera footage. “You’re the DUI tonight?” the officer asked. “Yes sir.” “Do you mean to say the DD (designated driver),” the officer asked as a follow-up. “Speechless,” the police department wrote in a caption that documented the exchange.

A California man suspected of driving under the influence was arrested after a slip of the tongue, accidentally identifying himself as the "DUI" to law enforcement instead of the "DD".

The truth did not set him free. A California motorist was arrested hours into the New Year after he told a police officer he was the “DUI” for the night — rather than the “DD” in an apparent slip of the tongue,