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Democrat candidate seen sobbing, praying in patrol car after DUI arrest: Video

Fox News Politics and NY Post Politics describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Police video shows Washington state Democrat Krista Perez admitting to drinking wine and begging to go home during her Tacoma DUI arrest in August.
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Right / center-rightDemocrat candidate seen sobbing, praying in patrol car after DUI arrest: Video

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Fox News PoliticsNews report · Sep 17, 2:11 AM

Democrat candidate seen sobbing, praying in patrol car after DUI arrest: Video

Police video shows Washington state Democrat Krista Perez admitting to drinking wine and begging to go home during her Tacoma DUI arrest in August.

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NY Post PoliticsNews report · Sep 17, 5:34 AM

Democrat candidate seen sobbing, praying in patrol car after DUI arrest

Krista Perez declined field sobriety tests and rated her sobriety a four out of 10 during the Tacoma traffic stop.

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Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.