Newly released footage shows Democrat state Rep. Robin Comey flip her car after leaving a bar

Shocking security and bodycam footage showed the moment Democratic lawmaker Robin Comey flipped her car before being arrested by Connecticut police.

The 55-year-old state representative was arrested on March 16 on drunk driving charges after slamming her black Honda Civic into a parked car and flipping it upside down around 7 p.m. while on Capital Avenue.

The incident occurred after Comey left a bar following a routine public meeting with other lawmakers.

She then crashed her black Honda Civic sedan into a dumpster just a few doors down from the bar, flipping the vehicle over.

The Democratic politician got out of the car and waited for police to arrive, after which she was seen in a 12-minute bodycam video in which she failed several sobriety tests and had a blood alcohol level of 0.1446 – above the limit of 0.08 for women.

After the collision, a female witness told police that her boyfriend ran to help Comey and pulled her out of the car.

The witness stayed at the scene to talk to police and told them that Comey was refusing medical services. Meanwhile, the witness’ boyfriend left before police arrived.

The bodycam footage began with an officer asking Comey how she was as she lit a cigarette.

‘What did you have for dinner? Something good?’ the officer asked.

To which Comey replied, “I had nothing to eat.”

Comey dodged the officer’s questions before asking, “So how did we end up upside down?”

“I don’t know,” Comey replied, laughing.

The officer then took Comey to an alley for several sobriety tests. Footage showed the legislator tripping over her own feet and trying not to mumble her words.

The first test the officer performed was to check whether Comey’s eyes were twitching at a certain angle.

Using a flashlight and pen, the officer was able to tell that the legislator was intoxicated based on the way her eyes were twitching.

Before performing the test, the officer asked Comey if she had diabetes.

“No,” she replied before adding, “I wish I was.”

Aside from the twitching in Comey’s eyes, the legislator also failed to follow the officer’s simple directions to keep her head still and only move her eyes to follow the pen.

She continued to move her head several times despite telling the officer that she understood instructions to move only her eyes.

The next test Comey performed had her walk in a straight line. The officer instructed the legislator to take nine steps and count them aloud.

Comey took seven steps before stopping and insisting she complete the task. The officer then had to step in and show the legislator how to properly walk in a straight line.

She then tried the task again and quit at seven.

The last task Comey had to perform was to lift her foot six inches and count aloud until she told her to stop.

Several attempts showed Comey only making it a second before stomping her foot on the floor.

“I don’t know if I can do it,” Comey said.

Seconds later, she was handcuffed.

Comey was removed from her state representative leadership roles the following day by House Speaker Matt Ritter.

She later issued an emotional apology to the people of Connecticut and fellow lawmakers. She vowed to seek help for addiction.

“I want to apologize to my constituents, my colleagues in the CT General Assembly, my family and friends for my DUI arrest,” Comey wrote.

“After much thought and with the support of my family, I am starting treatment today to better understand the disease that is addiction and to get the help I know I need. I am very grateful to everyone in advance for the time and support I need.’

She will appear in court on May 5.