In seeming disbelief, the officer responded: "You're the DUI tonight?" "Yes sir," the driver confirmed. "Do you mean to say the 'DD'?" the officer asked, referring to the abbreviation for a designated driver who would remain sober while others imbibed. The driver paused, apparently at a loss for words, and meekly apologized.

Murrieta police in California arrested a man not even an hour into 2025 for drunken driving after he said "I'm the DUI" while stopped by an officer. (Video: Murrieta PD)

You know what they say — drunk words are sober thoughts. That much rang true for one driver just after midnight on New Year’s, when a man was pulled over in Southern California and accidentally gave an admission to an officer.

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,