'I'm A White, Clean Girl,' Says SC Woman Arrested For DUI: Report

BLUFFTON, SC — A South Carolina woman arrested on drunken driving charges apparently told police "I'm a very clean, thoroughbred, white girl" and "I'm a white, clean girl," using those statements to make the case that she should not be arrested, according to a police report.

Lauren Cutshaw, 32, was arrested early Saturday morning after Bluffton police say she ran through a four-way stop sign while going 64 mph in a 30 mph zone. The arresting officer noticed Cutshaw's eyes were bloodshot and glossy and noticed the smell of alcohol, according to the police report.

The report says Cutshaw told police she had two glasses of wine. Cutshaw was given three tests to determine whether she was drunk before being arrested, according to the report.

The officer again asked Cutshaw how much had to drink and she responded a "couple" of glasses of wine, the report says. Cutshaw told police she was celebrating her birthday when asked how full the wine glasses were, according to the report.

According to the report, Cutshaw gave the following reasons to explain why she should not be arrested:

• She's had perfect grades her whole life;
• She was in the National Honors Society;
• She was a cheerleader;
• She was on the honor roll;
• She was a dancer;
• She was a sorority girl;
• She said her partner is a cop;
• She graduated with high honors from a "high accredited university."

The arresting officer wrote in the report that "making statements such as these as a means to justify not being arrested are unusual in my experience as a law enforcement officer and I believe further demonstrate the suspect's level of intoxication."

When police asked Cutshaw what being white had to do with anything, she responded, "You should know what that means," the report says. Later, she again said the officer should know what that means because he's a cop, the report says.

According to the report, Cutshaw also said, "You're a cop you should know based on the people that come in this room."

The report notes that Cutshaw provided a breath sample that showed her blood alcohol content was 0.18 percent. Authorities also found a little more than four grams of marijuana in her car, the report says.

Cutshaw was charged with driving under the influence, speeding, disregarding a stop sign, simple possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Jail records show that Cutshaw was released Aug. 4, the same day she was booked.

Photo via Beaufort County Detention Center