Oct 13, 2015 Whitney Marie Beall, 23, was arrested and charged with a DUI on Saturday after using Periscope, a live video streaming platform owned by Twitter, to broadcast herself driving drunk. Periscope videos are public and can be seen world-wide. Periscope users called The Lakeland Police to report a possible drunk driver using the social media site. One caller told a dispatcher, "She's really drunk. She just hit something. She might be driving with a flat tire. She's in a Toyota". Messages were sent to the driver via Periscope asking Beall to stop driving and to pull over. According to authorities, Beall recorded 7 videos that night. "I'm (expletive) drunk and this is horrible. I don't even know where the next gas station is. This is horrible guys," Beall said in the video. An officer was able to use their personal account in an effort to locate the driver. The officer was able to find the driver based observations and landmarks from the streaming video. At this time, she was driving a 2015 Toyota Corolla with a flat left front tire. Officer Mike Kellner arrested Beall after she failed a field sobriety test and refused a breathalyzer test. She was later transported to the Polk County Jail on a DUI charge. She has bonded out. Lee Cohen, Beall's lawyer, gave the following statement Monday: "Ms. Whitney Beall is a young professional with a bright future. When her court date is set, I will be entering a plea on her behalf of not guilty. I’ll be investigating the case and that starts now. I am waiting to see all the evidence.” http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/l...nk-girl-driving-periscope-video?autoplay=true
