Watch | Woman live-streams her drunk driving, arrested

A US woman was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Florida. The incident came to light after users on the live video streaming app 'Periscope' called police warning she was intoxicated. The Lakeland Police Department released the video after the arrest from the weekend made national headlines. In the video, a 23-year-old Whitney Beall said that she thinks she's blown a tire and that she's driving very slowly. “I can't even believe I'm Periscoping right now,” she said. “I'm not even paying attention to the driving. ... Please supervise me right now because I'm driving super drunk right now.”Other Periscope users urged her to stop driving. Some called the police. An officer logged onto Periscope soon after and located Beall's car.Officers said Beall failed a field sobriety test and refused to take a breath test. She was released on $500 bail.

 
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