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Newly released video shows a Nantucket officer arrested for DUI in his car after hitting a traffic sign.
Bodycam video from the Yarmouth Police Department shows Nantucket, Massachusetts, Town Planning Director Leslie Snell visibly struggling when asked to take a field sobriety test. Police were responding to an incident on April 20 after Snell hit a traffic sign, according to the Nantucket Current.
Snell told the officer he “just had a few drinks” at Giardinos, a local restaurant, when he got out of the Jeep he was driving, according to body camera video.
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Bodycam video shows Leslie Snell sitting in her Jeep with the driver’s door open as a Yarmouth police officer questions her during a traffic stop on April 20. (Yarmouth Police Department)
A bottle of vodka and a box of White Claws were visible inside the car, according to the video.
A police report says Snell was charged with driving under the influence and having an open container of alcohol in a vehicle.
Snell reached a plea agreement on April 21 that puts the driving under the influence count for one year without a statutory finding. Under the agreement, he must surrender his driver’s license for 45 days, complete an alcohol education course and pay a $600 fine.
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According to a police report, Yarmouth police officer Samantha Voltolini said Snell’s eyes were “shot out with blood.”
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Leslie Snell stands next to her car as a Yarmouth police officer stares at the DUI stop that followed her allegedly crashing a traffic sign. (Yarmouth Police Department)
“I saw him draw blood-glass eyes,” said Voltolini. “I also noticed a strong smell of alcohol coming from the car. Then I went to the driver’s side to talk to him. Then I noticed a strong smell of alcohol coming from his mouth.”
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Voltolini could be heard saying that Giardinos was only 100 yards away.
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“I tried to explain to (Snell) that Giardino’s was a long way away and I was confused as to how he got to the Transmission Specialists parking lot,” Voltolini wrote in the report. “I asked him where he lived. He told me Nantucket. I asked if he had a place in town and he said, ‘Yes.’ I asked where he was, but he couldn’t tell me. (Snell) named ‘North Troy’ as the place he was trying to go. It was difficult to get information from Woodson because of his slurred speech. I asked Woodson if he needed medical attention, but he refused.
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Bodycam footage time-stamped April 20, 2026, shows Snell talking to a Yarmouth police officer who called a traffic stop. (Yarmouth Police Department)
During the field sobriety test, according to the report and body camera video, Voltolini was swaying from side to side and off balance.
Commenting to the Inquirer and Mirror after his arrest, Snell said, “I am deeply sorry for the incident that happened outside the island on April 20 when I committed myself. I accept full responsibility for my actions and the matter has been resolved.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to Snell for comment.
