The mayor of a glitzy, Florida city isn’t used to be on the other side of the law.
Until now.
According to local affiliate NBC2 News, Teresa Heitmann, the mayor of Naples FL, was seen attempting to perform sobriety tests Wednesday evening after she was caught driving with a blood alcohol level over twice the legal limit.
But the arrest took an embarrassing twist when police bodycam footage captured Heitman trying to distance herself from her title — telling cops, “Don’t call me the mayor” as she struggled to keep her balance during a field sobriety test after she allegedly ran over a neighbor’s mailbox.
“I think the mayor is drunk, and she just, she just literally … oh, she just drove over our mailbox,” a man is heard telling 911 dispatchers over the phone, per the local NBC report.
When asked if the woman was indeed the mayor, the 911 caller replies, “I don’t know. She’s claiming to be the mayor. I don’t know who she is.”
After a brief pause, the neighbor asked the woman to identify herself again, to which she replied, “Mayor Teresa Heitmann.”
But when cops arrived just after 10 p.m., Heitmann, 61, appeared to distance herself from her title.
“No, don’t call me mayor,” she is heard telling a police officer in video footage. “I am Teresa Heitmann right now. I am not the mayor.”
According to the report, Heitmann claimed that the couple cut her off in traffic, prompting her to become frustrated.
However, cops soon became suspicious of Heitmann’s alcohol consumption, and decided to conduct a sobriety test.
But in the video footage, Heitmann was unable to keep her balance, leading cops to arrest her on the spot.
Heitmann claimed she only had one glass of wine, but it was reported that her blood alcohol level was double Florida’s legal limit of 0.08.
She was charged with driving under the influence and taken to Naples Jail Center.
Following her arrest, Naples City Manager Jay Boodheshwar said city employees were “saddened” to learn of the incident.
“We know this is a difficult time for Mayor Heitmann and will give her the space she needs,” Boodheshwar told The Post. “The Naples community should rest assured our City team is committed and dedicated to serving our residents.”
“I have 100% confidence that our City employees will not let this incident affect service delivery to our community,” he added.
Heitmann was released Thursday on $500 bond and is expected to be arraigned on Sept. 18.
Watch the entire arrest here: