Below Deck Star Trevor Walker Allegedly Nearly Hit Police Car Moments Before DUI Arrest

If you watched Below Deck season 4, you probably remember Trevor Walker. He is back in the headlines, and not for a charter. A new police report out of Florida lays out what deputies say happened before his recent DUI arrest, and Walker is pushing back hard. Here is what both sides are saying, minus the fluff.

What deputies say happened

According to a report from the Escambia County Sheriff's Office, which Us Weekly says it obtained on Tuesday, April 7, a deputy was driving on a two-way road when a red Chevrolet Silverado came at him fast from the opposite direction. The deputy estimated the truck was doing about 75 mph in a 45 mph zone. The truck then crossed the center line and partially entered the deputy's lane, forcing the patrol car to swerve right and pull off the road to avoid a head-on hit.

The deputy pulled the truck over and identified the driver as Trevor Walker. From there, the tone allegedly shifted fast: Walker got defensive, asked for a break, asked if the deputy could expedite this, and even asked if he could help you out. He also sounded pretty resigned, allegedly saying he was "f***ed." When asked to rate how impaired he felt on a 0–10 scale, with 0 being sober, Walker allegedly put himself at a 2.

Per the report, Walker refused a field sobriety test, a breath test, and a urine test. The deputy wrote that he could smell alcohol on Walker's breath.

• Location: Escambia County, Florida; two-way roadway
• Alleged speed: ~75 mph in a 45 mph zone
• Alleged driving: crossed center line into deputy's lane; deputy swerved off-road to avoid a head-on crash
• Vehicle: red Chevrolet Silverado
• Interaction at stop: asked for a break; asked to expedite this; asked if he could help you out; allegedly said he was "f***ed"
• Self-reported impairment: 2 out of 10, per the report
• Tests: refused field sobriety, breathalyzer, and urine test; deputy noted odor of alcohol
• Charges: driving on a suspended license; committing a moving traffic violation; felony DUI; plus a separate misdemeanor theft charge
• License: seized, per the report
• Next court date: April 24
• Paper trail: Us Weekly says it obtained the report on Tuesday, April 7

Walker's side of the story

Walker told The Post in an interview published April 2 that he was not under the influence and plans to fight everything. He says officers pushed him to take breath and field tests, and he did not trust the results. He also says he had simply left a friend's house late after dozing off during a movie and woke up around 1 a.m. with work looming in a few hours.

"I was not under the influence and told the police that, but they still harassed me for a breath test and a field sobriety test. I have heard too many stories of people not under the influence blowing and it registering, and then later blowing at the jail and it does not register, and still they are charged with DUI... I am not convicted, and they have zero evidence. [I] simply left a friend's house late after falling asleep watching a movie and waking up around 1 a.m. realizing I had to be at work in a few hours."

The report also notes Walker allegedly gave conflicting explanations about where he had been: first saying he came from an ex-lover's house, then changing it to coming from practice with his boys. That kind of back-and-forth never helps your case, at least optics-wise.

Quick Below Deck refresher

Walker joined Below Deck in season 4 as a senior deckhand. Things got rocky with the crew, he was demoted by bosun Kelley Johnson, and Captain Lee Rosbach ultimately fired him. He has not appeared on the franchise since.

Where this goes next

For now, it is allegations vs. denials. Walker has been charged, his license was seized, and he has a court date on April 24. He says he intends to fight and that there is no evidence. We will see what the court makes of the alleged speeding, the lane crossing, and the test refusals when this moves forward.