A Long Beach couple was arrested early Sunday morning after they were pulled over for a traffic stop and police say they attacked the state troopers, even throwing dirty underwear at them.

According to police, state troopers pulled over a 2017 Mercedes-Benz on the Southern State Parkway, west of Exit 21, just after 1:30 p.m. Police say the driver, Michael H. Nelson, 38, was driving while intoxicated.

While he was being arrested, police say that Nelson headbutted the trooper in the face several times, and also hit his body. Nelson's wife, Alexandra J. Nelson, 29, got out of the car and tried to obstruct her husband's arrest, police say. She was arrested as well.