California Dem lawmaker cited for drunken driving

California State Sen. Sabrina Cervantes, D-Riverside, was detained Monday and cited connected suspicion of drunken driving, according to Politico.

Cervantes claimed police "accosted" her and falsely accused her of driving nether the influence. 

Additionally, she said infirmary laboratory tests showed she had nary intoxicant successful her system, though Fox News Digital has been incapable to verify this.

The Sacramento Police shield connected a constabulary conveyance successful Sacramento, Calif., March 24, 2018.  (Reuters/Bob Strong)

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On Monday, Cervantes was driving adjacent the state’s Capitol successful downtown Sacramento erstwhile her car collided with different vehicle, a Sacramento constabulary serviceman told Politico. When officers saw Cervantes astatine the hospital, they reportedly determined that the authorities lawmaker was intoxicated, an allegation she fervently denies.

"I privation to beryllium clear: I did thing wrong," Cervantes said successful a connection precocious Tuesday, according to Politico. "The laboratory results I sought successful the infirmary amusement conclusively I had nary intoxicant successful my system. I expect this to beryllium rapidly and justly resolved."

The Sacramento County District Attorney's Office told Fox News Digital successful a connection it was waiting for toxicology results earlier making a determination connected filing charges.

"Our bureau is waiting connected toxicology results to beryllium completed. Once we person received those reports, each of the facts successful the lawsuit volition beryllium reviewed for a filing decision. Until then, we volition reserve immoderate further comments," the connection said.

State Sen. Sabrina Cervantes is denying allegations she was driving nether the influence. (State Sen. Sabrina Cervantes' website)

Cervantes besides said she was "accosted" by constabulary and "involuntarily detained for respective hours astatine the hospital." She called the incidental "deeply distressing."

The Sacramento Police Department told Fox News Digital that connected Monday astatine astir 1:30 p.m., officers arrived astatine the determination of the collision involving Cervantes. The lawmaker was past transported "via backstage enactment to an country infirmary for insignificant injuries," according to police.

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"Officers besides responded to Sen. Cervantes astatine the infirmary arsenic portion of the investigation. Responding officers contacted Sen. Cervantes, wherever they observed nonsubjective signs of intoxication and conducted a DUI investigation. From their investigation, officers issued Sen. Cervantes a citation for suspicion of DUI," the Sacramento Police Department told Fox News Digital.

The allegation comes astir 2 years aft Cervantes’ sister, Clarissa Cervantes, who served arsenic a city councilmember, was arrested for DUI. Weeks earlier that arrest, according to CBS News, Clarissa had a 2015 DUI condemnation dismissed. The much caller incidental sparked outrage and led to calls for her resignation.

A presumption of the California authorities capitol gathering connected National Urban League California Legislative Advocacy Day connected March 13, 2024, successful Sacramento, California. (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for National Urban League)

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"I regrettably made the worst determination of my beingness erstwhile I was successful my aboriginal 20's, which was to thrust aft drinking 1 evening. At the time, I was coming retired of a home abusive narration that had severely impacted my intelligence and carnal health," Cervantes said, according to CBS News.

Neither of the Cervantes sisters had resigned arsenic of the clip of publication.

State Sen. Cervantes' squad did not respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.