California State Senator Sabrina Cervantes (D–Riverside), an openly LGBTQ+ Latina lawmaker, has filed a government claim against the City of Sacramento alleging that police falsely arrested her for DUI, falsified reports, and retaliated against her over legislation to curb police surveillance.
The claim, filed Sept. 8, stems from Cervantes’ May 19 arrest following a traffic collision near the State Capitol. According to the filing, Cervantes was the victim of the crash — another driver allegedly ran a stop sign and struck her vehicle — yet Sacramento police focused their investigation on her. A blood test later confirmed she was sober, and the Sacramento County District Attorney declined to prosecute.
The document alleges starkly different treatment between Cervantes and the at-fault driver. The responding officer allowed the other driver, described as a “young white woman,” to finish a phone call before questioning her, did not ask her to leave her car, and even prompted her with “No alcohol today, right?” The driver was not breath-tested, not asked to show a license immediately, and was questioned for less than three minutes. By contrast, Cervantes, who had left the scene for medical treatment, was questioned at length at Kaiser Hospital. Officers pressed her with detailed questions about the accident and injuries, asked whether she had been drinking, and dismissed her offer to provide hospital test results proving her sobriety.
The filing names Officers Daniel...
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