One officer asked the driver for her license and proof of insurance. Instead, she “attempted to put the vehicle in drive and flee the scene,” the charges read. The officer opened the driver’s side door, turned off the SUV and repeatedly ordered her out of the vehicle.

Officers saw that her eyes were bloodshot and her speech slurred. Also, the complaint continued, “there was an odor of a consumed alcoholic beverage emanating from [her].” She continued to refuse to get out of the SUV but handed over her identification.

Eventually, Espejel “had to be removed from the vehicle as she was not complying with the officers’ commands,” the complaint continued.

A witness told police that he saw Espejel’s SUV turn onto 4th Street, where she honked at a driver ahead of her before accelerating and hitting the parked vehicle from behind. A second witness approached Espejel after the crash and detected she was drunk, prompting him to call 911.

An officer put Espejel through a field sobriety examination, and she failed all aspects of the test. Among her challenges: She could not keep her balance or maintain focus.

When police attempted to test her breath for intoxication, she claimed to not understand and made a vulgar sexual comment. She asked to speak with an attorney and refused to take the breath test without a lawyer present.