To the woman’s horror, she was arrested, finger printed and charged with a range of very serious crimes despite there being virtually no evidence of impairment. She had her blood drawn and tested, something that would ultimately prove to be her savior. A month or so after the crash the results came back and showed that she had no alcohol whatsoever in her system the evening of the accident. A short time after that the drug tests came back and were also negative, meaning Weyker was completely sober at the time of the crash.
Despite this seemingly solid proof, it took more than five more months before a prosecutor finally agreed to drop the ridiculous and baseless charges. In the interim, Weyker says she received threatening letters from the police department and the county demanding that she pay for the damage that resulted from the accident, an accident she had not caused.
Thankfully, the matter was eventually put to rest after internal affairs launched an investigation into the case. A security camera in the area showed that Quiles had indeed caused the accident and that the focus on Weyker from the very beginning had been wrong. Now Weyker is considering pursuing a civil rights case against the county to ensure that her mounting medical bills get paid.
Source: “Sober Woman Arrested for Drunk Driving When Deputy Crashes Into Her Car,” by, published at KTLA.com.