Rude Woman Plays the Race Card after DWI Arrest on Independence Day

Around 6:00 PM on July 4, 2023, Patrolwoman Madison Taylor with the Sea Bright Police Department observed a 2021 Toyota Camry failing to maintain its lane and tailgating on Ocean Avenue southbound. She initiated a traffic stop and asked for the driver’s license, registration, and insurance. The driver, who was identified as Isabel Montes, told Patrolwoman Taylor that her license was expired and that she had lost her registration card. As she was speaking with Isabel, she detected the odor of alcohol as well. Patrolwoman Taylor returned to her vehicle to run her expired license and requested another unit on scene.

When two additional officers arrived to assist, Patrolwoman Taylor asked Isabel to exit the vehicle and perform field sobriety exercises. She started with the recitation of the alphabet from “A” to “Z,” and Isabel was only able to recite it correctly up to the letter “W.” The second field sobriety exercise was the One Leg Stand test. During the One Leg Stand test, Isabel was unable to raise her foot in the proper fashion and displayed a lack of balance. The last field sobriety exercise was the Walk and Turn test. During the Walk and Turn test, Isabel did not touch heel-to-toe on each step and kept leaning to the side.

Based on the her erratic driving, her admission to consuming alcohol, and her inability to adequately complete the field sobriety exercises, Patrolwoman Taylor placed Isabel under arrest for driving under the influence. Her vehicle was impounded for a mandatory 12-hour hold under John’s Law and Isabel was transported to the Sea Bright Police Department for further processing.

At police HQ, Patrolwoman Taylor read the Standard Statement for Motor Vehicle Operators to Isabel, and she ultimately refused to submit breath samples for testing. After her refusal was logged into the Alcotest machine, she was allowed to make phone calls to arrange for her transportation. She did agree to answer questions though, and admitted to drinking at Donovan’s Reef before operating a motor vehicle.

After making multiple phone calls, she was finally able to find someone to take responsibility for her instead of having to spend 12 hours at the station. At 8:42 PM, Isabel was released to a friend after he signed the Potential Liability Warning form on her behalf. Patrolwoman Taylor issued Isabel the following summonses: Operating under the influence, refusal to submit breath samples, reckless driving, careless driving, traffic on marked lanes, following too closely, failure to exhibit registration card, and driving with an expired license

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