On August 14, at approximately 9:45 p.m.
An officer assigned to a DUI Saturation Patrol throughout the City heard a broadcast on the police radio of a traffic collision at the intersection of Main and Olympic. According to the broadcast, one of the drivers was suspected to be intoxicated. Upon arriving on the scene, the officer spoke to the victim who in essence told him that he was rear ended by the subject and upon making contact with her, he smelled the odor of an alcoholic beverage. When the officer spoke with the subject, later identified as Gloria Canelas, 32 of Los Angeles, he noticed the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from her breath and person. A series of standardized tests were conducted and Canelas was placed under arrest for driving under the influence. Bail: $15,000.
