Then-Assemblywoman Sabrina Cervantes, D-Riverside, speaks to a lobbyist in 2023 at the state Capitol. Cervantes, now a state senator, was cited Monday on suspicion of driving under the influence following a vehicle collision in midtown Sacramento. Hector Amezcua [email protected]

A California state lawmaker denied having any alcohol and drugs in her system after Sacramento police cited her earlier this week on suspicion of driving under the

California State Senator Sabrina Cervantes was cited for driving under the influence after a collision with another vehicle, and has since denied the charges, accusing police of falsely accusing her and has since had lab results showing she had no alcohol in her system.

Authorities said they suspected Sabrina Cervantes was under the influence of drugs when she got into a two-vehicle collision near the state Capitol.