People v. Crowder CA1/2

BACKGROUND

I. Factual Background A. Case No. SCR7627121 As related in the probation report, about 10:46 p.m. on May 26, 2022, a reporting party advised dispatch that Crowder was driving while under the influence of drugs and had crashed into something. An officer found a vehicle matching the description that had been provided. Crowder was in the driver’s seat of the Ford truck, which had the engine running and minor damage to the front left bumper. Observing signs of intoxication, the officer asked Crowder to get out for sobriety tests. Crowder denied being involved in a crash and said the damage was from a crash on a prior date, but could not provide details. He said he had pulled into the parking lot a few minutes before being contacted by the officer because he was arguing with the mother of his daughter on the phone. When told that someone was concerned he was driving under the influence, Crowder was very upset and “believed ‘Shannon’ probably called.” He denied using drugs or alcohol and said he had been sober for a while, but he appeared slightly disoriented and confused and his speech was sluggish. He admitted driving from Santa Rosa to the location where he was parked. In…