Around 12:04 AM on February 17, 2023, Officer Jonathan Hickerson of the Rio Rancho Police Department was on patrol on Unser Boulevard northbound when his radar captured a 2013 Honda Civic that was driving southbound at a speed of 64 MPH in a 45 MPH zone. He made a u-turn and began to follow the vehicle, and he observed the vehicle almost strike the center median. The officer initiated a traffic stop well before 17th Ave NE, but the vehicle did not stop until approaching Cherry Road. Once the vehicle was stopped, Officer Hickerson approached the vehicle and made contact with the driver and the other 3 occupants of the vehicle on the passenger side. The driver was identified as 20-year-old Talia Valencia. As he was speaking with the driver, Officer Hickerson detected the odor of alcohol. Officer Justin Petross was able to approach the vehicle from the driver side, and he observed 2 open bottles of alcohol. One of the bottles was Ice 101 schnapps, while the other bottle was Smirnoff vodka. Based on his suspicion of impairment, Officer Hickerson called for a DWI officer to come on scene and assist with the traffic stop. Officer Jessica Martinez arrived on scene shortly afterwards. Upon arrival, Officer Martinez asked Talia to exit the vehicle and asked her how much she had to drink. Talia responded by saying “not that much.” Since she was displaying indicators of impairment, Talia was offered an opportunity to perform field sobriety exercises. Officer Martinez started with the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test. During the HGN test, Officer Martinez observed a lack of smooth pursuit, distinct and sustained nystagmus at maximum deviation, and the onset of nystagmus prior to 45 degrees. The second field sobriety exercise was the Walk and Turn test. During this exercise, Talia held her arms in front of her instead of at her side, displayed a lack of balance, and failed to walk heel-to-toe. The third field sobriety exercise was the One Leg Stand test, and Talia did not raise her foot in the proper fashion, put her foot down multiple times, and failed to count out loud. The fourth exercise was the recitation of the alphabet from “C” to “R,” and Talia failed to recite the alphabet in the correct sequence. The final exercise involved counting backwards from 72 to 51, and Talia failed to count in the correct backward sequence. Based on her erratic driving patterns, her incoherent statements, and her inability to adequately complete the field sobriety exercises, Officer Martinez placed Talia under arrest for driving under the influence. Talia’s vehicle was impounded and she was transported to the Rio Rancho Police Department for initial processing. At the Rio Rancho Police Department, Officer Martinez read Talia the New Mexico Implied Breath Consent advisory form, and she agreed to submit breath samples. Officer Martinez administered the Intoxilyzer machine after Talia completed the 20-minute observation period. Her Intoxilyzer results indicated a BAC of 0.16% and 0.14%, which were well over the legal limit of 0.02% for motorists under the age of 21. After Talia was processed at the Rio Rancho Police Department, she was transported by another officer to the Sandoval County Detention Center and booked for DWI. Officer Martinez issued Talia the following summonses: Driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, open container, and speeding -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and consider supporting this channel (email us for more information). Donations will be used to acquire more public footage related to law enforcement activities. Our content is educational and in compliance with YouTube's Fair Use Policy because we edit several long clips into a concise story. This is similar to other law enforcement channels on YouTube. All videos and case documents were obtained pursuant to the Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA), NMSA 1978, §14-2-1 to – 12. Defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty.

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