Around 5:46 PM on May 20, 2025, Officers Hank Anderson and Michael Lopez with the Oakland Police Department responded to multiple reports of a vehicle being driven erratically on a residential street while nearly striking others. Officer Anderson first made contact with a homeowner who told officers that a young woman was driving a car that nearly struck his wife and that she drove off after he confronted her. Another witness would later tell officers that she was nearly struck by the same vehicle while she was walking her dog. A check of the vehicle’s license plate that was provided to officers indicated that it was registered to a residence nearby. Officers headed over to the residence to investigate further. When Officer Anderson first arrived at the residence, he observed a blue Lexus parked on the grass. He made contact with a woman who admitted to driving the vehicle, and she was identified as 19-year-old Natalia Galowicz. When she was asked where she was coming from, she told the officers that she was waxing her legs and that she had to go to Walgreens to buy more wax. As they were speaking with Natalia, they detected the odor of alcohol and observed indicators of impairment. She admitted to consuming alcohol earlier that afternoon, and her father also told the officers that she had been drinking. Based on their suspicion of impairment, Natalia was asked to perform field sobriety exercises. Officer Lopez started with the Walk and Turn test. During the Walk and Turn test, Natalia failed to touch heel-to-toe on each step, turned improperly, and took an incorrect number of steps. The second exercise was the One Leg Stand test. During the One Leg Stand test, Natalia failed to raise her foot in the prior fashion and put her foot down multiple times while displaying a lack of balance. The final exercise was the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test, and Sergeant Kelly observed 6/6 indicators of impairment. Based on the witness accounts of her erratic driving, the odor of alcohol, her admission to consuming alcohol earlier that day, and her inability to satisfactorily complete the field sobriety exercises, Natalia was placed under arrest for driving under the influence. The vehicle was not towed because it was registered to her mother, who also resided there. Officer Lopez transported Natalia to the Oakland Police Department for further processing. At the station, Natalia was read the Standard Statement for Motor Vehicle Operators, but she refused to submit breath samples. After the officers finished processing her, she was released to her boyfriend pending her court appearance after he signed the Potential Liability Warning on Natalia’s behalf. She was issued the following citations: -Operating under the influence -Refusal to submit to chemical test -Consent to take samples of breath -Reckless driving -Operating a motor vehicle after consuming alcohol underage ---------------------------------------------- Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and consider supporting this channel (email us for more information). Our content is shared for educational and news gathering purposes. We are 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 New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (P.L. 2024, c.16). Defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty. The New Jersey Supreme Court has previously affirmed in Salzano v. North Jersey Media Group, 993 A.2d 778 (2010) that “The fair-report privilege reflects the judgment that the need, in a self-governing society, for free-flowing information about matters of public interest outweighs concerns over the uncompensated injury to a person's reputation.” This video advances a compelling public interest. The summary of events was based on records that are “open to public view through open access to public records” as defined in the Salzano case. In Ramos v. Flowers, 429 N.J. Super. 13, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court has also affirmed the right to film law enforcement interactions.

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