[Crim]

Did he run her driver’s license when he was writing her a warning?"

I would assume so...SOP and all....and so if he suspected her of being drunk or high...why even write a warning at all?

That's where the defender of LEO logic falls apart...why didnt he just return to the car and place her under arrest if he supected her of being under the influence?

Why take the time to even write a warning for failure to signal?

Why wait until she refused to put out a cig to order her out of the car?

[Above My Pay Grade]

We don’t know what the officer’s intentions were or his precise reason for ordering her out of the car were, but they are totally irrelevant from a legal standpoint.

During a traffic stop an officer has the authority to order a driver and passengers out of a vehicle...period. He gave her a lawful order, she defied it and things escalated from there. She committed multiple violations of the law, he committed none.

[zipper]

Why wait until she refused to put out a cig to order her out of the car?

I think because it was probably at that moment that he suspected she was intoxicated.