She should have complied. The direction by the officer was not an unlawful order.
Besides, those who embrace the Nanny State ought to be pleased the nice policeman cares about her health.
He should have issued a ticket and walked away. He pretty much caused every wrong in this incident minus the woman not using her turn signal. he asks her why she is irritated... he already knew why. The entire chain of events that followed were a direct result of poor decisions made by the officer. No crime was committed here, not one. only a simple traffic infraction, these are not criminal offenses. the only thing I can add is there may be some conditions since she was a parolee regarding vehicle searches, but this officer verbalized none of that. he got butt hurt when she told him she was mad about the ticket (after he asked), then he escalated a non-existent situation because she wouldn't put out her cigarette (that she was smoking inside her own car). this was nothing short of a pi$#ing contest that he knows better than to engage in regardless of how rude she was.
As far as her death is concerned, there were obvious mental issues here. This is a completely different debate. Although the arrest may have ultimately led to her suicide, anyone with a little sense knows it is not the root cause.