Posted on 11/14/2025 1:55:17 PM PST by ChildOfThe60s
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Cuqita Boyd got into a minor car wreck while driving to work in January 2022, then was charged with driving under the influence after an officer claimed she didn't follow directions during a field sobriety test.
But Boyd was adamant she hadn't been drinking and asked to be given a Breathalyzer test on the side of the road to prove it so she wouldn't be late for her job as a U.S. postal worker.
The Louisville Metro Police officer, Samantha Davenport, denied that request, later saying she didn't carry a portable Breathalyzer in her cruiser. That "wasn't my thing," she said.
Taken directly to jail, Boyd took a Breathalyzer test about an hour later that seemed to prove she was telling the truth. The test results registered a 0.0 — showing no evidence of any alcohol in her system.
Boyd, still handcuffed and under arrest, then asked for an independent blood test and was taken to a hospital, continuing along the way to ask why she was being charged.
With Davenport looking on, a nurse told both her and Boyd the blood test was clean — with the medical record saying she was "clinically sober" with an "undetectable blood alcohol level."
Cuqita Boyd Handcuffed and under arrest, Cuqita Boyd asked for an independent blood test and was taken to a hospital, continuing along the way to ask why she was being charged.
Regardless, despite this critical lack of evidence, Boyd was briefly jailed and had to fight the case in court for 14 months before it was dismissed. She since has died.
"The officer continued the prosecution for DUI with the knowledge that she was sober," said attorney Greg Simms, who is representing Boyd in a 2024 wrongful arrest lawsuit against Davenport. "That's egregious misconduct."
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LMPD has a rep for sh1t like this and not owning up to it later and getting sued. The brass did nothing and now that the despotic female officer is gone they really don't give a damn - not their problem.
IMO, LMPD pretty much deserves the bad press it gets, and decades of exclusive democrat rule of the city has a lot to do with it.
Bell’s Palsy?
“”I am not under the influence of nothing.”
Except under the influence of a shit culture that produces hoards of illiterate and un-articulate citizens. Citizens that are barely employable and who cannot complete coherent thoughts. That being said the officers conduct including her chain of command is unacceptable.
DEI hire and then two women butt heads on the side of the road and the innocent woman goes to jail. Hoping for a very large settlement.
Why hasn’t this officer been charged with falsifying a police report/ fined and/or fired? What a disgrace, making the last few months of this woman’s life into a needless battle of accusations and slander.
Why would you ask about Bell’s Palcy? Curious.
“un-articulate”?
This kind of stuff came out in TN recently that hundreds of people were jailed for DUI for no reason.
The Tennessee DUI scandal has raised significant concerns about the state’s law enforcement practices. Investigations have revealed that over 600 individuals have been arrested for DUI despite being completely sober. This includes drivers who had no alcohol or drugs in their systems, leading to wrongful charges and legal consequences. The scandal has prompted lawmakers to push for more transparency and accountability in DUI enforcement. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has processed roughly 15,000 DUI tests annually, with a third indicating no alcohol in the system. The scandal has also highlighted the impact of sober DUI arrests on the lives of those affected, as they face long-lasting repercussions.
“Boyd, a 44-year-old mother of five, died in May of this year from complications from high blood pressure. Her family believes the stress of her arrest and the lawsuit contributed to her death and would like an apology from police.”
I’m predicting a largish judgement against the city.
She didn’t falsify anything. This is a little known quirk of DUI law.
“Implied Consent” (an entire issue by itself) means motorists must take a Breathalyzer test. A driver cannot refuse this. Well - they can, but they lose their driver license.
The Field Sobriety - walk a straight line, recite the alphabet backwards while standing on your head and the rest of it, is not required per se.
They don’t want you to know that. The way it works, and they know how to spot a drunk, is failing these tests like Nystagmus gives probable cause for blood testing or Breathalyzer. That’s what nails you technically.
But! As she discovered, if the officer says in his judgment you failed the sobriety test, you get a DUI, regardless of BAC. Usually a good cop can eyeball someone’s BAC within a couple percentage points. They are very good at what they do. This lady got some wack job. Never consent to a “field sobriety” test whether you drink or not.
That's one way for the cops to avoid a lawsuit.
Never ever agree to a field sobriety test. Nobody ever passes.
Wrongful Arrest and/or affiliated charges.
The family should get seven figures, and see [formerly] influential heads roll out the doors of LMPD.
Back In The Day, tar and feathers would’ve been SOP.
Different states have different laws. In CO, refusing a roadside test means loss of driver license for a year. (last I checked..)
Please see my post #14.
And just what does your rant have to do with her being innocent of the drunk driving accusation?
Sadly, it was in a Seinfeld episode where there was a gentleman who was presumed to be a drunk but he had Bell’s Palsy.
You have no evidence she was solely a DEI hire. You just assume it.
You mean like these tests.
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