State Representative Christina Ayala (D., Conn.) is facing a lawsuit that alleges she was drunk when she crashed into another car and then fled the scene, according to the CT Post:
The lawsuit, filed in state Superior Court here Monday by crash victim Krystal Velez, also names Ayala's father, Alberto "Tito" Ayala, for allegedly allowing his daughter to drink alcohol at his restaurant before she drove.
"This girl is making a mountain out of nothing just to get some money," said Alberto Ayala, who denied his daughter had been drinking. "She is as much to blame as my daughter for the accident. She should have known the light changes fast there." [...]
On Aug. 15, police say, Ayala was driving home from a party at her father's restaurant with two young passengers when her Nissan Sentra collided with a 2002 Honda Accord driven by Velez. Police said Ayala fled the scene at the intersection of North and Briarwood avenues, but was eventually flagged down about six blocks away at Brooklawn Avenue and Laurel Place by a witness to the accident who pursued her.
When questioned by officers, Ayala said she attempted to check on the other driver after the crash, but left the scene because a man was yelling at her and she felt "scared." When they took her into custody, police did not test Ayala for alcohol, stating later that she exhibited no signs she had been drinking.
The lawsuit claims that Ayala crashed into Velez "as a direct result of her intoxication."
Ayala was also charged in December 2012 with domestic violence. She was arrested for slapping her boyfriend for cheating on her.
She told the officers her boyfriend had been out drinking and cheating on her and that they had an argument and were yelling at each other. During the argument [Ayala's boyfriend] Rodriguez-Ortiz called 911, but no one had hit each other, she told officers.
She later admitted to slapping her boyfriend after officers continued questioning her. Officers also arrested Ayala's boyfriend after he grew argumentative following the altercation.
Ayala was released on a promise to appear in court at a later date, while Rodriguez-Ortiz, was released after posting a $2,500 bond.