A California woman is taking legal action against the city of Phoenix and several police officers after she says her wedding celebration was disrupted by what she describes as a wrongful DUI arrest, despite testing negative for alcohol and drugs, as reported by The New York Post.

Brianna Longoria, a Fresno resident, had been married just one day before the incident that led to her arrest. According to a federal lawsuit, Longoria was pulled over by Phoenix police on the night of Dec. 29, 2024, while driving a rental vehicle with her husband in the passenger seat.

Officers initially cited a traffic violation, claiming Longoria ran a red light and had issues with the vehicle’s rear lights. The stop soon escalated into a DUI investigation.

Body camera footage obtained by FOX26 through Sud & Pierce Law Firm shows officers discussing the situation before administering a breathalyzer test. In the footage, one officer acknowledged they were not expecting an alcohol reading. The test result confirmed that, returning “triple zeros,” indicating no alcohol in Longoria’s system.

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Despite the result, Longoria was placed in handcuffs and arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

“I do believe that you’re impaired,” an officer told her during the stop.

Police cited physical observations such as “red eyes” and pupil size as justification for proceeding with the arrest. Longoria was taken into custody, and further testing later showed no presence of drugs or alcohol, according to the lawsuit.

The bodycam footage also captured a statement from one of the officers after the arrest. The officer was allegedly heard saying: “They’re going to kick me off the squad if I don’t get a DUI.”

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Longoria’s attorneys argue that the statement raises concerns about internal pressure within the department to make DUI arrests. The lawsuit alleges that officers involved in the case ignored constitutional standards governing DUI stops and arrests.

“This case arises from Phoenix Police Department officers’ disregard of established constitutional rules governing DUI stops and arrests,” the lawsuit states. It further alleges that the officers acted to “further their careers and follow the City’s inappropriate policy, practice, or custom of manufacturing DUI arrests.”

The charges against Longoria did not hold. In April 2025, prosecutors moved to dismiss the case. A judge later overturned her driver’s license suspension, citing insufficient evidence presented by authorities.

Longoria filed her lawsuit in December 2025, naming the city of Phoenix and the officers involved. According to court filings, she claims the incident caused significant personal and professional setbacks.

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Her attorneys state that the arrest delayed her cancer treatment, disrupted her nursing education, and caused her to miss part of her honeymoon. The lawsuit also describes the traffic stop and subsequent arrest as based on false premises.

“If there is a word to describe this case, it is ‘fabricated,’” the lawsuit claims. “Defendants stopped Brianna as she was driving based upon a fabricated traffic infraction, field tested her based upon fabricated observations, and then jailed and prosecuted her based upon even more fabricated evidence.”

Longoria is seeking financial damages, policy changes within the department, and the removal of the arrest from her record.

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