It is our responsibility to determine whether, in light of the established facts, authorities lawfully seized the evidence subject to the motion." ( People v. Hokit (1998) 66 Cal.App.4th 1013, 1017 [ 78 Cal.Rptr.2d 412].) We inquire whether Inspector Carter had the authority to detain Crusilla in this manner, leading to the custodial arrest, as it affects the admissibility of his statements incident to arrest and the physical evidence of intoxication.