After a bench trial, Denise Bacallao was convicted of driving under the influence per se1 and driving under the influence to the extent that it was less safe.2 On appeal, Bacallao challenges the trial court’s denial of her motion to suppress. Discerning no error, we affirm. When reviewing a trial court’s order on a motion to suppress, we are guided by three principles with respect to the trial court’s judgment of the facts: First, when a motion to suppress is heard by the trial judge, that judge sits as the trier of facts. The trial judge hears the evidence, and his findings based upon conflicting evidence are analogous to the verdict of a jury and should not be disturbed by a reviewing court if there is any evidence to support it. Second, the trial court’s decision with regard to questions of fact and credibility must be accepted unless clearly erroneous. Third, the reviewing court must construe the evidence most favorably to the upholding of the trial court’s findings and judgment.3 “Because there was testimonial evidence in this case, we do not apply a de novo standard of review.”4
Construed in favor of the trial court’s judgment, the record shows that Georgia State Patrol Post 32 conducted a roadblock in Oconee County for the purpose of checking driver’s licenses, seat belts, driver impairment, and vehicle fitness. Trooper Charles Parker testified that he was one of the screening officers working the roadblock; that he observed Bacallao driving a white van; and that the van turned right headed toward the checkpoint then made an immediate left into the second entrance of the gas station parking lot that was just south of the checkpoint. Parker testified that he approached Bacallao as she exited her vehicle to question her because he did not know if she was going to the gas station or attempting to avoid the roadblock. Parker advised Bacallao that they were conducting a license check and asked to see Baccallao’s license. Bacallao gave Parker her license, and as they talked, he detected the odor of alcohol on her breath. Parker asked Bacallao how much alcohol she had consumed that day, and she told him that she had three glasses of wine, the last of which she had drunk recently in her home.
