Sheshatshiu RCMP charges driver for refusing to provide breath sample
Police arrested a 28-year-old woman on Thursday afternoon after she refused to provide a breath sample as part of an impaired driving investigation. On August 6, shortly after 12:45 p.m., police received a call from a concerned resident about a suspected impaired driver. Officers quickly located and stopped the described vehicle, and attempted to conduct a roadside assessment.
The driver, a 28-year-old woman, was provided with a demand for a breath sample, which she refused. As a result, she was charged with failure or refusal to comply with a demand.
She was released to appear in court at a future date. Her driver’s licence was suspended, and the vehicle she was driving was seized by police and impounded.
Refusing to comply with a demand issued by police as part of an impaired operation investigation is a criminal offence. If convicted, this offence carries the same penalties as a charge of impaired operation.
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