A 63-year-old hunter from Sudbury operating an ATV in the Skead Road area suspected by provincial police officers to be impaired has been charged with refusing to provide a breath sample.
The OPP say that on Oct. 28 at approximately 6:45 p.m., members from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the OPP stopped the ATV driver, who was not wearing a helmet.
He was found to be hunting and during the conversation, an odour of an alcoholic beverage was detected. The operator was arrested for refusing to provide a breath sample.
The man was charged with:
- Failure or refusal to comply with demand
- Resist Peace Officer
- Fail to wear proper helmet
- Fail to surrender evidence of insurance
- Fail to wear proper clothing while hunting
- Fail to surrender permit for off-road vehicle
The accused was released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on Dec. 3 in Sudbury.
OPP officers have the legal right to demand a breath sample from any driver during a traffic stop under Mandatory Alcohol Screening, even without signs of impairment.