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Driver faces charges after disturbance in Fergus

The disturbance happened in a parking lot of a business where, police say, the driver refused a roadside screening test
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NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On Aug. 30, 2020, at approximately 10:50 p.m. the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a disturbance in the parking lot of a business on Tower Street South in Fergus.

While speaking with one of the involved parties, police detected an odour of alcohol on that person's breath. A Roadside Screening Device test demand was read to the driver which they refused to comply with.  

Shelly-Rae Jean Frank, 46 years old, of Mapleton Township has been charged with failure or refuse to comply with demand contrary to the Criminal Code. A 90-day Administrative Driver's Licence Suspension (A.D.L.S.) and seven-day vehicle impoundment was initiated as per statute. The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario court of justice - Guelph on Oct. 27, 2020.

If you suspect someone is driving while their ability to operate a motor vehicle is impaired, either by drug or alcohol, call police at 911 to report it.

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