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Driver refuses to provide breath sample. Charges follow

A 90-day administrative driver's licence suspension and seven-day vehicle impoundment was initiated
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NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON - On Feb. 2, 2018 at approximately 3:30 p.m. a member of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting patrol on St. Andrews Street and conducted a traffic stop.

It was determined thru the investigation that the driver was operating a motor vehicle with a suspended drivers licence. 

While speaking with the driver, officers formed the belief that he also under the influence of alcohol. A demand was made for a roadside screening device however the driver refused.

Sixty-year-old Ronald Hunwicks of Centre Wellington been charged with refuse to provide sample and driving under suspension.

A 90-day administrative driver's licence suspension (A.D.L.S.) and seven-day vehicle impoundment was initiated as per statute. He is scheduled to appear in Guelph Court on Feb. 27, 2018.

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