(GODERICH, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Goderich resident with refusing to comply with demand following an incident on December 28th at approximately 1:00 a.m. on Cove Road.
Huron County OPP officers conducted a check on a parked vehicle and spoke to the driver who was found with open alcohol inside the vehicle. Police believed that the driver had been consuming alcohol, which led to the investigating officer attempting to conduct a roadside screening device test on the driver. The driver refused to provide a breath sample and was subsequently placed under arrest and taken into custody.
Tracy LEWIS, 40 years of age from Goderich has been charged with Failure or Refusal to Comply with Demand.
The involved vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days, and the accused’ driver’s license was suspended for a period of 90 days.
The accused has since been released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for February 13th, 2023, at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich.