(HALIBURTON, ON) – On Sunday February 02, 2014 officers from the Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a R.I.D.E. check on Bobcaygeon Road at Water Street in the Township of Minden Hills, Ontario. At approximately 12:30 am a 2012 Volkswagen automobile was stopped at that location. The male driver of the vehicle had been drinking and registered a Fail on the roadside screening device. The male was transported to the OPP detachment in Minden where he refused to provide a sample of his breath as required by law. As a result of the investigation that followed, Christopher IRWIN age 33 of Toronto Ontario was charged with Refuse to Provide a Breath Sample and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Minden Ontario on March 05, 2014. Furthermore, the investigation revealed that he was violating a judicial procedure and will remain in custody.
