DRIVER CHARGED FOR REFUSING SOBRIETY TEST
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(ATIKOKAN, ON) - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Atikokan arrested and charged a driver after they refused a sobriety test.
On July 7, 2025, at approximately 11:00 pm, officers with the Atikokan Detachment OPP had an interaction with a driver at the detachment. The officers developed reason to believe the driver had consumed controlled drugs and a demand was made for a field sobriety test. The driver refused to comply with the lawful demand and was placed under arrest.
Brittany Claudia SMITH, 36-years-old from Atikokan is charged criminally with one count of refusing to comply with a demand. The accused’s driver licence was suspended for 90 days, and their vehicle was impounded for seven days.
The accused was released by police and has a first appearance scheduled in the Atikokan Ontario Court of Justice on August 28, 2025.
Fact about impaired driving - Physical coordination tests can be demanded by the police whenever an officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that a person has alcohol or drugs in their body and they have operated a conveyance in the preceding three hours. Failure or refusal to comply with a lawful demand is a criminal offence that is subject to arrest, charge and administrative sanctions.
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