DRIVER WHO REFUSED BREATH SAMPLE CHARGED WITH FAILURE OR REFUSAL TO COMPLY WITH DEMAND

HUNTSVILLE — A woman who “flat out refused” to give a roadside breath sample has been charged after police pulled over a darkened car Friday night.

On April 4, 2025 at 10:30 p.m. officers of the Huntsville O.P.P. were on patrol on Centre Street when they observed a vehicle travelling without any headlights or taillights on and making a wide left turn. Officers conducted a traffic stop and spoke with the female driver.

After detected an odour of alcohol, the officer issued an Approved Screening Device Demand (roadside breath testing).

However driver “flat out refused.”

As a result of the investigation, Roberta Orban, 73, of Huntsville, has been charged with: Failure or refusal to comply with demand.

Orban is to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on May 13, 2025.

She was also issued a 90-dat Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension.

Roberta Orban, 73, “flat out refused” to provide an OPP officer with a breath sample after being pulled over for driving without lights and while making a left hand turn in Huntsville April 4 at 10:30 p.m.. She was still charged with failing to comply with the request and will be in court May 13, 2025.