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No breath? No problem

A Chatham woman who refused to blow into a Breathalyzer on the weekend still wound up facing charges.

Police pulled over a vehicle about 4:40 a.m. on Keil Drive in Chatham on Saturday morning, suspecting the driver was impaired.

Officers tried to administer a roadside test, but police say the driver declined.

As a result, the driver was arrested and charged with refusing to provide a breath sample. The vehicle was impounded for seven days and the driver was issued a 90-day licence suspension.

The driver, a 47-year-old Chatham woman will have her day in court.

Meanwhile, later that evening, a Chatham man is facing impaired charges following a single-vehicle crash.

A pickup went off the road on Tramway Road and rolled into a ditch.

Police say officer had grounds to believe the driver was impaired.

As a result, a Chatham man, 20, faces impaired charges following blood-alcohol testing.

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