The defendant was convicted of impaired driving, dangerous operation, refusing a breath sample, and failing to appear.
The defendant was charged with impaired driving, refusing to provide a breath sample, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, and failing to appear in court.
The Crown's case on identity was circumstantial.
The defendant claimed he was a passenger and that another occupant, Jesse Abroquah, was driving.
The court found the defendant was the driver based on eyewitness evidence from a passing motorist who observed the vehicle's trajectory and the occupants' emergence from the vehicle.
The defendant's roadside statement that Abroquah was driving was rejected as a deliberate lie.
The court found the defendant's ability to drive was impaired by alcohol, his driving constituted dangerous operation, he intentionally refused the breath demand, and he knowingly failed to appear in court.
The defendant's Charter application regarding alleged failure to provide a change of clothing was dismissed.
The defendant was found guilty on all four counts.
