Recently in Victoria, a drunk driver was granted parole after killing an RCMP officer over three years ago. I am speaking with Kyla Lee, a Vancouver Criminal lawyer who is particularly knowledgeable in cases involving drunk driving.
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There seems to be a bit of confusion about some of the new regulations especially about breathalyzing. Can police officers just come into your house and demand a breathalyzing test from you?
Kyla Lee: “It’s not as simple as them just knocking on the door and demanding a breath sample. They still have to have a reasonable grounds to suspect that you have within the proceedings 3 hours operated or had controlled a motor vehicle with alcohol in your body before they can make a demand for breath sample in circumstances where you are not driving the vehicle.”
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