Driver fled after cop made breath demand

Kimberly Morrisey, 29, of Fredericton, fined, barred from driving after admitting to crimes

When a Fredericton police officer asked a woman for a roadside breath sample after she admitted to having a few drinks, she jumped back in her car and took off, court heard this week.

Kimberly Morrisey, 29, of Harold Doherty Court, previously pleaded guilty to charges of refusing a breath demand and flight from police, as well as a Motor Vehicle Act speeding infraction, and she was back in Fredericton provincial court for sentencing Tuesday.

Crown prosecutor Cathleen Trafton said the offences occurred July 17, 2022, after a city police officer on patrol spotted a car speeding on Main Street at about 1:15 a.m.