A suspected drug driver brazenly told officers "I just don't want to give it to you" when asked why he'd refused to give a blood sample.
Awais Azam had been arrested for failing a roadside breath and saliva test after police had been called to a junction on the A1, in West Yorkshire, at around 7.30am on October 14 last year. Officer's had found the 51-year-old's badly damaged car at the scene and he was detained on suspicion of drug driving.
A court heard that, once back at the police station, Azam was asked to provide a blood sample but he refused. Paul Clark, prosecuting, added: "He was told that his refusal could lead to a prosecution and he replied 'no' again. He was asked if there was a medical reason why he couldn't provide, he said 'no, I just don't want to give it to you.'"
