A suspected female drink driver from Sandbach is facing court after being charged with failing to provide a breath sample in Crewe.

On Monday 9 November, Cheshire Police were alerted to a vehicle on Victoria Street, Crewe town centre.

At 4.45pm, officers suspected the driver of the vehicle, believed to be a 51-year-old woman, was under the influence of alcohol.

Police requested her to take a breathalyser test, which she refused and was arrested for.

Michelle Cucurnia, of Station Road, Sandbach, has since been charged with failing to provide a specimen for analysis.

She will appear at Crewe Magistrates' Court on Monday 30 December.

A Cheshire Police spokesperson told Nub News: "Michelle Cucurnia, 51, of Station Road, Sandbach, has been charged with failing to provide a specimen for analysis.

"She is set to appear at Crewe Magistrates' Court on Monday 30 December.

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"The charges are in relation to a woman who was requested to provide a sample of breath at around 4.45pm on Monday 9 November in Victoria Street, Crewe, after being suspected of being the driver of a vehicle."