A man who was allegedly driving drunk recently told police that he didn’t need a licence to drive, nor does he drive at all, according to Mission RCMP. The detachment said officers received a report of a possibly impaired driver in a liquor store parking lot on April 8, and found a 54-year-old man in the driver’s seat. “Upon speaking with the man, he refused to provide a driver’s license, saying that he didn’t need a license to drive, because it was not a ‘legal fiction,’ and that he doesn’t drive – he only ‘travels,’” Mounties wrote in a statement Sunday. Police said they could smell liquor on the man’s breath, but when asked to perform a breathalyzer test he refused and told officers, “I am not a legal fiction to provide a sample to you.” As the man would not reveal his identity, police arrested him on grounds of obstructing a peace officer and took him to the detachment, where he remained until police confirmed it. According to police, the man was found not to have a valid driver’s licence. He was handed a 90-day driving prohibition and a 30-day vehicle impound.
