Peter Clark said he accepts responsibility for the roadside suspension but denied much of the description of events contained in a police report.

An Ottawa city councillor whose licence was suspended after a roadside breathalyzer test has apologized for the incident but denied allegations he attempted to use his position in city hall to intimidate a police officer.

Rideau-Rockcliffe councillor Peter Clark admitted that on May 7 he had his licence suspended for three days and his car towed after he agreed to a roadside breath test and blew in the warning range — indicating he had enough alcohol in his body to put him between 0.05 and 0.099 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millimetres of blood.

But he denied many of the events described in a police report of the incident — which Radio-Canada and CBC have seen — which suggests he did not take the incident seriously, made reference to his position as a city councillor and twice made reference to Ottawa police chief Charles Bordeleau as his "friend."

Clark was pulled over three weeks ago at 1:02 a.m. as he drove eastbound on Montreal Road near Marier Avenue after a police constable trailing him noted what he believed was erratic driving, according to the report.

The officer noted in the report the vehicle had slowed down as the driver looked out at where two known prostitutes were waiting near a bench.

Clark told the officer he had drunk half a bottle of red wine while watching a sports event at the Playmate Club on Emond Street but denied to driving erratically, according to the police report.

He agreed to a roadside breath test and blew in the warning range. No charges result when a person blows in the warning range, but a person's licence is suspended for three days and there is a $150 fine for the first offence.

The police officer noted in the report Clark "was very condescending toward me and police in general stating that 'Ottawa police have been in the news a lot lately… and seemed to be having a lot of troubled officers…'" the police report read.

"He went on to say that he was a close personal friend of Chief Bordeleau, had sworn in many officers and was friends with many," the report read.

Prior to his return to municipal politics as an Ottawa city councillor in 2010, Clark had previously served as the chair of the regional municipality of Ottawa-Carleton from 1991 to 1997 for two terms prior to amalgamation.

The report continued that Clark's "attitude seemed that he was being put out for having been stopped by police, that he was just going home despite 'probably having too much to drink.'"

"He took offence and continued to state that he was a City Counsellor (sic), had been for years and was an 'asset to the City,'" the report said.

The officer then noted that Clark said in "a sarcastic tone" that he'd be in contact with "'my good friend the chief to say what a good job you've… done.'"

Clark admitted to being pulled over and having, in his words "an extra glass of wine", but he denied trying to influence the officer.

Clark also denied seeing prostitutes and said he did not see anyone who looked like a prostitute.

Clark said his position as a councillor came up because the officer asked what he did for a living.

"He asked me what I did and I told him… now somehow or another he has spend three weeks building this fantasy, if that's what it is, because it distorts totally what went on that night."

"I don't believe you can use influence I don't believe you should use the influence of this office in any kind of dispute between police and its customers," said Clark. "We have the complaints board for that. Some people say I have a naturally intimidating style... I could be misread I guess."

Clark also said he would never have told the officer he would talk to the police chief nor have claimed to be Bordeleau's friend.

"No I did not, and he's not my good friend. I hardly know the man," said Clark of the police chief.

The councillor also disputed he disparaged police officers and the police force in any way and said it was likely a miscommunication that led the officer to believe he had an issue with police.

A spokesperson for the Ottawa police chief said Bordeleau has not spoken to Clark about the incident and knows him in his capacity as a city councillor.

Clark also said the officer suggested the incident would end up becoming public.

"He said 'how'd you like to see this in the paper' and I said 'unless you tell them' and he said 'I'm going to,'" said Clark.

"I suspect that he was trying to impress on me the gravity of the situation," said Clark.

Clark said he has learned from the incident.

"This particular incident I accepted the responsibility, did not try to avoid it, did not try to peddle influence if you want and my own sense of it is, if you've done it you've done it," said Clark.

"My sense of it is I fell from grace, it's not going to happen again and move forward," said Clark.