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BRACEBRIDGE, Ont. — A Muskoka-area woman charged with impaired driving while behind the wheel of Mayor Rob Ford’s Escalade plans to plead not guilty, her lawyer said.

Lee Anne McRobb sent a representative to her first court appearance at the Bracebridge court house Tuesday morning.

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The 36-year-old Bala, Ont., woman was pulled over in picturesque Muskoka last month, allegedly driving Mr. Ford’s Cadillac Escalade, which was then impounded. Mr. Ford, who is staying in a rehab facility in cottage country, was not in the vehicle.

Ms. McRobb has retained Toronto-based lawyer Michael J. Rombis, who sent Ivon Joseph Fournier, a paralegal who owns XPolice Traffic Ticket Service, in his place to court. She faces one count of impaired driving and one count of operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content in excess of 80 milligrams. She is also accused of operating “a motor vehicle with open bottle or package of liquor therein,” contrary to the Liquor Licence Act, according to documents filed in court Tuesday.