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No proof drinking-driving case refused blood draw

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Judge upheld conviction,
driver didn’t refuse test

Pulled over for drinking and driving, Bradley Anderson claims he refused to let police draw blood after his arrest.

A circuit judge, however, said there’s no proof, even in recordings, that Anderson said ‘no’ to the procedure, which would then have been unusable to convict him.

Besides that, Anderson pled ‘no contest’ and was convicted of driving under the influence, anyway.

A judge with the state appeals court sides with the local court, and upheld Anderson’s conviction.

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

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