WINONA, Minn. – Police called to a minor noninjury traffic collision decided to check whether one of the drivers was drunk. A breathalyzer test on the spot showed the blood-alcohol ratio of Jeremy David Brickner, 39, of Winona, at 0.31% — almost quadruple what the law allows for driving. At the jailhouse, police wanted to double-check such a high blood-alcohol level with more precise equipment. Brickner refused, which meant a charge of test refusal was added to drunken driving. The situation had begun with the accident about 3 p.m. on Johnson Street in the downtown bar district.
