St. Louis police didn't seek blood sample from fellow officer in drunken-driving case

BY CHRISTINE BYERS
STLToday
Dec. 29, 2011

ST. LOUIS • Prosecutors may never know just how much off-duty St. Louis police officer Michael Schinner had to drink before he drove the wrong way down a one-way street and crashed into an on-duty officer, critically injuring a passenger the day before Christmas.

Schinner, 27, refused to submit to a blood test to determine his blood alcohol content, and police did not apply for a search warrant to force him to do so.

[...]He claimed no memory of the crash, appeared "disoriented and confused," had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath and refused to make any further statements to police after the crash, authorities said.

Two empty beer bottles were found in Schinner's car, one on the driver's side floorboard, according to court documents.

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