Nelson v. State

OPINION

COATS, Judge.

On December 14, 1980, Larry W. Nelson was involved in an automobile accident in Anchorage near the intersection of Dimond Boulevard and the New Seward Highway. Upon their arrival at the scene of the accident, the police asked Nelson if he would submit to a breathalyzer examination, and he refused. Nelson was then transported to Providence Hospital for treatment of injuries received in the accident.

At the hospital, Nelson was treated in the emergency room by Dr. Donald Gene Hudson. Without any prompting from the police, Dr. Hudson ordered a blood test for alcohol, 1 though…