December 20, 2009

BAC at 0.385%

Holy Shite -- from Australia's Northern Territory News:
DUI man close to death at 0.385%
A territory man has been arrested for allegedly driving while almost clinically dead after an enormous booze binge.

NT Police struggled to find the words after the 32-year-old man allegedly returned a blood alcohol reading of .385 per cent - or nearly eight times the legal limit.

Medical experts say a person can die from alcohol poisoning with a reading of .4 or above.

Territory Duty Superintendent Michael Murphy said it was one of the highest readings taken in the Territory.

"It's just ridiculous," he said.

Police yesterday estimated they would have to give the Katherine man 20 hours to sober up in his cell before he was capable of understanding the charges he was facing.
At that level, I am surprised he was even able to start the car and get it out of park. The resilience of the human body can be amazing at time... Posted by DaveH at December 20, 2009 7:00 PM
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