Drunk Driver had a .627 BAC!!!

[tboo]

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/high-iowa-bac-arrest-687452

Wow

 

[Texashiker]

At least nobody got hurt.

 

[jlee]

While Clark’s BAC was initially recorded at .486 via a portable Breathalyzer, the more precise blood test showed that his BAC was actually significantly higher.

Sounds like he was still going up (body still processing alcohol, blood alcohol content increasing over time) - portables are not known for accuracy, but that's a huge discrepancy.

 

[vi edit]

Heh. I used to live in North Liberty, IA.

 

[MontyAC]

His liver is shot.

 

[serp]

People die at lower levels than that. How did this guy even make it to the car?

 

[surfsatwerk]

People die at lower levels than that. How did this guy even make it to the car?

Practice

 

[vi edit]

People die at lower levels than that. How did this guy even make it to the car?

Built up tolerance. Usually it's found in your older, career alcoholics though. This guy is pretty young.

I'm a bit skeptical by the number. My wife has seen *a lot* of tox screenings come through the ED in the last 10 years, nothing remotely close to this high though. She's seen some in the .40-.42 range. Nothing ever higher than that.

 

[slsmnaz]

gold medal for him. Something like that takes real commitment

 

[vshah]

6.2% of his blood was alcohol, holy crap.

 

[serp]

He must have started drinking young to build up that tolerance.

 

[clamum]

I'm guessin alcoholic? That seems pretty goddamn high.

 

[TheSpy007]

He must have started drinking young to build up that tolerance.

I would not be surprised. I had a few friends whos parents gave them a alcohol allowance in their early teens.

 

[Krazy4Real]

This is a gem.

what day is it?
3 but now it is 4.

LOLOLOL!!!

 

[ch33zw1z]

The obvious choice is to ban alcohol.

 

[jlee]

6.2% of his blood was alcohol, holy crap.

0.62%.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Drink like a champion today!

 

[ichy]

Built up tolerance. Usually it's found in your older, career alcoholics though. This guy is pretty young.

I'm a bit skeptical by the number. My wife has seen *a lot* of tox screenings come through the ED in the last 10 years, nothing remotely close to this high though. She's seen some in the .40-.42 range. Nothing ever higher than that.

Doesn't seem that high. I knew someone who managed to hit .45 and was still semi-conscious. She was only 21.

 

[JimKiler]

If this guy quit drinking cold turkey I bet it would cause issues with his body and kill him.

 

[JTsyo]

0.62%.

how well does alcohol transfer O2?

 

[jlee]

how well does alcohol transfer O2?

I have no idea.

 

[thegimp03]

Wow, he's lucky to be alive if that's accurate. At least he didn't hurt anybody.

 

[techs]

Doesn't seem that high. I knew someone who managed to hit .45 and was still semi-conscious. She was only 21.

"So, Ichy , she was still semi-concsious? What did you do?"

"I gave her some more drinks"

 

[ichy]

"So, Ichy , she was still semi-concsious? What did you do?"

"I gave her some more drinks"

Took her to the ER actually.

Her tolerance was horrifically high enough that they didn't really do much of anything, just let her sleep it off. Sadly she was at the point where stopping drinking cold turkey was more dangerous than hitting a .46 BAC.

 

[vi edit]

Doesn't seem that high. I knew someone who managed to hit .45 and was still semi-conscious. She was only 21.

Doesn't seem that high? Some of the highest ever recorded in the US were around .7. .5 and above is a level that is deadly to many people.