Rhode Island Driver Registers ‘Comatose’ During Breathalyzer That Hits .491

The blood alcohol reading may be the highest ever from someone who isn't dead.
July 23, 2008 at 8:30 am - AP
Dateline: Lincoln, RI
lpmaynard   July 23rd, 2008 - 12:58 pm

Not the highest. While working with the LPD in Lincoln, Ne an older fellow registered 50 on our calibrated breathalizer. He drank his scotch with milk. As a nurse we watched him carefully while he sobered up in the tank.

lpmaynard   July 23rd, 2008 - 1:00 pm

Ooops, should be .50 instead of 50. Sorry

Flyoverman   July 23rd, 2008 - 1:02 pm

This idiot’s first words upon regaining conciousness were probably, “I’m not so think as you drunk I am.”

Roughrider   July 23rd, 2008 - 1:04 pm

Jesus, sign that breathalyzer up! The Indians sure could use someone or something that hits .491!

Sean   July 24th, 2008 - 4:05 pm

Apparently they haven’t had many drivers from New Hampshire.

Mel   August 5th, 2008 - 6:16 pm

I was present when a .550 was recorded by someone who was conscious enough to take the test on a datamaster…and know that someone registering .666 was picked up still walking and talking, although he wasn’t doing either very well. But he certainly was not dead. The village of Kotzebue, Alaska has a .700 club, and its members are still alive and well. Rhode Island must live a sheltered life.

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