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He should have been dead with that much in his system

 


Cops: Drunk Driver With His Kids In Car Had .604 Blood Alcohol Level
 

A Florida man discovered passed out behind the wheel of an SUV carrying his children had a blood alcohol level of .604, more than seven times the legal limit, <a class="" href='http://thesmokinggun.com/sites/default/files/assets/allbrittonbacrept1.jpg'>police report</a>.

 

According to cops, Stephen Allbritton was found slumped inside a Ford Explorer around 11 AM Friday. The vehicle, which was not running but had its hazard lights on, was parked at an intersection in Estero, the village where Allbritton resides.

 

http://thesmokinggun.com/buster/drunk-dr...bac-604985

Quote:A Florida man 

Of course.

Shouldn't that have killed him? I mean, that would mean that 60% of his blood was alcohol...

Quote:Shouldn't that have killed him? I mean, that would mean that 60% of his blood was alcohol...

Has a Steve Avery ring to it.....

"...he denied having consumed any alcoholic beverages."

 

Plausible deniability has left the building.

Quote:Shouldn't that have killed him? I mean, that would mean that 60% of his blood was alcohol...

 

A BAC of .6 means 6/10th's of one percent, not 60 percent.  But yes, that high a level would typically be fatal.