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Woman ties blood alcohol record of 0.50

A Pierce County woman apparently tied a record for the amount of alcohol in her blood when the Washington State Patrol toxicology lab measured a blood-alcohol content of 0.50 two hours after she was arrested for investigation of drunken driving.

Ann Marie Gordon, manager of the lab in Seattle, said the reading � more than six times the legal limit of 0.08 � tied the highest level ever found by technicians at the patrol's lab. A King County driver also registered 0.50 on a blood test in 2000, Gordon said.

"It certainly would kill many people," she said.

The average blood-alcohol content of drunken drivers stopped in Washington is about 0.15, Gordon added.

Rebecca G. Lingbloom, 45, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to one count of driving under the influence of alcohol on May 10. Authorities contended in an affidavit that she nearly hit a pedestrian that day and was seen swerving all over the road.

A Pierce County sheriff's deputy later found her passed out behind the wheel of her car in the Summit area, the affidavit states.

Deputy Prosecutor Bradley Moericke pointed out that Lingbloom was arrested for investigation of drunken driving twice in the 1990s, and asked District Court Judge Frank Dacca to jail her in lieu of $20,000 bail. Moericke also asked that Lingbloom be monitored with an electronic bracelet that would record her movements should she make bail.

Dacca declined both requests after Lingbloom told him she enrolled in a six-month treatment program for alcohol abuse not long after her arrest. Public defender Clarence Henderson told the judge he called the clinic before Wednesday's hearing and confirmed that Lingbloom was enrolled.

Dacca said he didn't want to jeopardize Lingbloom's treatment by sending her to jail. He did require that she continue her program and report to court July 24 for another hearing.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070621...NF5qtcGpDPtiBIF

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If you/they could tell us how much alcohol must be consumed to get this 0.50 rating, then it would be interesting

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Originally posted by smakmagik If you/they could tell us how much alcohol must be consumed to get this 0.50 rating, then it would be interesting

Maybe they're not telling just because they know a bunch of idiots would try it and die in the process.

Well, if you're gonna get arrested for DUI, might as well go out big.

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Originally posted by Project-K Maybe they're not telling just because they know a bunch of idiots would try it and die in the process.

Which, imo, is a good case for releasing that info.

wonder if she had any drunk sex prior to be arrested.
i hope so ... a 45 year old drunk lady.

i'm certain i've beaten that at least once

i don't know how much 0.50 is, but if its a record she must be either polish or russian

Washington to the rescue again! Go home town/state!

Whats the legal limit, over here it's 2 units which is just under like a pint of your average beer.

so six times that really is fuck all tbh, I've know people consume a litre of vodka over a night. And know more people who consume their weekly units in one evening. Stupid of course, but nothing amazingly uncommon.

Does that mean that half of her blood is alcohol? Is that what BAC measures?

1.0 would be 1% of her blood is alcohol.
.5 is half of 1%.

Legal limit in Washington is .08%

Oh...well that doesn't sound too bad.

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Originally posted by bas Oh...well that doesn't sound too bad.

It is. It is more than enough to kill you.

"The liver can oxidize alcohol at a set rate. For most people, the rate is roughly just less than one drink an hour or 15 mg of alcohol per 100 mL of blood or .015% BAC. If a person drinks more than one drink per hour, his or her BAC will increase."

To give a little perspective, here are some stats:

5 drinks @ end of hour 1

Female @ 100lbs = .189 BAC
Male age 25 @ 100 lbs = .142 BAC

Let's assume the woman is around 175lbs (hey... americans are fat).

5 drinks @ the end of hour 1

Female @ 175 lbs = .140 BAC

She was at .50 BAC. Yea, that is a hell of a lot of alcohol.

Find me a 25 year old man that's 100 pounds.

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Originally posted by bas Find me a 25 year old man that's 100 pounds.

Good point. It was just for perspective

The number of drinks does not translate well to a level of intoxication. Because of variation in physiology and individual alcohol tolerance. However an estimate is two standard drinks (containing a total of 20 grams) of alcohol will increase the average person's BAC roughly 0.05%. A single drink an hour after that will keep the BAC at roughly 0.05%.

A chart of effects to BAC level
Progressive Effects of Alcohol[1]
BAC
.01–.06
Behavior
* Relaxation
* Sense of Well-being
* Loss of Inhibition
* Lowered Alertness
* Joyous
Impairment
* Thought
* Judgment
* Coordination
* Concentration

.06–.10
Behavior
* Blunted Feelings
* Disinhibition
* Extroversion
* Impaired Sexual Pleasure
Impairment
* Reflexes Impaired
* Reasoning
* Depth Perception
* Distance Acuity
* Peripheral Vision
* Glare Recovery

.11–.20
Behavior
* Over-Expression
* Emotional Swings
* Angry or Sad
* Boisterous
Impairment
* Reaction Time
* Gross Motor Control
* Staggering
* Slurred Speech

.21–.29
Behavior
* Stupor
* Lose Understanding
* Impaired Sensations
Impairment
* Severe Motor Impairment
* Loss of Consciousness
* Memory Blackout

.30–.39
Behavior
* Severe Depression
* Unconsciousness
* Death Possible
Impairment
* Bladder Function
* Breathing
* Heart Rate

>.40
Behavior
* Unconsciousness
* Death
Impairment
* Breathing
* Heart Rate

Can somebody breakdown mine i got a DUI whene i was 18 my BAC was 0.42.back then i was 5.10 240.

Broken down:

You were severely drunk, you shouldn't have been driving, you got your DUI ( the next few are assuming this was in california), payed heavy fines, possibly jail time, had to serve many court ordered hours of community service, hopefully didnt kill anyone, well done.

crazy lady. does she get a prize?

highest mine ever was .17 but that was with one of those cheapy things you can buy online

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Originally posted by getfoul Broken down: You were severely drunk, you shouldn't have been driving, you got your DUI ( the next few are assuming this was in california), payed heavy fines, possibly jail time, had to serve many court ordered hours of community service, hopefully didnt kill anyone, well done.

Yes it was in California.I got a $3500 FINE and 8 weeks community service.and yes THANK GOD NOBODY DIED.AND AFTER WATCHING ALL THOSE MADD COMMERCIALS IN DUI CLASSES.NEVER AGAIN DRIVE DRUNK

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Originally posted by clubamerica AND AFTER WATCHING ALL THOSE MADD COMMERCIALS IN DUI CLASSES.NEVER AGAIN DRIVE DRUNK

common sense would have told you not to do it before watching these videos anyway

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Originally posted by Theresa Let's assume the woman is around 175lbs (hey... americans are fat).

I lol'd.

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Originally posted by bas Find me a 25 year old man that's 100 pounds.

Stren?

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Originally posted by bas Oh...well that doesn't sound too bad.

Heh, as has been pointed out...quite damn bad actually.

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