DUI suspect had highest alcohol level recorded

cnredd · #1 (**permalink**) 07-23-2008, 05:27 PM

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A North Providence man who crashed into a road sign late Monday was tested as having a blood-alcohol level six times the legal limit — believed to be the highest reading on a Breathalyzer in Rhode Island, according to the state police.

Stanley Kobierowski, 34, was tested after he crashed into an electronic message board on Route 95 near Providence Place. He tested at the scene with a blood-alcohol level of .489 and then .491. Kobierowski was released on personal recognizance after a bail hearing and will face another hearing Friday on charges of drunken driving and resisting arrest.

Brown University officials confirmed yesterday that until last year, Kobierowski was a chef at the residence of Brown president Ruth Simmons. He was also a chef at the former LaLuna restaurant and currently works at Providence’s Down City Café.

Kobierowski spent most of yesterday at Rhode Island Hospital’s detoxification unit. The police said they had to delay his arraignment until late in the afternoon largely because the hospital would not allow him out of its care until his blood alcohol had dropped below the legal limit of .08. When he arrived at the hearing at the state police barracks in Lincoln at about 4:45 p.m., he was wearing khaki shorts, a sweatshirt and a bandage on his chin. He was trembling slightly.

Two experts on detoxification and alcohol detection said later that in many ways, Kobierowski is lucky to be alive.

My question...How do you even have the physical ability to get more alcohol in you when you get to .3?..

saltwn · #2 (**permalink**) 07-23-2008, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by cnredd

DUI suspect had highest alcohol level recorded

My question...How do you even have the physical ability to get more alcohol in you when you get to .3?..

I don't know! But this goes along with my theory that the best restaurant cooks are mostly dry drunks.
When he died Kieth Whitley had .36 I think.
What do people keep drinking for anyway? After you get a buzz you're only going to get sick.

babylon5 · #3 (**permalink**) 07-23-2008, 11:06 PM

We had a guy come into the ER who was driving his car 5 miles/hour down the street. The police were called after he hit several cars. He was brought into my work. He ended up being intubated and admitted to the ICU. He is lucky he didn't die. When we got his blood work back, his alcohol level was just over 500...I think 514. He was drinking rum 151 with friends, and then tried to drive home.

There a a few homeless alcoholics who come into my work quite often. They live at about 300. I believe I remember reading that the highest level ever recorded in the united states was over 700.

cnredd · #4 (**permalink**) 07-24-2008, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by babylon5

We had a guy come into the ER who was driving his car 5 miles/hour down the street. The police were called after he hit several cars. He was brought into my work. He ended up being intubated and admitted to the ICU. He is lucky he didn't die. When we got his blood work back, his alcohol level was just over 500...I think 514. He was drinking rum 151 with friends, and then tried to drive home.

I believe the last words you heard were...

"Everything will be OK, Senator Kennedy."...

saltwn · #5 (**permalink**) 07-24-2008, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by babylon5

We had a guy come into the ER who was driving his car 5 miles/hour down the street. The police were called after he hit several cars. He was brought into my work. He ended up being intubated and admitted to the ICU. He is lucky he didn't die. When we got his blood work back, his alcohol level was just over 500...I think 514. He was drinking rum 151 with friends, and then tried to drive home.

There a a few homeless alcoholics who come into my work quite often. They live at about 300. I believe I remember reading that the highest level ever recorded in the united states was over 700.

Yuck. Reminds me of a guy I saw almost O.D. on alcohol in a casino. The paramedics tried to take him to the hospital but he refused. He got back on the slots and ordered another drink. I guess they don't have that law about serving a person already intoxicated in Nevada.

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