Woman Blows .47 On Breathalizer Test - Sets State Record

[matcom]

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REDMOND, Wash. -- A Woodinville woman arrested following two car crashes last week registered a .47 blood-alcohol content on a breath test - nearly six times the legal intoxication threshold and possibly a state record.

Deana F. Jarrett, 54, was taken to Evergreen Hospital as a precaution following her arrest April 11, the Washington State Patrol said Wednesday. No one was injured in the accidents.

Jarrett blew the .47 on a portable breath tester after she collided with two other vehicles in quick succession, the patrol said. A check of all 356,000 breath tests administered since 1998 in Washington turned up only 35 above .40 - and none of those was higher than .45.

The legal intoxication threshold in Washington is .08.

Jarrett did not appear to have a listed phone number, and it was not clear if she had obtained a lawyer.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1120AP_Record_DUI.html?source=mypi

[Tyler Durden]

1. That isn't blood anymore: it's "near beer."

Brain cell genocide.

[LostinVA]

2. giggle

I have to remmeber that one.

[Tektonik]

3. i'd drink her blood

:evilgrin:

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

4. And now I have a target to shoot for this weekend.

:evilgrin:

[Tektonik]

7. I'm sure you'll achieve your goal

when Arod hits 3 homers against the BoSox :P

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

8. Won't matter with the Yanks' (lack of a) pitching staff.

They're gonna have to score 12 to beat the Sox in any given game this weekend.

[dolo amber]

5. Women RULE!!

:woohoo:

[Orsino]

12. And at age 54!

She must be incredibly fit, and is undoubtedly a great role model for today's couch-potato youth. :+

[AlCzervik]

6. i wouldn't be able to find my cars keys never mind my car at that level of shit faced.

[LeftyFingerPop]

9. She has way too much blood in her alcohol system. n/t

[SPKrazy]

10. I knew a woman who blew .51

and walked away

not a DUI, just walked away from the ED as she had come in an ambulance due to alcohol poisoning but then she came to and left.

:shrug:

holy shit! :wtf:

[Lil Missy]

11. Would be interesting to know how much alcohol that entails

Back in my younger days, I used to drink quite a bit. But I've never had any idea how it would blow on a test. Fortunately I would get sick and puke before there was any chance of poisoning.

Glad those days are gone. Now, I'd have to get my stomach pumped if I drank that much. And I need a LOT more sleep!

[Tyler Durden]

18. Roughly .7 ounces...

assuming 9 pints of blood average.

works out to about 2 shots of scotch, but that is as if you ran 2 shots right into an IV line.

[Fenris]

13. The best part is that she's a former Seattle police detective.

:patriot:

[flamingyouth]

14. And she's back out on the road, folks

:scared:

[unsavedtrash]

15. damn it, there is blood in my alcohol stream!

:yoiks:

[Initech]

16. So at what point does it stop being referred to as "blood alcohol content"...

And become "alcohol blood content"?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

17. Jeez.

Did she belch into the thing?