The most shocking item in the autopsy report is Dever's blood alcohol content (BAC), reported to be an astounding 0.291 percent.
Based on the results of a Virginia Tech study on the effects of alcohol consumption, in order to achieve a BAC of 0.291, Dever who weighed close to 175 pounds, would have needed to consume about 12 (12 0z.) beers or 12 (1.5 oz) shots of 80 proof liquor in a relatively short period of time.
Given the fact that Dever had been in law enforcement for 30 years and had worked numerous traffic accidents where alcohol had been a factor, the notion that this very highly respected sheriff sat behind the wheel of a vehicle downing drinks, one-behind the other, seems a bit implausible.
This reporter also spoke with a close associate and friend of Dever's, who claimed on condition of anonymity that in all the years that the two had been friends, he had never seen the sheriff consume more`than two drinks in an evening.
I have hosted events where the alcohol flowed pretty freely; with Sheriff Dever in attendance. I have never seen him have one drink, let alone a dozen. The BAC issue has struck me as very odd, as well.
Interesting.