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To: macquire
Wrong. Your body rids itself of about an ounce of alcohol per hour.. hence the rule of thumb for drinking and driving that almost EVERY bar tender can give yo

The human body metabolizes alcohol at the rate of .015 BAC per hour. For a person with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08, the standard for legal drunkenness, it's going to take over five hours for their system to metabolize that alchohol (0.08 divided by .015 = 5.3333).

The lady was described as having a slight odor of alcohol on her breath. Apparently, no field evidence of impairment was presented. She blew zero how many hours later? Certainly not five hours later. So, she was not legally drunk at the time she was detained by the officer.

96 posted on 07/03/2011 3:13:00 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: RegulatorCountry

You write: So, she was not legally drunk at the time she was detained by the officer.

The argument was never about whether she was legally drunk sir. The debate was about could she be at zero an hour after having a glass of wine. I say yes and a link to a women’s alcohol abuse site posted earlier supports that. Remember, a single small glass of wine may have just .25 ounce of alchohol in it.


97 posted on 07/03/2011 3:16:07 PM PDT by macquire
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To: RegulatorCountry

PS: Maybe you missed the fact she REFUSED the breathalyzer test which is an automatic arrest and detainment.


98 posted on 07/03/2011 3:17:01 PM PDT by macquire
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To: RegulatorCountry
She blew zero how many hours later?

Considering the report states they were only about a mile away from the station, I would say maybe 15 or 20 minutes at the most........not hours.

109 posted on 07/03/2011 3:26:27 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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