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St. Pete man had BAC over 4 times legal limit during I-275 crash, FHP says
WFLA News Channel 8 ^ | September 25, 2022 | Rachel Tucker

Posted on 09/26/2022 12:58:17 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A St. Petersburg man was arrested for driving under the influence on Thursday afternoon after crashing into a ditch off I-275.

According to a Florida Highway Patrol arrest report, troopers responded to a crash off the 1-275 off ramp at 38th Ave. N. at around 2 p.m.

Troopers said they found Adam Smallwood, 39, in the driver’s seat of a car registered to him and with the keys in the ignition. Smallwood reportedly crashed into some small trees and ended up in a water-filled ditch.

Troopers said Smallwood’s speech was slurred and he kept repeating “we’re going to be okay”. His breath reportedly smelled of alcohol, on top of other indicators of intoxication, like unsteady balance and bloodshot eyes.

Troopers said his breath tested at 0.37, more than 4.5 times the legal limit of 0.08. FHP said it took two EMS personnel to help Smallwood out of the car.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Health/Medicine; Local News; Miscellaneous; Outdoors; Travel; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: crash; ditch; drunk; dui; florida; floridaman; saintpetersburg; trees
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1 posted on 09/26/2022 12:58:17 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Who is this we’re he’s speaking of? That’s what I’d like to know.


2 posted on 09/26/2022 1:03:50 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as. )
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

No wonder FL can’t have weed they can’t handle alcohol


3 posted on 09/26/2022 1:04:10 PM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it 🤪)
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To: No name given

Lots of people have imaginary friends. However, most of those people are young children.


4 posted on 09/26/2022 1:09:05 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

“” A St. Petersburg man was .......driving under the influence””””

What’s so abnormal about that.....oh,! Wrong country! :)


5 posted on 09/26/2022 1:18:37 PM PDT by moose07 (If the spelling is bad, you know the poster is real. )
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

For someone who is 180 pounds 10 beers is 0.25 BAC.
Haven’t been able to determine how many beers would get you to 0.37


6 posted on 09/26/2022 1:19:27 PM PDT by Doctor Congo
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To: Doctor Congo

Only everyday drinkers to excess could be at .37 and still be able to crawl, not even walk.


7 posted on 09/26/2022 1:21:08 PM PDT by Az Joe (Biden & ChiComs are the enemy, not Putin.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

So St. Pete is a different species from Florida Man?


8 posted on 09/26/2022 1:29:30 PM PDT by Kartographer (“We Mutually Pledge To Each Other Our Lives, Our Fortunes And Our Sacred Honor”)
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To: Doctor Congo

Keep trying...


9 posted on 09/26/2022 1:29:52 PM PDT by null and void (Can't hear the Rod Serling narration? You are not in the audience. You are a part of the story.)
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To: Kartographer
So St. Pete is a different species from Florida Man?

It's a sub species. Note that the car ended up partly submerged...

10 posted on 09/26/2022 1:31:10 PM PDT by null and void (Can't hear the Rod Serling narration? You are not in the audience. You are a part of the story.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I read that most people pass out before reaching 3.0.


11 posted on 09/26/2022 1:44:35 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself.)
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To: SaxxonWoods

Here we go:

0.30

You’re in a stupor. You have little comprehension of where you are. You may pass out suddenly and be difficult to awaken. But don’t kid yourself - passing out can also occur at lower BACs. But at lower BAC, you may decide you’ve had enough and go “pass out”. With a BAC of .30%, your body will be deciding to pass out for you.

0.35

This is the level of surgical anesthesia. You may stop breathing at this point. Coma is possible.


12 posted on 09/26/2022 1:47:23 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

300 Club. Whew. Hard to believe that there’s a 400 and 500 club. No I’m not kidding.


13 posted on 09/26/2022 2:07:07 PM PDT by know.your.why (If you dont watch the MSM you are uninformed. If you do watch the MSM you are misinformed.)
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To: Doctor Congo

“Haven’t been able to determine how many beers would get you to 0.37”

From my limited experience people with a BAC that high don’t get there in one drinking session; they’re long term alcoholics who pretty much drink all the time. I saw a guy that I was told later had a .42 one time. When I saw him he was splattered all over the road after he walked right in front of a lady doing about 45 miles an hour.


14 posted on 09/26/2022 2:09:27 PM PDT by suthener ( )
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

The Car Was Upside Down
Tommy Alverson

https://youtu.be/kc9c7h80L1Y


15 posted on 09/26/2022 2:21:36 PM PDT by Clay Moore (My pistol identifies as a cordless hole punch)
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To: Clay Moore

Thanks a lot for that country song! It’s a hoot!


16 posted on 09/26/2022 3:11:18 PM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: Kartographer

The US Rep for St.Pete is Charlie Crist, its also the home of one of the biggest gay pride events in the country. St Pete has a rather tenuous grasp of reality. I would say that “St Pete Man” is the more sophisticated version of “Florida Man” who is just basically an undisciplined moron.


17 posted on 09/26/2022 3:54:21 PM PDT by tbpiper
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To: No name given
Who is this we’re he’s speaking of? That’s what I’d like to know.

Maybe it was the lady from the HIGH SPEED POLICE CHASE MOTORCYCLE DRIVER...

18 posted on 09/26/2022 4:34:40 PM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Defund the FBI, the American Stasi..)
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To: tbpiper

The next Congressperson from the district will be Anna Paulina Luna, since the state made the district more Republican (R +7) from R +2.


19 posted on 09/26/2022 5:42:25 PM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Defund the FBI, the American Stasi..)
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To: Doctor Congo
For someone who is 180 pounds 10 beers is 0.25 BAC.

It depends on the beer. A normal beer, say 4.5% ABV is considered about .015%. So ten of those would be .15 BAC or so. 8% IPAs or liquor would be an entirely different story, of course.

20 posted on 09/26/2022 5:43:23 PM PDT by KevinB
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