You bet, she's a hard core alkie. Yes, .4 BAC is generally considered lethal, especially for a smaller person like a woman. Further, most normal drinkers could never get that high - they generally pass out between .15 and .20 The only time I've heard of a normal female drinker getting that drunk was when a local bar had a "shots" contest on secretary night with a prize going to the person who could drink the most shots back to back in a set time. Several women got to .4 because they drank the alcohol so fast they had done the deed before the alcohol had a chance to be absorbed into the system. They both passed out in the parking lot and had to be rushed to the hospital. (yes, there were multiple lawsuits and the bar was shut down) The woman in this story has built up a MAJOR tolerance to alcohol. She will have to be weaned off because making her go cold turkey would probably kill her.
She’s a beast. She must’ve been doing shots of tequila.