It's my understanding that a 0.4 blood alcohol content means a 50-50 chance of death. Young man: LISTEN UP! "There is life after alcohol and it's a beautiful life!" Call AA today!

+1, Mike Walsh.

"Clark was sitting in the driver’s seat and was unable to answer any of the officer’s questions, police said. He also was unable to get out of the vehicle, walk or perform field sobriety tests, police said." I can understand why, he was snockered. He should never be behind the wheel, I know the legal limits are very low, usually one beer will put you at that limit so when they say someone was twice the legal limit many people think the person is smashed when they are not but this guy was way over the legal limit

A reader sent me this:

.30 is not the lethal limit for alcohol consumption. As a retired Police Officer in CA. I've had BAC of .74 as the highest I've arrested but have seen .83 from another Officer's arrest. Chemist from our State Lab and also from the FBI lab have told me they consider .70 to be the lethal amount in someone who does not consume alcohol on a regular basis but for someone with a daily drinking problem they had actually tested and recorded over a .90 and the person live. In my arrest the male was driving as well as an individual who younger and with out a built up toleration would have been around a .20 When I arrested my driver I gave him a Breathalyzer test first and the machine went off at at .50 in three seconds. People normally are requested to blow for a minimum of 11 seconds. He was taken to the hospital and a blood sample drawn approximately a hour after his arrest. Drivers with .40 are not an uncommon occurrence nationwide. Thiose arrests are made daily. But the individual in your story is apparently a daily drinker and has built up a alcohol toleration factor. At his age had he not he would have passed out between the .30 and .40 range. Each 1 ounce of .86 proof alcohol or 1, 12 ounce beer produces .02 blood alcohol level. The Human body under normal circumstances will shed this .02 over the distance of 1 hours time. So to reach this level you can see how much he had to drink and for how long to reach his level assuming he drank 5 drinks an hour.

Where is Darwin when you need him?

it's sweet people are concerned for his health but I can't help but not give a crap. This waste of humanity could well have murdered some folks.

Where was he that he could be THAT drunk, and nobody stopped him from hopping in the car? There isn't really any info on that. Where was he, who was he with? If the answer to those questions aren't drunk at home and alone, local PD needs to pick up a few more folks for letting this human turd hop in a car and set about endangering the lives of others. My patience with these fools is long gone. It's not at all difficult to refrain from driving when you are going to be drinking. There is no excuse.

Trisha Lynn Dragon, I, too, am concerned about the risk this individual poses to the public. I thought Mike Walsh was really kind to throw him a rope (AA) and I didn't want to detract from that thoughtful offer of help. Still, I'd be surprised if the alleged drunken driver grabbed the rope and pulled himself to safety. Meanwhile, if he drives, he'll be dangerous to the rest of us.

Kids today (I really mean young adults) frequently use caffeine enhanced alcoholic beverages. That means you don't pass out, but rather these young adults keep drinking until these fantastic levels of intoxication are attained--hospital emergency rooms are full of stories about the danger of mixing alcohol with caffeine.

Kids today? Did whiskey in coffee not exist before gen-x? Get real.

Stupid - Yes, Dumb - Yes, Hangover - Like none before LOL - Glad he was picked up by an officer before anything bad could have happened, good job on that arrest!