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Meet the guy who had a blood-alcohol level six times the legal limit
Experts on detoxification and alcohol detection say that in many ways, John Kobierowski is lucky to be alive. "For the average individual, there is a very severe risk of death when you start to approach a reading of .4," says one. This 34-year-old man had .491. At least he has something to tell his grandkids about a few decades down the road. (Providence Journal)
July 23, 2008 | Permalink
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Look what alcohol did to his face! Yikes!
I wonder what the bandgage was for.
Posted by: lawdog | Jul 23, 2008 12:38:24 PM
Something to tell his grandkids....IF he doesn't drink himself to death before having them.
Posted by: cherie | Jul 23, 2008 12:41:19 PM
sad sad story
Posted by: ginny | Jul 23, 2008 12:46:49 PM
Is that ad ladies swimsuit causing her bad posture?
And what an attractive suit it is.
Posted by: Lambiepie | Jul 23, 2008 12:53:22 PM
Damn.
Dude has a new lease on life, hopefully he uses it wisely.
Posted by: elchampino | Jul 23, 2008 12:55:35 PM
lambie,
That picture is a testimony to what happens when Photoshop falls into the wrong hands. Which is kinda too bad because American Apparel has some nice things. They should sack their art director though.
" charges of drunken driving and resisting arrest."
Not only did he not die of alcohol poisoning or the car wreck--he was apparently spunky enough to put up a fight with RISP. With that kind of luck he should have been buying lottery tickets.
Posted by: nellagain | Jul 23, 2008 1:03:10 PM
If the guy had ambition he'd get above >.70
Posted by: Nick | Jul 23, 2008 1:04:00 PM
That's a whole lotta drinking, but I'm pretty sure I know a fellow or two who could put him under the table. But they don't drive afterward, so I guess he wins.
Posted by: Reno | Jul 23, 2008 1:11:17 PM
"Dasgupta said that for a man to reach a level of .491, he would have had to be drinking whiskey, rum or tequila — 6 to 10 shots — within two or three hours."
That doesn't seem right.
Posted by: Nicole | Jul 23, 2008 1:13:46 PM
I thought that seemed a little low, too, Nicole.
What I can't believe is that he was released on his own recognizance.
Posted by: troschne | Jul 23, 2008 1:47:20 PM
This should have happened in Wisconsin.
Posted by: Torgo | Jul 23, 2008 1:48:50 PM
I wonder if the guy appreciated the irony of his statement:
"As he left the state police barracks, he told a crowd of reporters that he had “nothing to say.” When someone asked if he needed a ride home, he said, “I already have a ride” and proceeded across the street to sit down at a bus stop."
Posted by: Matt | Jul 23, 2008 1:50:15 PM
It's hard work getting BAC that high. I have a cousin who goes on benders where he drinks for days straight with an hour of sleep here and there. (very, very sad) He's been as high as .45. On his last one he was like .36 after several days drinking.
The '6-10 shots in two or three hours' guy? I'm not buying that at all.
Posted by: EV | Jul 23, 2008 1:53:50 PM
American Apparel ads always are atrocious. They purposefully find almost attractive people then put them into hideous outfits, usually in overtly sexual positions. Based on the ads alone I can't see why anyone would shop there. Plus the owner of the company is a total douchebag.
Posted by: Skanky Skeezer | Jul 23, 2008 2:03:11 PM
Heh. On the plus side, alcohol killed off every single germ in his body to include (hopefully) his sperm.
Posted by: CryMeAriver | Jul 23, 2008 2:03:45 PM
The woman in the American Apparel ad looks like she has scoliosis.
Posted by: troschne | Jul 23, 2008 2:10:44 PM
LMFAO troschne!! Gawd, it's good to be back :o)
Posted by: CryMeAriver | Jul 23, 2008 2:24:00 PM
I wonder if the breathalyzer has a HIGH SCORE feature which will display his initials.
Posted by: Bill | Jul 23, 2008 2:30:31 PM
"Dasgupta said that for a man to reach a level of .491, he would have had to be drinking whiskey, rum or tequila — 6 to 10 shots — within two or three hours."
I bet that's a miss-qoute and it should read "6 to 10 shots - FOR two or three hours."
Just guessing though...
Posted by: | Jul 23, 2008 2:50:57 PM
LMAO @ Bill's comment! Too funny.
Posted by: lawdog | Jul 23, 2008 3:23:00 PM
I told the nice policeman with the flashlight in my eyes that I couldnt repeat the alphabet backwards even if I was sober. That, apparently was the wrong thing to say.
Posted by: momule | Jul 23, 2008 3:32:12 PM
troschne: I was thinking that EXACT thing before I saw your post. Yeah, we definitely need to hang out once I get moved. Grab a beer and go laugh at the people on Mass Ave or something.
I'll be mostly off line from Friday this week to probably mid-next week at least. I'll have 56k dialup on the laptop, but--gaah! AT&T says they can't have my DSL connected until at least mid-next week. And I *will* still have Mon-Fri work access...but most of my free time will be spent moving back into my house and getting re-settled there. Much as I despise moving, I'm looking forward to going back home and putting the past year and a half behind me. Time to move on. Mourning's over. Life moves ahead.
Posted by: Wolf | Jul 23, 2008 5:29:35 PM
Our son, who was and is an alcoholic, once blew somewhere near 3.0. He nearly died. But he was a lightweight at the time. How the heck did ths guy survive? Unbelievable!
Posted by: lowercasebecky | Jul 23, 2008 7:04:18 PM
Good luck, Wolf.
Posted by: Soo | Jul 23, 2008 7:49:25 PM
That swimsuit ad is designed to get your attention. Apparently it works on that level. In fact I would buy one for my wife, unfortunately her deformation is to the left. I would have to increase her BAC first.
Posted by: therestlessmouse | Jul 23, 2008 8:52:54 PM
