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[Butchers Bill]

At least this guy didn't kill anyone.  It would have made the story a little less impressive.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. —  State police say they arrested a man early Tuesday whose blood alcohol level was 0.491 percent — the highest ever recorded in Rhode Island for someone who wasn't dead.

Stanley Kobierowski was taken to a hospital, put in the detoxification unit and sedated, said Maj. Steven O'Donnell. He was arraigned Tuesday on charges of driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest, and he was released after promising to appear Friday at a court hearing.

Kobierowski, 34, of North Providence, was arrested after he drove into a highway message board on Interstate 95 in Providence, O'Donnell said.

After police arrived, Kobierowski had trouble getting out of the car, then grabbed it and refused to move, forcing troopers to carry him to the breakdown lane before taking him back to their barracks, O'Donnell said.

A breath test showed blood alcohol readings of 0.489 percent, followed by 0.491, O'Donnell said, the highest readings state officials could remember for someone who didn't end up dead.

The legal limit in Rhode Island is 0.08. A level of 0.30 is classified as stupor, 0.4 is comatose and 0.5 is considered fatal, according to the health department.

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[Butchers Bill]

I have to assume this means the story was already posted.  I apologize for my lack of internets skillz.

[Phanatic]

Airlifted for a broken finger and several cuts?  For a bicycle thief?

$10,000 worth of quality health care expenditure right there.

All on the County too because you know that douchebag doesn't have insurance or 10 cents to his name.

... My Uncle had to be airlifted for a heart condition, has insurance, and they refused to pay for it. The hospital is putting a lean on their house now. What do you do for folks in their 80's that can't figure out the ins and outs of Medicare? fargers. System is so broke it isn't even funny...

[Susquehanna Birder]

He should get an attorney and bring suit against the transport company and/or hospital.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Bob Novak hit a pedestrian today in D.C. while driving his 2004 Corvette at low speeds.  Pedestrian went to hospital but is fine.  Anyone else not feel so great about a 77 year old dude driving a Corvette?

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Novak is known for being an aggressive driver, telling the Washington Post's Reliable Source column back in 2001, "I really hate jaywalkers. I despise them. Since I don't run the country, all I can do is yell at 'em. The other option is to run 'em over, but as a compassionate conservative, I would never do that."

[Diomedes]

At 77, you gotta believe that sooner than later he'll be dead.  The world will be better for it.  Born dirtbag.

[rjs246]

I hope that shteinhead comes to Boston and runs down all of these ass backward hicks. You wuldn't believe the number of people who blindly walk out into traffic here. farg Pedestrians. I've got a car iceholes. If I hit you only one of us is getting farged up. Use some common farging sense oh god I love Boston please kill me.

[reese125]

I've got a car iceholes. If I hit you only one of us is getting farged up.

I would imagine it would be you driving that Prius

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I've got a car iceholes. If I hit you only one of us is getting farged up.

I would imagine it would be you driving that Prius

Oh snap!

[Diomedes]

I've got a car iceholes. I'm sitting comfortably, A/C blasting, listening to my favorite music, not in danger at all.  I have overwhelming force at my disposal and you had better get the farg out of my way because I'll kill you.

this is the attitude drivers have towards anyone smaller than them, no matter what they are driving.

[rjs246]

Common sense dictates that you don't put yourself into harms way by stepping in front of 3000, 4000 or 5000 pound vehicles. Directly and knowingly contradicting common sense leaves me with no sympathy for the poor defenseless pedestrians. You walk out into traffic without any regard for your safety or what is going on around you and you deserve to get hit.

And my Prius will farg some jay-walkers up. Tough.

[Rome]

Why the farg didn't you just "man up" and buy a Honda Civic?

[rjs246]

You're a few weeks behind on this, Rome, but I'll humor you.

I walk two miles a day to and from the train to work. I never drive unless I'm on a road trip. The ladyfriend on the other hand commutes 100 miles a day. The car may be in my name but in reality that shtein ain't mine. And even though the only people I get props from are the neighborhood lesbians, it saves me about $200 a month in gas so right now I'd happily ask it to marry me.

I had my gas guzzling V-8 mobile when I was in my 20s and I'll get another one some day when I'm 60 and need something to make up for my sagging physique and failing liver, but in the mean time I love that farging go-cart.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Ha!  You're not making it to 60.