RI Police: Woman was driving with BAC of .411

JOHNSTON, Mass. — A Massachusetts woman is accused of driving under the influence, with her blood alcohol content registering at .411, said Rhode Island State Police.

Police said Wednesday afternoon they received multiple 911 calls about an erratic driver on Rt. 295 south. Troopers found the vehicle and pulled it over near exit 6.

Police said the driver, Elizabeth Salah, 23 of Canton, Massachusetts, was obviously drunk and failed all sobriety tests at the scene.

Officers took her into custody and transferred her to State Police Headquarters. While there, she consented to a Breathalyzer and on her first test she blew a .411, said police. On her second test troopers noted that it registered at .391.

According to a BAC chart, death is possible for any blood alcohol content registering at more than .30. According to awareawakealive.org.

• .200 BAC - most people experience "blackouts"
• .300 BAC - many people lose consciousness
• .400 BAC - most people lose consciousness and some die
• .450 - breathing stops, this is a fatal dose for most people.

Any BAC over .31 means the person is suffering suppression of vital life functions.

Salah was processed and later arraigned on the charge of driving under the influence of alcohol – first offense. She was issued a Sixth District Court re-arraignment date of April 6, 2017 and released into the custody of her parents.

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