.12 BAL is a LOT more than just one drink
"Nicole Richie, who blew a .12 per cent BAL, drank only a shot of vodka that day.â€
So said a number of reports, in which Richie's 2002 arrest for DUI was mentioned, that detailed her most recent overt symptom of addiction: driving the wrong way on a Burbank, CA freeway under the influence of Vicodin and dope. Unfortunately, once again journalists woefully misled the public in a major news story.
The calculation for determining BAL seems virtually unknown outside our exclusive circle. To review: one "drink"= one "shot"= 1.5 ounces 80-proof liquor = 5 ounces average (12% alcohol) wine = 12 ounces average (5% alcohol) beer. One drink increases the BAL of a 200 pound person by .02 per cent, a 120 ...
