Man With 0.49 Blood Alcohol Pleads Not Guilty
PlusMan With 0.49 Blood Alcohol Pleads Not GuiltyMan With 0.49 Blood Alcohol Pleads Not GuiltyThe Associated PressA man who authorities say had a blood alcohol level six times the legal limit has been arraigned on a drunken driving charge. Stanley Kobierowski, of North Providence, appeared briefly in court Friday. (Aug. 1)This is where a Rhode Island man drove his truck off the road last month --- after what police allege was a night of drinking. [Notes:show crash site]When police arrested him --- they say he had a blood alcohol level of .491 --- SIX times the legal limit. [Notes:in custody shot]Yet--- curiously....in court Friday--- 34-year-old Stanley Kobierowski ((koh-buh-ROW'-skee)) pleaded not guilty to drunken driving. [Notes:in court broll] Police say Kobierowski registered a blood-alcohol level----that might hold the state record...--and he even had to go through a process of detoxification at a local hospital --before his arrest.. The legal limit in Rhode Island ----as is the case in many states----is 0.08.A level of 0.30 is classified as stupor ----- 0.4 is comatose ---- and 0.5 is considered fatal.. Kobierowski now faces a pretrial court appearance next month. ___ ___, The Associated Press.(****END****) ANCHOR VOICE:-------------------------VIDEO PRODUCER: Michael Waldon ------------------------------ VIDEO SOURCE: WPRI
PlusMan With 0.49 Blood Alcohol Pleads Not GuiltyMan With 0.49 Blood Alcohol Pleads Not GuiltyThe Associated PressA man who authorities say had a blood alcohol level six times the legal limit has been arraigned on a drunken driving charge. Stanley Kobierowski, of North Providence, appeared briefly in court Friday. (Aug. 1)This is where a Rhode Island man drove his truck off the road last month --- after what police allege was a night of drinking. [Notes:show crash site]When police arrested him --- they say he had a blood alcohol level of .491 --- SIX times the legal limit. [Notes:in custody shot]Yet--- curiously....in court Friday--- 34-year-old Stanley Kobierowski ((koh-buh-ROW'-skee)) pleaded not guilty to drunken driving. [Notes:in court broll] Police say Kobierowski registered a blood-alcohol level----that might hold the state record...--and he even had to go through a process of detoxification at a local hospital --before his arrest.. The legal limit in Rhode Island ----as is the case in many states----is 0.08.A level of 0.30 is classified as stupor ----- 0.4 is comatose ---- and 0.5 is considered fatal.. Kobierowski now faces a pretrial court appearance next month. ___ ___, The Associated Press.(****END****) ANCHOR VOICE:-------------------------VIDEO PRODUCER: Michael Waldon ------------------------------ VIDEO SOURCE: WPRI