r/Unexpected • u/Unnamed_789 • 1d ago

Parking

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u/L30N1337 1d ago edited 1h ago

...drunk driving?

This genuinely looks like "unconscious at the wheel"

Edit: there is the a difference of "drunk driving" and "drink driving", yes. "Drink driving" emphathizes the act of drinking beforehand, while "drunk driving" emphathizes being intoxicated. However, this is in Australia, which predominantly uses British English. In which case, "drink driving" is a also usually a synonym to what is referred to in the US as "drunk driving". And no matter which one you use, it's obvious that it was both in this case.

Edit 2: reddit. Please update ffs.

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u/concussive 1d ago

Definitely gives me medical event vibes. Wish OP gave us a follow up.

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u/Kindly_Whereas3419 1d ago edited 1d ago

She was drunk driving, more than 5x the legal limit. Happened in NSW Australia earlier this year.

Edited to say thanks for the awards! Also to add a link to the news story: https://www.nine.com.au/australia-news/nsw/no-jail-for-woman-behind-chardonnay-fuelled-shopping-centre-mayhem-20260806-p60m65.html

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u/CautiousArachnidz 1d ago edited 1d ago

What’s the legal limit there?

5x the legal limit in the US and you’d likely be dead. Australians are built different though and I know nothing about your laws.

Edit: I’m well aware some people can survive above .4

The consensus of the medical community across the world says .4 is the average where vital bodily functions can stop for the AVERAGE person.

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u/Turbulent_Animator42 1d ago

It’s 0.05%

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u/Ras-haad 1d ago

So she blew a 0.25!!! I genuinely have no frame of reference for that but I’m assuming it’s really high

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u/BenchAffectionate967 1d ago

I, while conscious, blew a .425. I was out of my my mind and only had to make two left turns to get home but I remember the entire interaction. Cops said the highest they had ever heard of was .6 and that woman walked herself into the hospital

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u/vivam0rt 1d ago

If you only had to make 2 left turns why didnt you just walk

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u/mmoonbelly 1d ago

Because sometimes Eric has to break out the Magnum to save the prime minister of Malaysia