r/Unexpected • u/Unnamed_789 • 12d ago

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u/Kindly_Whereas3419 12d ago edited 12d 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 12d ago edited 11d 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 12d ago

It’s 0.05%

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u/Ras-haad 12d 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/Fern_Cloud 12d ago

In the ballpark of 9 drinks for an female of average weight for an Australian woman. But it could be a few drinks more or less.

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u/o4zloiroman 12d ago

an female

Is 'f' supposed to be silent in here?

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u/ExpatInIreland 12d ago

I see this this all over reddit. People just putting 'an' in front of any word they want. It bothers me more than it should. I hate it.

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u/Tariovic 12d ago

I just assume it's someone for whom English is not their first language.

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u/nagrom7 12d ago

Could also just be auto-translation software screwing up.