SUXBNME 1,346 Posted April 19, 2007 Blood-alcohol level of Woodinville driver breaks state record By Peyton Whitely and Sharon Pian Chan Seattle Times Eastside bureau A former Seattle police officer returned the highest blood-alcohol reading ever recorded by a Washington state driver, and she was charged with driving under the influence Wednesday. Deana F. Jarrett, of Woodinville, registered a 0.47 percent blood-alcohol reading after striking two cars April 11, said Trooper Jeff Merrill, public-information officer for the State Patrol. The legal limit in Washington is 0.08 percent. A blood-alcohol level above 0.40 percent is potentially lethal. "Someone who is an alcoholic will tolerate a higher blood-alcohol level," said Lynne Freeman, a doctor at Group Health's urgent-care clinic on Capitol Hill. "In someone who is not an alcoholic, they could die somewhere between 0.4 and 0.5." For someone Jarrett's size — 5 feet 5 inches and 130 to 140 pounds — it would take about a fifth of liquor, 25.6 ounces, in a short period of time, to reach that blood-alcohol level, Freeman said. "It would be many drinks," she said, and "probably straight alcohol rather than beer." According to court records, Jarrett also goes by the name Deana Karst, and Seattle police spokesman Sean Whitcomb said Karst used to work for the department. According to city records, Karst began working as a police officer in 1979. Jarrett, 54, who also was arrested in a traffic stop by Redmond police April 10, faces two counts of DUI. She refused a breath test in that arrest, Redmond police said. The next day, her blood-alcohol level registered 0.47 percent after she was involved in two traffic collisions on eastbound Highway 520, Merrill said. Five empty four-ounce plastic bottles of vodka and two empty 12-ounce cans of beer were found on the front passenger seat, according to a trooper's report. No one was injured in the collisions, which took place minutes apart, Merrill said. "Most people black out at between 0.35 and higher," said Detective Tim Gately of the Redmond Police Department said. After the April 10 arrest in Redmond, King County jail records show Jarrett was booked at 4:54 p.m. and released after posting $500 bail at 8:16 p.m. After the April 11 arrest, Jarrett first was taken to Evergreen Hospital, where she had to be restrained with soft wrist restraints and was combative, according to a Patrol report. The State Patrol uses guidelines that require troopers to seek medical attention for people who have blood-alcohol readings above 0.25 percent, Merrill added. She then was booked into the King County jail at 5:43 p.m. and released after posting $500 bail at 12:48 a.m. last Thursday, jail records indicate. Both arrests now have been combined into a single prosecution, with her arraignment on the two DUI charges set for 8:45 a.m. Monday in the Redmond Courthouse of King County District Court. Jarrett, who holds a valid driver's license, also faces charges of reckless driving and a hit and run after hitting a vehicle Feb. 23, court records showed. She could not be reached for comment. Merrill said the State Patrol maintains records on all individuals who submit to a breath test in Washington. Thirty-five of the approximately 356,000 breath tests given since 1998 have registered above 0.40 percent, a records check revealed. An average of 42,000 to 45,000 breathalyzer tests are given each year by all law-enforcement agencies in the state. No one had registered over 0.45 percent on a breath test, Merrill said http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/loca...alcohol19m.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUXBNME 1,346 Posted April 19, 2007 "Saw" ? Sawilson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bostonlager 2,478 Posted April 19, 2007 I thought a BAC that high would mean you're pretty much dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Black Label Society Posted April 19, 2007 Holy Crap...I'd love to party with that girl!! that's some scaryshit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZeroTolerance 582 Posted April 19, 2007 That would set the record for BAC level in women (previous was 0.446 from this year). For men..not even close. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/12/21/...l?from=storyrhs Latvian police said a drunk picked up with around twice the blood-alcohol level considered deadly had probably set a world record but would wake with a hangover to match. The unidentified middle-aged man was unconscious but stable after a blood test showed 7.22 parts per million of alcohol, police spokeswoman Ieva Zvidre said. An average person would vomit at around 1.2, lose consciousness at 3.0 and stop breathing at a level of about 4.0 parts per million, Zvidre said, adding: "This is one for the Guinness Book of Records." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Churchill610 0 Posted April 19, 2007 Sawilson Oooohhhh, that's what I was thinkin'. Send out the APB for our Sawilson..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kozmiq 70 Posted April 19, 2007 If I'm reading this correctly, you watched the movie 'Busted' produced by the production company 'Local Police', last night. Right? Right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 5,257 Posted April 19, 2007 Haven't seen her around today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RLLD 3,465 Posted April 19, 2007 This link says she is 54 yrs old.... http://www.king5.com/video/index.html?nvid=136911 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,658 Posted April 19, 2007 Ya know, if they posted a breafalizer in every bar, it would so TOTALLY backfire. I know me and mine would be having contests to see who could get the highest number. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUXBNME 1,346 Posted April 19, 2007 This link says she is 54 yrs old.... Whats your point? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Let Da Big Dog Eat 37 Posted April 19, 2007 New buttet point to the Big Pete resume, "*Man batter that is 100 times more potent than pure alcohol." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CurlyNight's Ghost 0 Posted April 19, 2007 This link says she is 54 yrs old.... http://www.king5.com/video/index.html?nvid=136911 She looks it with all the tanning she does. New buttet point to the Big Pete resume, "*Man batter that is 100 times more potent than pure alcohol." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IGotWorms 3,359 Posted April 19, 2007 New buttet point to the Big Pete resume, "*Man batter that is 100 times more potent than pure alcohol." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thornton Melon 546 Posted April 20, 2007 That would set the record for BAC level in women (previous was 0.446 from this year). For men..not even close. In 1979, a high school girl in Reading, MA was driving a Volkswagen Beetle with 4 other girls in the car with a BAL of 0.47. She and 3 of the other girls were killed. The only survivor had a BAL of 0.10, the lowest of the 5 girls. This accident was a major reason the drinking age in MA was raised from 18 to 20 a few months later. No link, just going from memory. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUXBNME 1,346 Posted April 20, 2007 In 1979, a high school girl in Reading, MA was driving a Volkswagen Beetle with 4 other girls in the car with a BAL of 0.47. She and 3 of the other girls were killed. The only survivor had a BAL of 0.10, the lowest of the 5 girls. This accident was a major reason the drinking age in MA was raised from 18 to 20 a few months later. No link, just going from memory. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
remote controller 133 Posted April 20, 2007 bumped for enquiring minds Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sawilson 1 Posted April 20, 2007 Now that's a high focking BAC to be driving around with. And for the record, when I got my DUI, it was NOT THAT high. although it was up there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUXBNME 1,346 Posted April 20, 2007 Now that's a high focking BAC to be driving around with. And for the record, when I got my DUI, it was NOT THAT high. although it was up there They let you out already? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sawilson 1 Posted April 20, 2007 They let you out already? HaHa and itsatip that I never spent as much as an hour in jail. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 5,257 Posted April 20, 2007 HaHa and itsatip that I never spent as much as an hour in jail. Was TommyGavin a guard? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thetxstang 0 Posted April 20, 2007 Was TommyGavin a guard? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sawilson 1 Posted April 20, 2007 Was TommyGavin a guard? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BiPolarBear 476 Posted April 21, 2007 sa was "busted" by mother nature who did a smokin' hot job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites