Uh oh. Brad Johnson got sh*t-faced and went out on Montana's roads. As Pogie said, "the most amazing part of the story...is that he doesn't believe that he did anything wrong":
Johnson, 59, said he's convinced he was not in violation of Montana's DUI law, although a breathalyzer test showed his blood-alcohol content at 0.24 percent - three times the legal limit for drunken driving.
"The thing that has really come out of this experience for me is, that I think it's incredibly stupid to have so much as a sip of alcohol and get behind the wheel," he said. "I'll never let it happen again."
With a BAC three times over the legal limit, that means, as Pogie points out, 12 to 15 beers...
At a .24 BAC, Johnson would be "feeling dazed/confused or otherwise disoriented. May need help to stand/walk....Blackouts are likely at this level so you may not remember what has happened."
Doesn't Johnson's excuse sound familiar?
Scott Boggio, after breathing a .14 BAC during the 2007 legislative session: "Well, I guess that, you know, anyone who goes out for dinner and has a few drinks along with their meal can get a DUI." (At a .14 BAC, Boggio would be experiencing "Gross motor impairment and lack of physical control. Blurred vision and major loss of balance....Judgment and perception are severely impaired."
Greg Barkus' lawyer, on having a .16 BAC an hour after the Flathead Lake Boat crash: ""We adamantly disagree with those alleged levels set forth in the charging document....We have several witnesses that will testify that Mr. Barkus was not impaired at the time of the accident." At a .16 BAC, Barkus would be experiencing impairment and lack of physical control, blurred vision and loss of balance, and "The drinker has the appearance of a 'sloppy drunk.'"
What? Is there a Republican boot camp somewhere that teaches GOP lawmakers a strategy of denial to dismiss DUIs? |
