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Apples caused failed drink-driving test, says Polish MP

Reuters

Monday, 30 March 2009

A Polish MP who failed a drink-driving test said he had eaten too many apples, the website of daily Gazeta Wyborcza said today.

Asked why a traffic police check yesterday showed he had 0.7 units of alcohol in his blood, Marek Latas denied having drunk alcohol that day.

"I am diabetic, I ate a few apples before driving.

"I have been involved in no accident, I underwent a routine roadside check. I was confident there was no chance I had alcohol in my blood," said Latas, a member of parliament for the conservative opposition Law and Justice Party.

The prosecutor's office is investigating his case, the website said. In Poland, the legal limit for alcohol when driving is 0.2 units. Fermented apple juice can be used to make cider, an alcoholic drink.

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[info]voodoojedizin wrote:
Monday, 30 March 2009 at 01:34 pm (UTC)
This is what he said "I am diabetic, I ate a few apples before driving"

So why has this line been added? "Fermented apple juice can be used to make cider, an alcoholic drink."

He says he ate them not drink them!!!

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agree
[info]bowesy wrote:
Monday, 30 March 2009 at 02:27 pm (UTC)
I always feel very drunk when eating apples and so do the fairies in my garden
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The driver was probably the victim of outdated technology
[info]regulatoryguy wrote:
Thursday, 2 April 2009 at 12:56 am (UTC)
Some older breathalyzers detect ketones as well as alcohol. The breath of diabetics often smells sweet due to the presence of ketones. The key issue is the diabetes, not the apples (fermented or otherwise).
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Very common
[info]elfnow wrote:
Wednesday, 15 April 2009 at 12:03 pm (UTC)
This is a dumb headline .... obviously the diabetes caused the failed breath-test, as can happen in ANY diabetic with uncontrolled blood sugar.

I'm led to understand he failed a blood test later, but jeez.

'Twas not the apples, in any case.
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