Accused Hit-Run Driver’s Blood Alcohol Tests .46%
A Glendale woman arrested after a hit-run accident had a blood-alcohol level more than five times the legal definition of drunk, authorities said Thursday.
Cathylynne Marie Johnson, who weighs 105 pounds and had the equivalent of three quarters of a pint of bourbon in her system two hours after the accident, told investigating officers she did not drink, police said. She had a blood alcohol reading of .46%, said Deputy Dist. Atty. Michael Pargament. In California, a reading of .08% is considered proof of drunkenness.
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