Oregon DUI suspect had staggering .77 blood alcohol level â more than 9x legal limit
By Kelly Hayes
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MADRAS, Ore. - A hit-and-run suspect in Oregon had a blood alcohol level of more than nine times the legal limit a threshold which often proves fatal, authorities said.
The DUI suspect had a BAC of 0.77, according to the Warm Springs Police Department. The federal limit to legally drive in the U.S. is 0.08.
The incident was first reported at about 1 p.m. on Feb. 20 in Madras, Oregon, located about 125 miles southeast of Portland, involving a hit-and-run crash near the Plateau Travel Plaza. Officers located the vehicle and observed the driver to be highly intoxicated, police said.