Drunk driving articles
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Belgian man whose body makes its own alcohol cleared of drunk-driving
Bruges court heard how defendant had condition called auto-brewery syndrome sometimes brought on by intestinal problemsA Belgian man has been acquitted of drunk-driving because he has auto-brewery syndrome (ABS), an extremely rare condition whereby the body produces alcohol, his lawyer has said.Anse Ghesquiere said on Monday that in “another unfortunate coincidence” her client worked at a brewery, but three doctors who independently examined him had confirmed he had ABS. Continue reading
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Belgian man whose body brews alcohol acquitted of drunk driving charge
When he was pulled over by police, the 40-year-old Belgian man told officers he had not been drinking. It turns out the man has auto-brewery syndrome.
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Belgian Man Gets Out Of Drunk Driving Charge By Proving His Body 'Makes Alcohol'
A 40-year-old man in Belgium was able to avoid drunk-driving charges after he was able to prove that he has ABS: auto-brewery syndrome. Auto-brewery syndrome is a real and rare condition that is, according to the University of Virginia Medical School, “caused by fermentation of ingested carbohydrate by gut fungi resulting in endogenous production of […]