In the first article, a woman was found passed out in a stolen van in S. Dakota recently, and her blood alcohol level (0.708) appears to have set a state record. In fact, it was so high, it was nearly double the fatal alcohol level for half the population. She was arrested and taken to a hospital for treatment. Even more hilarious, she was freed on bond and failed to appear for her court date on 12/15/09. She was located by police passed out again in another stolen vehicle at the side of another highway. This time she was hauled off to jail. The good news is that at least she wasn't driving when she was so wasted. She clearly does appear to have some issues involving stolen vehicles and drinking vast amounts of booze.
The second article is about the fact that while drunk driving arrests of men still are much more frequent than for women, female drivers are closing the gap.
Nationally, the number of women arrested for DUI increased by 28.8 percent between 1998 and 2007, while the number of men arrested for DUI dropped by 7.5 percent, according to U.S. Department of Justice crime statistics.Part of the huge increase may be attributable to the increase in binge drinking among women, and the fact that females have less water in their bodies than men. Another explanation given is that DUI laws are more strictly enforced against women drivers.
Or perhaps some women drivers consume huge volumes of booze and then pull onto the shoulder of the road to sleep it off (where they're easily found by cops). Maybe the drunk males manage to drive home undetected...
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