Research shows 2 glasses of wine unlikely to have put auditor over the legal limit
State Auditor Beth Wood told a judge she was drinking before her crash in a state-owned car over the holidays. She also said had two glasses of wine, but was not impaired. WRAL Investigates wondered if science backs up her claim.
Posted — UpdatedWRAL Investigates wondered if science backs up her claim.
Many factors – body size, gender, time and type of alcohol, even individual metabolism – can impact blood alcohol level.
Wood said in court that she had two glasses of wine, and it does not appear that investigators questioned a bartender or others at the party she was attending.
Studies and charts show if Wood only had two drinks, she would have likely been below the state's blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit at .08.
Advocacy groups argue that any amount of alcohol can impair driving abilities, and the safer course of action is to simply not drive if you've been drinking.
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