The blood tests from Carmelo Anthony’s Denver DUI have come back, and the results shows that the Nuggets star was almost twice as drunk as he legally sould have been.
KCNC-TV reports that Anthony’s blood alcohol level had registered .148 for the April 14 incident. The legal limit in Colorado is .08.
Police already had some clue about Carmelo’s “extreme impairment” when the player couldn’t pass any sobriety tests. However, Anthony told officers that he only had “two glasses of red wine” the evening of his arrest.
That’s some wine! And we thought Boone’s Farm was potent!
According to Colorado law, first-time DUI offenders will lose their license for at least three months. Now Carmelo will have to get a ride - which is something he should have done last April 14 to avoid this whole mess.
But it’s not like he has anywhere to go at the moment, since the Lakers just swept the Nuggets out of the playoffs. Al least Anthony won’t have to endure any more “DUI” chants.
Unless some L.A. fans sneak into Carmelo’s courthouse.
8:14 pm on April 30th, 2008
Double the legal limit from a blood test? Wow.
For those of you who don’t know (this is the instructions athletes get) if you think you might be close to a DUI you are supposed to request a blood test. By law the police have to oblige and it takes a while to get to the station and administer the test. The idea is that by the time they give you the test your BAC will be back down under the legal limit. (The two glasses of red wine addition is just a nice touch).
Basically what Im saying is that Melo was HAMMERED when they pulled him over. For a guy that big whos metabolism is probably out of this world 9despite his pudgy exterior) he had to have easily cleared double digits on the cocktail counter. How hard is it to take a freaking cab?
8:44 pm on April 30th, 2008
Like I’ve said before, the only reason he wouldn’t have gotten a cab or had his posse drive him is he was doing something he didn’t want anyone to know about.
Which I’m sure was buying a Mother’s Day gift.
2:18 am on May 1st, 2008
Pssssht. I blew a .162. Better than the pros!