Blood Tests Show Barkley Was Drunk

Auburn Arizona Tests show Charles Barkley's blood-alcohol level at .149 nearly twice the legal limit of .08 in Arizona.
by The Associated Press
Published: Fri, January 09, 2009 - 12:39 pm CST Last Updated: Fri, January 09, 2009 - 12:44 pm CST
PHOENIX (AP) - Test results show former NBA star Charles Barkley
was legally drunk when police arrested him Dec. 31 on suspicion of
drunken driving in Scottsdale.
The test released Friday by police in Gilbert showed the
45-year-old NBA television commentator had a blood-alcohol level at
.149, nearly twice the legal limit of .08 in Arizona.
A Gilbert officer working a regional DUI task force stopped
Barkley shortly after he left a popular nightclub at about 1:30
a.m. He failed field sobriety tests but was cooperative.
Barkley was booked and released at a field command post and
later issued a statement saying he was disappointed he put himself
in that situation.
Barkley's attorney wasn't immediately available for comment
Friday.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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