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Woman convicted of drunk driving after drinking Listerine
Article, Detroit Free Press, January 26, 2005
ADRIAN, Mich. (AP) -- A woman arrested after failing a sobriety test and telling police she drank three glasses of Listerine has pleaded guilty to drunk driving.
Police said the woman entered guilty pleas Jan. 20. to operating a car under the influence and following too closely. Police suspected she had been drinking alcohol after she rear-ended another vehicle at red light on Jan. 9.
She passed one breathalyzer test, but failed another that used different equipment. Police found a bottle of Listerine in her car, and she told them she had had three glasses earlier in the day. Her blood alcohol level was .30, more than three times the legal limit in Michigan, police said.
Prosecutors agreed to dismiss charges of having an open intoxicant in the vehicle and not having insurance.
According to Listerine manufacturer Pfizer Inc.'s Web site, original formula Listerine contains 26.9 percent alcohol, more than four times that of many malt liquors. Other varieties contain 21.6 percent alcohol.
The Lenawee County District Court said she did not have a lawyer.
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