R.I. police say man had 0.491 blood alcohol level

Posted: Today at 3:04 p.m.

Updated: Today at 9:04 p.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — State police say they arrested a man early Tuesday whose blood alcohol level was 0.491 percent - the highest ever recorded in Rhode Island for someone who wasn't dead.

Stanley Kobierowski was taken to a hospital, put in the detoxification unit and sedated, said Maj. Steven O'Donnell. He was arraigned Tuesday on charges of driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest, and he was released after promising to appear Friday at a court hearing.

"The person's lucky they survived," O'Donnell said. "There's no doubt he would have gotten killed or killed someone if he had continued on the route he was taking."

A phone listing for Kobierowski could not be found, and he did not have a lawyer in court Tuesday.

Kobierowski, 34, of North Providence, was arrested after he drove into a highway message board on Interstate 95 in Providence, O'Donnell said.

After police arrived, Kobierowski had trouble getting out of the car, then grabbed it and refused to move, forcing troopers to carry him to the breakdown lane before taking him back to their barracks, O'Donnell said.

A breath test showed blood alcohol readings of 0.489 percent, followed by 0.491, O'Donnell said, the highest readings state officials could remember for someone who didn't end up dead.

The legal limit in Rhode Island is 0.08. A level of 0.30 is classified as stupor, 0.4 is comatose and 0.5 is considered fatal, according to the health department.

This guy was fried! My highest was "only" a .29.

.30 BAC

I operated the breathalyzer for a Park policewoman one evening and the suspect blew a .40             I told her to call an ambulance and get him to the ER before  he died in  the station house.   Some alcoholics still function  even near death!   He was able to take the test without a problem.

I'll plea the fifth....or was that drink a fifth......I can't seem to remember.

The highest I have ever had was .27 but I was not driving and was off the next day.

I saw that on the news.  Wow what a trip that must have been.  Do you think they were at their peak or on their way up or down,  at the time of the test.  Mine, well not mine, lol,  but my arrestee blew a 0.429 in Orting, Washington.  I can't remember the year but might be able to look it up.

.39 driving a white camaro which belonged to his girlfriend who was the front seat passenger who was sober,she could not understand why i charged her with aid and abet dwi,he did not look drunk to her.

.325  and he did pretty good on the field sobriety test

I've had .327. ran into my corporal's car at the scene of an accident and almost ran over him and the tow driver, plus she had her two kids in the pick-up and suspended. Charged DUI Slightes, DUI over.08, extreme DUI over.15, Felony AGG DUI for the suspention, two counts AGG DUI for the kids, two counts of felony endangerment for the tow driver and the Corporal and felony Criminal Damage for the corporal's car.

We have a cronic offender who I have arrested countless times for DWI and public intox. He will always blow at least a .3 usually closer to a .4 and will pass every sobriety test you thow at him execpt for HGN. We finally have some decent charges on him  DWI 5 and 6 are pending. In arkansas both carry a min of 2 years. WooHoo. This guy tried to run over me and two other officers a couple weeks ago when we were attempting to get him to stop. We had to jump out of the way to avaoid being hit.  I charged him with aggrevated assault. The Judge reduced it to a misdemeanor. Love my judge (idiot)

.39 BAC

.382 BAC on the intox... the dude was 5'6" and about 110 lbs. acted sober as a priest but had no reaction time. Can we say no liver left...

Highest for Idaho was .57/.57 off of a crash. The state called and wanted the death certificate and we told them that he was still in the hospital detoxing. When he came to jail he spent 5 days having withdrawals, re-wiring a holding cell. Kind of fun to stop in a watch. He is still kicking, one year and two months sober.

That was the record for about 5 months, new one for Idaho is .75, but I don't think she is functioning.

A  functioning or “well practiced” drunk at .311

Blew a .31 Sunday morning at around 830am was called in by the Chief Deputy when he was ran off the road. Things not to do run the Chief of the road.