20 litres of beer 'for the road'
2008-08-05 09:33
Sofia - A motorist stopped by Bulgarian police after a minor traffic accident admitted he had drunk 20 litres of beer - and promptly passed out, bTV television reported on Monday.
The man had a blood alcohol reading more than double the level usually considered lethal.
The 25-year old driver, who was not named, registered 0.851 blood alcohol content. Bulgaria's legal limit is 0.05%, and 0.40 is often fatal.
Bulgarian police have upped the number of road checks this summer following a series of serious accidents.
Over 1 000 people were killed in road accidents in 2007 in Bulgaria, which has a population of 7.7 million.
- AFP