Cardinals Prospect Oscar Taveras Killed In Car Crash

[dv8]

Z 101

comments are on point.

 

[Frank the Tank]

Report: Oscar Taveras Was Extremely Drunk At Time Of Fatal Crash

"St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras was exceedingly drunk when he crashed his car in the Dominican Republic last month—killing himself and his girlfriend—according to the Associated Press. The AP quotes a spokesperson from the Dominican attorney general's office, who says that Taveras was "legally intoxicated when he crashed."


St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Oscar Taveras Killed In Car Crash

The Spanish version of the AP story contains a much longer quote from the spokesperson, who says that the toxicology report found that Taveras's blood-alcohol level was .287. The legal limit in the Dominican Republic is .05, so Taveras was driving with nearly six times the legal amount of alcohol in him.

According to various online blood-alcohol calculators, Taveras would have had to consume roughly 15 drinks in two hours—or a couple more in three or four hours—to be so drunk."

Spanish version
AP Noticias : Taveras estaba ebrio al momento de su accidente

Not surprised about that in the least. Johnnie Walker Black and Styrofoam cups are practically required equipment for driving in DR chopo style.

 

[the gorgon]

Not surprised about that in the least. Johnnie Walker Black and Styrofoam cups are practically required equipment for driving in DR chopo style.

you forgot the Gatorade to chase the whiskey.

 

[SKY]

Not surprised about that in the least. Johnnie Walker Black and Styrofoam cups are practically required equipment for driving in DR chopo style.

For a Baseball Player it is Johnnie Walker BLUE.

 

[the gorgon]

For a Baseball Player it is Johnnie Walker BLUE.

and they chase it with Gatorade, just like the black.

 

[SteveK]

The Dominican Republic is such a beautiful country and the people are so warm and friendly. But damn, there needs to be stricter enforcements when it come to driving.

 

[El Tigre]

The Dominican Republic is such a beautiful country and the people are so warm and friendly. But damn, there needs to be stricter enforcements when it come to driving.

What's expected in a country where you can send a little kid to go buy you beer at the colmado? Purely insane!!!

 

[Vinyasa]

Report: Oscar Taveras Was Extremely Drunk At Time Of Fatal Crash
Taveras's blood-alcohol level was .287. The legal limit in the Dominican Republic is .05,

A typo? or just bad math?
I suspect it should say that the 'legal limit' here is 0.5

 

[dv8]

Se considera ilegal conducir un veh?culo de motor por las v?as p?blicas cuando el grado de alcoholemia sea superior a 0.5 gr/l en la sangre o 0.25 mgr/l en aire expirado, seg?n resulte del an?lisis qu?mico o f?sico de la sangre o aliento realizado por la Polic?a de Tr?nsito y Transporte Terrestre. Para el caso de conductores de camiones, minibuses, autobuses p?blicos o privados o de transporte escolar, el grado de alcoholemia deber? ser de cero tolerancia. Adem?s, se considera ilegal conducir un veh?culo de motor por las v?as p?blicas bajo los efectos de drogas o sustancias psicotr?picas, controladas y/o prohibidas.

ley de transito y transporte terrestre

 

[toneloc24]

A typo? or just bad math?
I suspect it should say that the 'legal limit' here is 0.5

It's accurate. 6 x 0.05 = 0.300. Hence the following...

"the toxicology report found that Taveras's blood-alcohol level was .287. The legal limit in the Dominican Republic is .05, so Taveras was driving with nearly six times the legal amount of alcohol in him."

The standard legal limit is generally around 0.08 in the USA.

 

[Vinyasa]

oh dear, math 101 for me

gracias

 

[keepcoming]

The "truth" may have been released due to any type of "insurance/life policy" the Cardinals had for him. This could be a reason the policy may not "payout".

 

[whirleybird]

Whatever, am far as I am concerned, it was just a very bad ending.... RIP to those who died and condolences to the families of the deceased

 

[Bob K]

Sad indeed but certainly not a surprise here.

Bob K

 

[dv8]

taveraz had life insurance but it will only pay half of the original sum to the beneficiaries owing to the fact that at the moment of the accident taveraz was drunk:
El seguro de Taveras pagar? menos porque estaba borracho

this link may not enter correctly as i see different headline in the browser so below few paragraphs:
La indemnizaci?n correspondiente al seguro de vida del fenecido jugador Oscar Taveras ser? reducida en m?s de un 50 por ciento debido a que estaba ebrio al momento de sufrir el accidente que le cost? la vida.
(...)
“Todos los jugadores de grandes ligas tienen un seguro de vida. El de Oscar era de un poco m?s de un mill?n de d?lares, pero el monto llega completo si no hay drogas, alcohol u otras sustancias involucradas en su muerte y ese no es el caso”, dice el informante.
(...)
Taveras dej? un ni?o en la orfandad, pero la fuente revel? que al infante se le asignar? una ayuda mensual. El monto, que podr?a llegar a los 10 mil d?lares, ser? manejado por la madre del ?nico v?stago de Taveras. “Esto es para los gastos del hijo de Oscar, o sea, su alimentaci?n, salud, ropa, lo que necesite”, dijo el informante, quien aclar? que este dinero le llegar? al peque?o hasta que tenga la mayor?a de edad.

no word whether the family of the girlfriend will receive anything.