Belgian man acquitted of drunk driving due to rare auto-brewery syndrome which causes his body to create alcohol

The man proved that he has auto-brewery syndrome, which causes carbohydrates in his stomach to be fermented, increasing ethanol levels in his blood and resulting in signs of intoxication.The man's lawyer said she and her client were awaiting formal notification of the acquittal.

Ms Ghesquiere told Reuters that in "another unfortunate coincidence" her client works at a brewery, but three doctors who independently examined him confirmed he suffered from ABS. The legal limit in Belgium is 0.22 milligrams per litre of air exhaled, which corresponds to a blood alcohol level of 0.5 grams per litre.

At his initial court appearance in March, the prosecutor requested he avoid any alcoholic beverages, the Belgian state television channel VRT reported.

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