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Belgian man whose body brews alcohol beats drink-driving rap

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BRUSSELS: A Belgian man with a very rare metabolic condition that causes his body to produce alcohol had a drink-driving charge against him dismissed in court on Monday (Apr 23).

BRUSSELS: A Belgian man with a very rare metabolic condition that causes his body to produce alcohol had a drink-driving charge against him dismissed in court on Monday .

She stressed that her client – whose identity was not given – gave evidence of his ABS after tests run by three doctors.Drink driver gets jail, fine and driving ban, says breath test affected by gastric reflux condition The legal limit in Belgium is 0.22ml per litre of air exhaled, which corresponds to a blood alcohol level of 0.5g per litre.

The man meanwhile was following a carbohydrate-light diet to avoid his stomach producing more alcohol.

 

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