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03-31-2009, 10:41 AM
A Polish lawmaker who failed a drink-driving test says he had eaten too many apples, the website of daily Gazeta Wyborcza said.
According to a Reuters report posted online, Marek Latas denied having drunk alcohol that day when asked why a traffic police check showed he had 0.7 units of alcohol in his blood.
"I am diabetic, I ate a few apples before driving," said Latas, a member of parliament for the conservative opposition Law and Justice Party.
"I have been involved in no accident, I underwent a routine roadside check. I was confident there was no chance I had alcohol in my blood."
The prosecutor's office was investigating his case.
In Poland, the legal limit for alcohol when driving is 0.2 units. Fermented apple juice can be used to make cider, an alcoholic drink.
-AAP
According to a Reuters report posted online, Marek Latas denied having drunk alcohol that day when asked why a traffic police check showed he had 0.7 units of alcohol in his blood.
"I am diabetic, I ate a few apples before driving," said Latas, a member of parliament for the conservative opposition Law and Justice Party.
"I have been involved in no accident, I underwent a routine roadside check. I was confident there was no chance I had alcohol in my blood."
The prosecutor's office was investigating his case.
In Poland, the legal limit for alcohol when driving is 0.2 units. Fermented apple juice can be used to make cider, an alcoholic drink.
-AAP