http://www.suntimes.com/11544533-417/drunken-man-had-blood-alcohol-level-of-0552-percent.html
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Police in Northwest Indiana said a man they found unconscious along the side of a road had a staggering blood-alcohol level seven times the legal limit.
James Henderson, 28, of Valparaiso, was hospitalized for alcohol poisoning with with a blood-alcohol level of 0.552 percent."
For most people .30 is a coma, and .40 is usually death. Although, one can die from alcohol poisoning with a blood alcohol content less than .3