Driver's alcohol level too high

Helsinki - Police caught a Finnish woman driving with more alcohol in her blood than could be measured in a breath test, a newspaper…

Helsinki - Police caught a Finnish woman driving with more alcohol in her blood than could be measured in a breath test, a newspaper said yesterday.

The 40-year-old woman was unhurt after driving into a ditch in Rauma in south-western Finland on Monday. She had 4.5 grams of alcohol per litre of blood, well beyond the 3.0 gram per litre limit Ilta Sanomat, reported.

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