H-Wood Hit & Run Driver Collides w/ Victim - Again

16. I looked back at what her Blood Alcohol level was - 0.08 - definitely DUI. BUT what does that mean? For most 2 beers in the 2 hours preceeding the incident. Have you ever had 2 beers with dinner, at a club, at a party and then drove home? If so, you were probably DUI. Its not DRUNK driving, its driving after having had a couple drinks. I think this is a big issue where most people don't know how little it takes to be DUI. How little it takes to make big f'in mistakes. Running after screwing up is totally lame and chickensh*t.

Posted at 11:34PM on Aug 11th 2008 by What is DUI?

17. The stupid drunk girl shouldn't have been in the street. The SUV wasn't on the sidewalk where the dumbass pedestrian should have been. I hope the driver gets off.

Posted at 12:19AM on Aug 12th 2008 by Hairy_Yambag

18. To What is DUI:

I thought her blood alcohol level was at 0.17 which the legal limit is 0.08

Link to story
http://www.tmz.com/2008/07/02/carnage-in-the-tmz/

Posted at 2:22PM on Aug 12th 2008 by Sober

19. what is DUI:

"UPDATE: The driver of the car -- who sources confirm is the girl we got on camera afterwards -- registered a .17 blood alcohol content. Legal limit in California is .08."

but i'm sure you have a way of excusing that too.

Posted at 4:42AM on Aug 12th 2008 by exp

20. Heather is obviously NOT taking responsibility for what happened if she is pleading "not guilty". If I were in her shoes, I would feel horrible and not be able to sleep at night or look at myself in the mirror. She should be doing all she can to make up for what she did. I hope she has to pay the medical bills and I hope she gets serious jail time. An "I'm sorry" would be nice too.

Posted at 9:09AM on Aug 12th 2008 by SD

21. Hit and run at the courthouse too!

Posted at 11:42AM on Aug 12th 2008 by SuperStarSteve

22. Hairy_Yambag...

Your name says it all

Posted at 12:11PM on Aug 12th 2008 by Justice shall be served

23. poor girl, i remember this, i hope she gets all she needs, heather, your very sad person, you seem mad, you should be mad at yourself, you hit that poor girl, then you ran, what a real person you are,

Posted at 12:46PM on Aug 12th 2008 by pattie

24. "I looked back at what her Blood Alcohol level was - 0.08 - definitely DUI. BUT what does that mean? For most 2 beers in the 2 hours preceeding the incident. Have you ever had 2 beers with dinner, at a club, at a party and then drove home? If so, you were probably DUI..."

.08 for a girl her size would be slamming 1.5 liters of beer in an hour (or about 4 - 5 glasses). .17 obviously means about double that. She wasn't just drunk, she was hammered off her ass.

There may be felony time here.

Posted at 2:30PM on Aug 12th 2008 by Jason

25. The "legal limit" is just an arbitrary number below which it still can be proven that a person was driving drunk if their behavior confirms it. The field test is especially important in that case, as well as the concrete evidence for why the police became interested in the first place (for example, someone bounced off the fender and is lying crippled on the ground but you didn't notice....) . So you can get a DUI with blood alcohol below the legal limit.

Above the legal limit, the assumption is that you are DUI unless you can prove otherwise. The driver needs to prove non-impairment at that blood alcohol level or that the measuring device was inaccurate. So most people just throw themselves on the mercy of the court above the legal limit. Saves a lot of time for everybody.

But individuals do vary considerably in their reaction to alcohol, also depending on their general condition. Females tend to get drunker faster than males, especially if not eating along with the drinks, although there are exceptions. Body weight is a factor also, so a thin female is more at risk of impairment below the legal limit. A younger person may tolerate alcohol more poorly than an older drinker, the body's past experience with the toxins apparently does often matter.

Of course, if you are not showing any evidence of impairment, the police are unlikely to stop you to check, so you can get away with a blood alcohol level higher than the legal limit if nothing about your driving reveals it.

The "not guilty" plea in this case doesn't make a lot of sense, "No contest" would seem more sensible if she's afraid of outright admitting guilt (with a view toward a future civil suit). The "not guilty" plea is likely to aggravate the judge, considering all the evidence in plain view - it's a time waster, from the court's point of view.

Posted at 1:31AM on Aug 13th 2008 by jwoolman

26. Did I miss something? Who said Lucy was drunk too? I go out for Sushi with my friends in LA until all hours of the morning but I dont get drunk because I have to drive home! She doesnt have to be drunk because she's out late. And ignore these comments that ask why TMZ is coving this because they arent celebrities. I am SOOO addicted to this story like its a soap opera and I cant wait to see what the judge throws at heather auger!

Posted at 12:06AM on Aug 17th 2008 by Liza

27. Heather is disgusting and needs to come clean. Please keep us updated.

Posted at 5:25PM on Sep 11th 2008 by sandra summer