TV Sports Figure Suspected of Severe Drunk Driving with Child in Car
A Swedish television sports personality has been charged with severe drunk driving after allegedly operating a vehicle with a child in the passenger seat while heavily intoxicated, Expressen reported. The incident occurred during the summer when a witness alerted local law enforcement to erratic behavior before the driver placed a child in the vehicle and drove away.
Police officers arrived at the suspect’s residence roughly an hour after the emergency call. The man refused to blow into the preliminary screening device and was subsequently transported to a local police station for further testing.
Blood and Urine Test Results Reveal High Alcohol Concentrations
At the police station, a blood test revealed that the television personality had 3.11 permille of alcohol remaining in his blood. In addition, the suspect provided two separate urine samples taken an hour apart, which registered 3.78 permille and 4.15 permille respectively.
According to the official charge sheet, investigators cannot definitively state the exact blood alcohol concentration during the actual drive. However, prosecutors calculate that the alcohol level was at least 1.22 permille at the time of the vehicle journey. In Sweden, the legal threshold for severe drunk driving is set at 1.0 permille.
The Suspect Denies Driving Intoxicated and Claims Post-Drinking
The accused man, who has participated in various trotting sports productions over the years, denies driving under the influence. In police interrogations, he claimed he was completely sober while behind the wheel and only began drinking after arriving home.
The suspect stated in questioning that he consumed a “kvarting”—totaling 37.5 centiliters—of Explorer Vodka immediately after returning home from the trip, while suggesting that an outside party might be attempting to frame him. “I would never drive drunk with children in the car,” he stated in the police interrogation, according to Expressen.
Despite his account, the National Board of Forensic Medicine (Rättsmedicinalverket) evaluated the evidence and concluded that the blood test results contradict the suspect’s timeline, though the urine samples indicate that post-incident drinking cannot be entirely ruled out. Expressen attempted to contact the television personality for comment, but he declined to speak further on the matter.
Common Questions About the Investigation
What evidence did forensic experts rely on regarding the alcohol timeline?
The National Board of Forensic Medicine analyzed a blood draw showing 3.11 permille alongside two sequential urine samples to assess whether the suspect’s claim of drinking after the drive was scientifically plausible.
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