Lorain/Elyria, OH
Drunken driver allegedly at least 5 times legal limit
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ELYRIA — When he was stopped in September, a 54-year-old Sheffield Lake man had a blood-alcohol level of .454 — which is between five and six times the legal limit for driving, according to court documents filed by prosecutors on Friday.
Jesse Messer faces trial before Common Pleas Judge Edward Zaleski on two felony drunken driving charges.
Messer was stopped by Trooper Dave Dylag on Sept. 9 after Dlyag said he noticed him weaving back and forth across double yellow lines, according to court documents filed by Assistant Prosecutor Frank Janik.
When asked if he had been drinking, Messer told the trooper that he had been drinking. When asked how much, Messer said “Probably about enough,” according to the court documents.
Messer, who was stopped on East River Road in Sheffield, failed field sobriety tests and submitted a urine sample, Janik wrote. Dylag noticed that Messer had bloodshot glassy eyes, slurred speech and smelled of alcohol.
Messer has five prior convictions for DUI in the past 20 years — three in Lorain Municipal Court and two in Elyria Municipal Court, according to the documents.
Contact Cindy Leise at 329-7245 or cleise@chroniclet.com.
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Weaving across traffic, very easily could cause an accident killing someone or himself. Yet we get pulled over for a license plate light that was out.. I am sure there was someone a little more dangerous on the road that night.
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.454 blood alcohol level is fatal for most people. usually when the BAC gets that high you are talking about a hardcore drinker.. sorry for the cut and past but read the last line.
The effects of alcohol intoxication are greatly influenced by individual variations among users. Some users may become intoxicated at a much lower Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) level than is shown.
0.02-0.03 BAC: No loss of coordination, slight euphoria and loss of shyness. Depressant effects are not apparent. Mildly relaxed and maybe a little lightheaded.
0.04-0.06 BAC: Feeling of well-being, relaxation, lower inhibitions, sensation of warmth. Euphoria. Some minor impairment of reasoning and memory, lowering of caution. Your behavior may become exaggerated and emotions intensified (Good emotions are better, bad emotions are worse)
0.07-0.09 BAC: Slight impairment of balance, speech, vision, reaction time, and hearing. Euphoria. Judgment and self-control are reduced, and caution, reason and memory are impaired, .08 is legally impaired and it is illegal to drive at this level. You will probably believe that you are functioning better than you really are.
0.10-0.125 BAC: Significant impairment of motor coordination and loss of good judgment. Speech may be slurred; balance, vision, reaction time and hearing will be impaired. Euphoria.
0.13-0.15 BAC: Gross motor impairment and lack of physical control. Blurred vision and major loss of balance. Euphoria is reduced and dysphoria (anxiety, restlessness) is beginning to appear. Judgment and perception are severely impaired.
0.16-0.19 BAC: Dysphoria predominates, nausea may appear. The drinker has the appearance of a “sloppy drunk.”
0.20 BAC: Felling dazed, confused or otherwise disoriented. May need help to stand or walk. If you injure yourself you may not feel the pain. Some people experience nausea and vomiting at this level. The gag reflex is impaired and you can choke if you do vomit. Blackouts are likely at this level so you may not remember what has happened.
0.25 BAC: All mental, physical and sensory functions are severely impaired. Increased risk of asphyxiation from choking on vomit and of seriously injuring yourself by falls or other accidents.
0.30 BAC: STUPOR. You have little comprehension of where you are. You may pass out suddenly and be difficult to awaken.
0.35 BAC: Coma is possible. This is the level of surgical anesthesia.
0.40 BAC and up: Onset of coma, and possible death due to
respiratory arrest.
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the night he was arrested he WAS the most dangerous person on the road.
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ok the next to last line i meant
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“Sir………..I observed you weaving”………………..”Weave!……..Officer I don’t even knit!”
Thank goodness he was spotted and stopped before he took anyone out. As for officers pulling people over for minor things like burned out license plate and headlamp bulbs that is how they get many DUI’s so go ahead and keep up the good work. If you have a burnt out bulb and have not been drinking it is a simple warning so whats the big deal about
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