Liam Payne's Blood Alcohol Content At Time of Death Near Lethal Levels
While Payne, 31, was not driving at the time, for context, the legal blood alcohol content (BAC) in the U.S. for drivers over 21 is 0.08%; 2.7 grams per liter translates to 0.27% BAC, which is more than three times the U.S. driving limit.
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According to the American Addiction Centers' Alcohol.org, that BAC can cause, 'confusion, feeling dazed, and disorientation… Sensations of pain will change, so if you fall and seriously hurt yourself, you may not notice, and you are less likely to do anything about it.' Other potential effects include: blackouts, nausea, vomiting and impairment of the gag reflex, 'which could cause choking or aspirating on vomit.'
The Cleveland Clinic also notes that while a BAC of 0.15%-0.30% can cause the above symptoms and drowsiness, Payne's measured level was just below the BAC (0.30%-0.40%) that can cause alcohol poisoning, 'a potentially life-threatening condition… [which can cause a] loss of consciousness.'
The Argentinian report noted that in addition to the dangerous BAC, the autopsy revealed that Payne — whose death it said was a result of 'multiple trauma and internal and external bleeding' caused by a fall from a three-story hotel balcony — also had cocaine metabolites, methylecgonine, benzoylecgomine, cocaethylene and the medication sertraline (Zoloft).
The prosecutor's office announced in November that a toxicology report said Payne had 'alcohol, cocaine and prescription antidepressants' in his system when he died on Oct. 16.
Last week, an Argentinian court dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the five people indicted in connection with Payne's death. The court cleared the head receptionist at the CasaSur Hotel, Esteban Grassi, Argentinian-American businessman Rogelio Nores, a friend who accompanied Payne on the trip, and Gilda Martin, the hotel's manager. Grassi made two emergency calls prior to the deadly accident, first reporting that a guest was 'trashing the entire room' and later expressing concerns that the guest 'may be in danger.'
In a recent Rolling Stone exposé, Payne's former girlfriend, model Maya Henry, described the singer's longtime struggles with depression and addiction, saying he became 'someone unrecognizable' when he was using substances.
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