Twenty Seven year old Arizona police officer Seth Samuel Castillo was found at around 10 am on January 3rd by police a Gilbert police officer. Castillo was reportedly unconscious behind the wheel of his Jeep at the intersection of Princeton and Douglas 4 houses away from his home.
The officer attempted finally woke Castillo and ordered him out of his vehicle at which time Castillo became resistant and reached toward his waist causing the officer to shot Castillo with his taser.
Castillo reported that he drank two 24 ounce beers and the prescription drug Ritalin. Reports are that his test result was .173, above the legal limit of .08.
While it is unknown what type of beer he consumed most beers range in alcohol content between 4 percent and 6 percent alcohol and are 12 ounces.
Assuming the test results are a correct measurement of his blood alcohol level, if Castillo was drinking a 4.5 percent alcohol beer and he consumed a total of 48 ounce or the equivalent of 4 beers that could provide enough alcohol to get to get his blood alcohol level of .173 if he weighed less than 85 pounds.
If he was drinking a beer that was twice as strong as 4.5 % alcohol (now 9% alcohol), that would contain enough alcohol to get Castillo to a .173 if he weighed 170 pounds. However these calculations do not account for “Burn Off”.
“Burn off” is a term used to describe the bodies metabolization of alcohol or the process of eliminating of alcohol. The average person burns off approximately .02 per hour which is about the equivalent to one standard size and strength drink.
Sacramento DUI attorney
John Campanella
