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CAR WRECK DRUNK DRIVER DIES FROM AL

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A business analyst who crashed his car after a night out was so drunk he DIED OF ALCOHOL POISONING as he lay in the wreckage of his BMW. Company high flyer Karl Howes, 34, ploughed into two vehicles and left a trail of destruction before flipping his own company car onto its roof when it hit a lamppost at 50mph. Despite the impact Mr Howes suffered no life threatening injuries but when police arrived at the scene he had already DIED AS A RESULT OF 'ACUTE ALCOHOL INTOXICATION' due to the estimated nine pints of lager and 'several' spirit shots he had drank. Friends who saw him in the run up to the crash said Mr Howes was acting 'like a zombie' but was still able to hug and talk to them. It is believed the grammar school and university educated keep fit fanatic, passed away shortly after the impact in Bingley, near Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. On December 20 last year after he consumed three pints of lager with friends at a work Christmas do in Bingley before meeting girlfriend Jodie Coonan, 29, an inquest heard. He drank another six pints and spirit shots and planned to leave the black car and get a cab but the couple became separated and Mr Howes decided to drive home. As he did so, his vehicle careered into a bus shelter, hit an oncoming car and then subsequently swerved into a parked vehicle to his left. Friends stopped Karl at scene of his first collisions with the bus shelter, to urge him not to drive, describing him 'like a zombie' - but he ignored them. A short distance later, he hit the pavement outside a school and swerved into a lamppost which catapulted his car upside down. The impact left the lamppost leaning on a tree. PC Paul Lightowler of West Yorkshire Police said: 'Karl had the company car from new. He had been out with a friend for a Christmas party at a pub. He was observed to consume three pints of lager and then Karl drove them back to Bingley. 'He parked the vehicle with intention of collecting it the next day but he and his partner became separated and couldn’t reach each other by phone despite a number of calls.' Despite the impact Mr Howes suffered no life threatening injuries but when police arrived at the scene he had already died as a result of 'acute alcohol intoxication' due to the nine pints of lager and the spirits he drank He added: 'Karl got into a BMW to drive home. He is seen on CCTV getting in the vehicle and driving along the main street in Bingley, slowly and meandering. 'He stopped in a layby for some unknown reason then is seen reversing and he collided with a glass bus shelter.' Two people Mr Howes knew came to assist him and asked him not to continue driving but he hugged them, got back in his car and carried on. PC Lightowler added: 'He left the bus stop travelling at a high speed. He then collided with a white VW. The driver did stop but no damage was done to his vehicle. 'When he hit this car he moved to the left of the carriage way where he hit another BMW vehicle which caused some damage but Karl did not stop and carried on driving. We can see from footage that he accelerated away from the incident. 'At 1.40am an onlooker saw the car coming past at 50pmh and it seemed to be swerving. The vehicle then hit the pavement, a grass verge, before effectively using a lamppost as a ramp which turned it on its roof.' A post-mortem test recorded superficial lacerations to the back of Mr Howes’ head and forearm but ACUTE ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION WAS RECORDED AS CAUSE OF DEATH. ######################################## http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2627897/Business-analyst-drunk-11-pints-23-shots-smashed-BMW-bus-stop-two-cars-flipping-lamppost-died-alcohol-poisoning-lay-wreckage.html

Submitted on 05/15/2014

Submitted by: David
Reference: Daily Mail 14May2014

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