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Are alcoholic energy drinks to blame for Virginia Beach DUI death?
Posted on Apr 30, 2010
Last month a high-school student was killed in an accident that was blamed on drunken driving. The driver was a 16 year old boy who now faces DUI and involuntary manslaughter charges for his role in the crash that took the life of Joseph Fonseca.
Virginia Beach police believe that the teen driver may have purchased and consumed an alcoholic energy drink before causing the crash that killed Fonseca. These drinks are causing controversy, as many believe that they are designed to be similar in appearance to ‘regular’ non-alcoholic soda beverages.
It is possible, believes the Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC), that in some cases store sales clerks are unaware that they are selling alcoholic energy drinks – and customers may be unaware that they are buying them.
Not only that, but if underage children are able to get possession of alcoholic energy drinks, they can consume them in public or in front of adults or parents who would be unaware that they are consuming an alcoholic beverage.
These drinks aren’t just alcoholic, they are very alcoholic. Many are 10 to 12 percent alcohol, which is more than twice the alcohol in a beer and close to the amount of alcohol in a glass of wine.
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