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Wellington, July 28 NZPA - A drink-driver woman who claimed that swine flu made her body more susceptible to alcohol has lost her case.
Deborah Karen Graham, 48, manager, was convicted of drink-driving when she appeared in Queenstown District Court yesterday, The Southland Times reported
Graham was randomly breathalysed on July 4 and blew 530mcg, 130mcg over the legal limit. She told police she had drunk three glasses of wine.
Defence counsel Nicole Murphy told Judge Kevin Phillips Graham had been ill.
"She had swine flu. She was just getting over it...and she thinks because she had the flu (the alcohol) may have hit her harder.
"She is highly embarrassed and remorseful about her actions."
But Judge Phillips commented: "Swine flu seems to be the 'in' submission for everything at the moment. I reject all that."
Graham was fined $550 and disqualified from driving for six months.
NZPA WGT dj
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I just want to get people
I just want to get people aware of this swine flu more and more and take precautions accordingly. Oh man this has killed so many people.
If you are interested check the article below to know all about swine flu (I have collected around 200 links to good articles and sites about swine flu)
http://markthispage.blogspot.com/2009/06/all-you-want-to-know-about-swine-flu.html
The comment above...Tue,
The comment above...Tue, 28/07/2009 - 11:25 — sri (not verified)...is a classic illustration of the global PANIC that's being fed by lack of public knowledge of Swine Flu.
Please keep things in perspective. A pandemic does NOT mean global deaths, burning of bodies on the village green etc. It means an epidemic over wide geographical areas.
Bear in mind that MALARIA kills 3,000 people DAILY worldwide but is not called a pandemic because it is localised in particular regions. To jump up and down screaming "Oh man this has killed so many people" is blowing H1N1 out of proportion. Yes, it is a global problem. Yes, more people will die before this is over. No, "so many people" have not died - when you compare it to the annual death toll of THE COMMON COLD and NORMAL WINTER FLU!!!
People need to stay calm, read knowledgible informed articles instead of panic-blogs, and maintain their standard health regimes: keep their immune system strong, wash hands etc.
The end of the world is NOT nigh!
Phil Braithwaite,
Auckland, NZ