It’s probably best if Larry Sorensen never drives again
Baseball February 7th. 2008, 4:35pm
For better or worse, our current sport landscape details the personal lives of athletes and coaches so it’s not uncommon to stumble on to a story about a drunk driving arrest or a late night brawl. At some point, though, the stories become meaningless because they’re featured as news far too often. This particular story definitely does not fit that description.
Former all star pitcher and ex-Tigers broadcaster Larry Sorensen was approached early Saturday morning by a Roseville police officer on the shoulder of a Michigan highway. Sorensen didn’t notice the approaching officer, because he was slumped over the steering wheel dead-drunk. After he finally woke up, authorities rushed Sorensen to the hospital.
EMTs rushed the 52-year-old Sorensen to St. John Macomb Hospital, where he was diagnosed with alcohol poisoning. Tests determined his blood alcohol level to be .48 — six times higher than the .08 threshold for drunk-driving convictions in Michigan.
“Wow!” was the reaction of Dr. James Langenbucher, an associate professor with the Center of Alcohol Studies at Rutgers University. “That’s what we call an ‘LD-50′ — a level that’s above the lethal dose for 50 percent of the population.”
As of yesterday, Sorensen remained in the Macomb County jail awaiting a ride back to prison. His most recent arrest was his seventh drunk-driving incident, and he was still on parole from his 6th drunk driving incident.
In all seriousness, I think it’s best for society if Larry Sorensen is never allowed behind the wheel again.
Ex-Tigers broadcaster in jail [The Detroit News]
42 Responses to “It’s probably best if Larry Sorensen never drives again”
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February 7th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
7 DUI’s is a problem along with a .48 BAC. Its best for society that this guy gets locked up for the rest of his life.
MAgglio how much is your dads bail?
February 7th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
How did he even get the keys in the ignition with a .48 BAC?
February 7th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
seriously…you have to WORK to get a BAC like that.
February 7th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Was Jim Northup with him?
February 7th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Sorensen was a good broadcaster and pitcher. Too bad the idiot has thrown his life in the garbage.
Lucky he didn’t kill himself or anybody else.
February 7th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
I think pass out on my way to .48, how the hell do get that high?
February 7th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
irish…btw, cool it with that shit.
February 7th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
I think pass out on my way to .48, how the hell do get that high?
ET, do you have a .48 now?
February 7th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Spencer, don’t give up on the blog, people will use that stereotype (you probably know what I mean) against you if you stop doing something you like.
February 7th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
That’s impressive to be able to find your keys when you are that intoxicated. I think it is time for Mr. Sorensen to spend some time in the slammer.
February 7th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Wow, thats a serious BAC. I knew the girl that holds the Penn State record for the highest BAC for someone that survived, and that was .37. There were several people who died with BAC right around there.
And seriously, 7 DUI’s, I’m for death penalty, because you’re basically trying to kill people.
February 7th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
spencer cmon dont ruin the fun.what its okay for people to give me shit though isnt
February 7th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
eh, im not giving up. i usually did a few of them at work, and ive been busy (except for today).
February 7th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Looks like a TBL Commenter (Non-Driving) Breathalizer Party is in order. From experience those are a blast. I miss college.
February 7th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
irish…you do have a point.
February 7th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
@cbh – If I say I am would you believe me.
/in dire need of a preview option
February 7th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
WTF did I miss? Unless something was deleted, I only see some innocent ball-breaking.
February 7th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
spencer-exactly man
February 7th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
ill have to dig around for it later tonight, but i have a story saved on my home comp of a guy in poland blowing a .7.
February 7th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
/threadjack
Romney Drops out
Looks like it’s McCain vs. Clinton/Obama
February 7th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
/endthreadjack (sorry)
February 7th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Haha well played ET, ignore me, I was just being a douche.
February 7th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
@ jibblescribbits – Yes, it’s “Giant Douche” vs. Turd Sandwich. Good work, primary voters!
February 7th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
@cbh – No harm, no foul.
February 7th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Sterlin, those are so fun. My friend blew .14 at 2 pm a couple weeks ago. I saw an article a couple weeks ago about a lady with like .40 but she was actually pretty hot. i tried to find it to link to it but failed.
February 7th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
My tops is .35 after a double header baseball game. The cops made me blow twice cause they thought it was wrong the first time. Best part about it, I didn’t even get a public intox. God bless university cops.
February 7th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
I managed to get up to .40 on my 21st. 28 shots in 3 1/2 hours did the trick. I was drunk until 4 pm the next day.
February 7th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Funny article from ABC re the “cult of Obama”.
February 7th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
God bless rent-a cops.
fixed
February 7th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
I always wanted to party with the kids that got arrested in college by rent-a-cops. they pretty much let you go for anything. you know they did some crazy shit to actually get arrested.
February 7th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Coop, when i was at penn state i remember some girl blowing an insanely high number, like .63. it was so high the cops were convinced the breathalyzer was wrong. probably around 1998 or so.
February 7th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
@Dan: thats got to be a Big Ten record.
February 7th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
@Dan: thats got to be an NCAA record.
/fixed
No way that chick (if true) is alive.
February 7th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
I think we can all agree that there are people who get entirely too wrapped up in anything and everything in life, and that the Messiah mentality isn’t limited to any one political group, country, ethnicity whatever.
I would say that, while smaller in number, Ron Paul has some rather eccentric followers as well and some people have flocked to his message in the same way.
February 7th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
0.48…very impressive. That takes effort, dedication, and practice.
February 7th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
0.48…Reggie Nelson is not impressed
February 7th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Man that’s a hot ass picture of Adriana Lima.
February 7th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Dan, I could be wrong on the number, but 1998 would be right around the right time, was her name Christine, AKA crack whore.
February 7th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
@ Coop
She is Cartman’s mom, on the cover of Crack Whore magazine.
February 7th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
This is who you have been looking for .69:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/washley1.html
and the lady who blew .55:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2007/1227072harper1.html
February 7th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
polish dude i talked about earlier
February 8th, 2008 at 8:21 am
One minor correction:
Lary with one “r”