St. Louis Cardinals rookie Oscar Taveras’ blood alcohol level was five-times the legal limit at the time of his fatal crash last month according to officials in the Dominican Republic.
The 22-year-old MLB rising star died on October 26th when the car he was driving smashed into a tree. Oscar’s 18-year-old girlfriend, who was a passenger in the car, was also killed in the wreck.
Initially, cops said preliminary evidence did not lead them to believe Oscar was intoxicated at the time of the crash but toxicology reports showed his blood alcohol was at an extremely high level.
Cops also say he was driving “very, very fast” at the time of the accident.
I hate to speak ill of the dead but I really wish people would stop driving drunk. It’s not worth it especially when you’re rich enough to afford a driver, even if just for the night. May they both rest in peace.
h/t TMZ Sports
