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Canton Woman Charged With Drunk Driving Had BAC Of .441

JOHNSTON, R.I. (CBS) – A Massachusetts woman was charged with drunk driving after she recorded a blood alcohol content of .411.

Rhode Island State Police received multiple 911 calls Wednesday just before 5 p.m. for an erratic operator on Route 295 south in Johnston.

Troopers found the driver near Exit 6 and identified her as Elizabeth Salah, 23, of Canton.

Police said she showed "obvious signs of intoxication" and failed all field sobriety tests.

Salah's initial blood alcohol test yielded a result of .411 while a second result displayed .391.

The limit in Rhode Island is 0.08.

She was arraigned on a drunk driving charge following her arrest.

She was issued a re-arraignment date of April 6 and released into the custody of her parents.

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