Woman in Auch stopped with 3.40 g of alcohol per litre of blood

In Auch, in southwest France, police stopped a woman who drove after drinking heavily on the morning of 16 October 2026.

Her colleagues had tried to stop her from driving, but she left in her car after getting away from them.

Police measured 3.40 grams of alcohol per litre of blood, nearly seven times France's 0.5 g/l legal limit for most drivers.

Her driving licence was withdrawn, her car was immobilized, and she was summoned to court.

She was taken to a police station and placed in a sobering-up cell, but an epileptic seizure led to her hospitalisation a few hours later.

The case shows the danger of driving while heavily impaired, and the sources give no further details about the court proceedings.