Photo: GettyPolice in Connecticut arrested a woman who was allegedly driving drunk after consuming vanilla extract, PEOPLE confirms.On Wednesday afternoon, New Canaan police found Stefanie Warner-Grise, 50, asleep at the wheel of her car that was stopped in an intersection, according toa police arrest log.Officers detected the smell of vanilla coming from her breath and allegedly noticed several empty bottles of pure vanilla extract inside the car. She was unable to answer basic questions and her speech was slurred, the arrest log alleges.Pure vanilla extract contains a surprisingly high percentage of alcohol. The FDA requires pure vanilla extract tocontain no less than 35 percent alcohol,while most beer has an alcohol content of between two and nine percent.The alcohol in vanilla usually burns away during the cooking process.• Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Clickhereto get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter.After allegedly failing multiple sobriety tests, Warner-Grise was taken into custody and charged with driving under the influence. She allegedly refused to take a blood alcohol test and was held on a $250 bond.She was laterreleased on a promise of appearing in court, according to the Associated Press. No attorney information for her was available Friday.
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Police in Connecticut arrested a woman who was allegedly driving drunk after consuming vanilla extract, PEOPLE confirms.On Wednesday afternoon, New Canaan police found Stefanie Warner-Grise, 50, asleep at the wheel of her car that was stopped in an intersection, according toa police arrest log.Officers detected the smell of vanilla coming from her breath and allegedly noticed several empty bottles of pure vanilla extract inside the car. She was unable to answer basic questions and her speech was slurred, the arrest log alleges.Pure vanilla extract contains a surprisingly high percentage of alcohol. The FDA requires pure vanilla extract tocontain no less than 35 percent alcohol,while most beer has an alcohol content of between two and nine percent.The alcohol in vanilla usually burns away during the cooking process.• Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Clickhereto get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter.After allegedly failing multiple sobriety tests, Warner-Grise was taken into custody and charged with driving under the influence. She allegedly refused to take a blood alcohol test and was held on a $250 bond.She was laterreleased on a promise of appearing in court, according to the Associated Press. No attorney information for her was available Friday.
Police in Connecticut arrested a woman who was allegedly driving drunk after consuming vanilla extract, PEOPLE confirms.
On Wednesday afternoon, New Canaan police found Stefanie Warner-Grise, 50, asleep at the wheel of her car that was stopped in an intersection, according toa police arrest log.
Officers detected the smell of vanilla coming from her breath and allegedly noticed several empty bottles of pure vanilla extract inside the car. She was unable to answer basic questions and her speech was slurred, the arrest log alleges.
Pure vanilla extract contains a surprisingly high percentage of alcohol. The FDA requires pure vanilla extract tocontain no less than 35 percent alcohol,while most beer has an alcohol content of between two and nine percent.
The alcohol in vanilla usually burns away during the cooking process.
• Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Clickhereto get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter.
After allegedly failing multiple sobriety tests, Warner-Grise was taken into custody and charged with driving under the influence. She allegedly refused to take a blood alcohol test and was held on a $250 bond.
She was laterreleased on a promise of appearing in court, according to the Associated Press. No attorney information for her was available Friday.
source: people.com
