Sabastian Prosa; Ontario; Prosecution toxicologist says alcohol is sufficient to explain Prosa's behaviour, which he describes as alcohol impairment, risk taking and poor judgment. ("The defence wants the case dismissed because Prosa’s remaining blood sample was destroyed in transit and can’t be re-tested to determine whether those drugs were actually in his system. The Crown says the case should not be tossed out because of this “lost evidence” because St. Michael’s Hospital did test for drugs in Prosa’s urine.") CityNews.

STORY: "Toxicologist at Prosa trial says he can't rule out alcohol blackout," by reporter Marianne Boucher, published by CityNews on February 21, 2015.

GIST: "The Crown continued its cross-examination of a defence witness who testified on Tuesday that the accused in a fatal drunk driving trial likely didn’t consume enough alcohol to cause a blackout. On Wednesday expert toxicologist Dr. Joel Mayer was back on the stand. He said it is possible that a person could have a disruption of memory if they drank a lot of alcohol rapidly, saying that he “couldn’t rule out the role of alcohol in that scenario.”........The defence wants the case dismissed because Prosa’s remaining blood sample was destroyed in transit and can’t be re-tested to determine whether those drugs were actually in his system. The Crown says the case should not be tossed out because of this “lost evidence” because St. Michael’s Hospital did test for drugs in Prosa’s urine.

Dr. Mayer told the court that he can’t rely on those findings because he doesn’t know what they tested for and said the hospital does not screen for many of the drugs he would have a concern about. “I do not have any information about their testing limits,” he testified. “I cannot attach any significance to it.” The Crown called its own toxicologist later Wednesday. Dr. Robert Langille said “the alcohol alone is sufficient to explain” Prosa’s behaviour. His behaviour fits with alcohol impairment, risk taking and poor judgment, he told the court. The Crown and defence doctors disagree that the alcohol alone could cause the depth of amnesia as Prosa has claimed. The court heard that in tests with college age subjects, 148 mg is not moderate and that level would cause significant intoxication."

The entire story can be found at:

http://www.citynews.ca/2015/01/21/toxicologist-at-prosa-trial-says-he-cant-rule-out-alcoholic-blackout/

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