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Laura Spoya BAC Timing Questioned as She Relearns to Walk After Spine Surgery

Forensic specialists argue a three-hour delay before sampling could understate her blood alcohol level at the time of the crash.

Overview

  • An official police document shared on television shows a 0.20 g/l blood-alcohol result drawn at 06:35, hours after Spoya’s early-morning collision in Surco.
  • Security footage places the crash around 03:35 while a police record lists 04:20, highlighting inconsistencies now under public and media scrutiny.
  • Criminalistics experts, citing Widmark regression and a 0.15 g/l per-hour elimination rate, estimate her level at impact at roughly 0.65 g/l, above Peru’s 0.50 g/l limit.
  • TV hosts Magaly Medina and Rodrigo González criticized police procedures and the lag before testing, noting possible effects of IV fluids and metabolism on the reading.
  • Spoya says fatigue caused the crash and denies being intoxicated, while reporting a successful spinal surgery with six screws, ICU discharge, and rehabilitation to walk again.