The St. Louis Cardinals outfielder died in a car accident in the Dominican Republic, officials said. UPDATE: The Associated Press reports he “had a blood-alcohol level five times the legal limit” at the time of the fatal crash.
The report says "Taveras had a blood-alcohol level five times the legal limit." The World Health Organization states the legal limit in the Dominican Republic to be .05.
Via foxsports.com
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St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Oscar Taveras died in a car accident in the Dominican Republic, officials confirmed Sunday.
He was in his native country to play winter ball and was due to head back to Jupiter, Fla., for the Cardinals' spring training in January.
He was reportedly driving at the time of the accident from Sosua to Puerto Plata. Taveras' girlfriend also died in the crash, Agent Brian Mejia said.
"I spoke to the mayor of Sosua, Ylana Newman ... and she confirmed to us that Taveras lost control of his vehicle and went off the road," police spokesman Jacobo Mateo Moquete told The Associated Press.
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