... blacked out from the sugar - and not the alcohol ...

[nicholmere]

N.L. man guilty in crash death of boy; said cola, not rum, caused blackout

I agree with Mr. Churchill,

"It was just too ridiculous to even comprehend and it really turned my stomach,"

[mtbat]

I don't give a damn whether it was the alcohol or the sugar-either way he was driving under the influence and I hope he rots in jail.

[drmomentum[$]]

I agree with the comment quoted above.

Of course, the sugar may have exacerbated the problem, but 4 shots in a short period of time is plenty for inebriation. Aside from the sugar in the coke, alcohol can cause a nasty spike in blood sugar, can't it? A bad mistake all around.

[rmthunter]

Most groups metabolize alcohol into sugar -- the more alcohol in your bloodstream, the higher the sugar spike.