State police attempt to pull Boatwright over after he changes lanes several times, running other cars off the interstate. He finally stops when he slams into a highway information sign on I-95 in Rhode Island.

Boatwright struggles to get out of his car. Even with the help of troopers, the 300-pounder falls flat on his back as he climbs out of his four-door sedan.

Troopers try to get Boatwright back up on his feet, but he grabs the bottom of the car door and struggles to stay down.

"The guy is so big, we don’t know whether to call for backup, call for paramedics or call for a derrick to lift him up," says a trooper.

Finally troopers manage to get Boatwright in the back of a patrol car. They take him to a nearby hospital where he’s checked for possible injuries.

Nurses in the ER treat Boatwright for scratches on his back, but find no other injuries. A blood sample is sent to the lab to determine alcohol level.

In the State of Rhode Island a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 is the legal limit. Beyond that level, a driver is considered "intoxicated." Over 0.30 is referred to as "stupor;" over 0.40 is "comatose," and 0.50 or greater is considered "fatal."

When lab technicians complete their analysis of Boatwright’s blood they return to the ER with a report of 0.489 blood-alcohol level. "That can’t be," says a trooper, "he’s still alive."

Technicians make a second blood draw and perform another test. This time the reading comes back as 0.491. "It’s still going up," says one of the technicians, "he must have had a recent drink."

Boatwright now holds the record in Rhode Island for having the highest blood-alcohol level — and still remaining among the living. Next, the courts will have to decide how to deal with this boozer.