An ER doctor is sued after a patient he discharged later died of alcohol toxicity
“According to the paperwork filed by Bilbo, Amy Sue Gebhardt was stopped by Hanover Police shortly after 1 a.m. on March 25, 2004, on suspicion of drunken driving.

Gebhardt refused to take a field sobriety test and was taken to Hanover Hospital for alcohol testing, according to the complaint. A blood test showed her blood-alcohol level to be 0.332 percent, more than four times the legal limit for driving.

Bilbo’s complaint states that ‘despite obvious signs of intoxication,’ Denney discharged Gebhardt back into police custody at 2:24 a.m. with his ‘okay for incarceration.’

Gebhardt was released without bail to her boyfriend after her 3 a.m. arraignment on DUI charges, the complaint states.

The 39-year-old woman was found dead at 7:30 a.m. and, according to the lawsuit, the York County Coroner identified the cause of death as ethanol toxicity.”

Update:
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