Record-high DUI Suspect To Remain In Jail

A move to get the woman accused of having the highest blood-alcohol level ever measured in the state out of jail and into a rehabilitation center collapsed in the final minutes of a court hearing Friday.

Deana Jarrett has been in the King County Jail since April on DUI and other traffic charges. The Washington State Patrol reported she had a 0.47 blood-alcohol reading, the highest level recorded since breath testing became standard in 1998. At a hearing Friday in Redmond, Jarrett's attorneys argued that she should be released to a treatment program in Kirkland and should meet other conditions, including electronic monitoring.