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Drinking and Telling Can Get You Into Trouble

A lesson that Keith Emerich of Pennsylvania has learned after the Department of Transportation for the state informed him that his drivers� license was being revoked. He was told that they were informed that he had a drinking problem. What he had was a health problem that required a visit to the hospital for a heart condition. During the admission and diagnostic process he was asked about his consumption of alcohol. His honest reply about how much beer he consumed resulted in legally required notification to the PennDOT by the hospital of his answer.

Privacy takes beating, Lebanon Daily News, July 15, 2004