Oscar Taveras Was Drunk During Crash

St. Louis Cardinals‘ rookie outfielder Oscar Taveras was drunk when he was killed in a car accident in the Dominican Republic last month

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Last month, St. Louis Cardinals’ rookie outfielder Oscar Taveras, one of the more promising young players in

, was killed in a car accident last month. The 22-year old had his 18-year-old girlfriend, Edilia Arvelo, in his 2014 Chevy Camaro with him and she also lost her life in the crash. The two were driving in his home of the Dominican Republic.

According to Dionisio Soldevila of the Associated Press, Taveras was legally drunk at the time of the crash.

"St. Louis Cardinals rookie outfielder Oscar Taveras was drunk at the time of his fatal car crash last month in his Caribbean homeland, an official in the Dominican Republic said Wednesday.Tessie Sanchez, a spokeswoman for the Dominican attorney general’s office, told The Associated Press toxicology reports showed Taveras had a blood-alcohol level five times the country’s legal limit when he lost control of his car Oct. 26 on a highway in the tourist region of Puerto Plata.She says the 22-year-old Taveras was ”legally intoxicated when he crashed.”"

This most only add to the pain of the loss of Taveras because it could have been avoided. The hope is that this extremely sad situation can serve as a wake-up call for anyone considering getting behind the wheel when they’re drunk.

Taveras hit .239 with three home runs and 22 RBI for the Cardinals last season.

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