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Teesside man dies after downing pint of vodka
A man died after downing a pint of vodka in four seconds,  an inquest 
heard. 
Richard Davies, 29, from Thornaby, near Stockton, had been drinking with  
friends before the alcohol knocked him unconscious in January. 
Mr Davies was found not breathing in a pool of his own blood, and died 
hours  later.In a statement read out by deputy Teesside coroner Tony Eastwood, 
he said:  "Richard drank a pint of vodka in four seconds or so. 
"I did try to take the glass off him, but he turned his back on me, pushed 
me  away, and drank it all." 
Paramedics were later called, but by the time they arrived Mr Davies was  
dead. 
Pathologist Jan Lowe said Mr Davies had an alcohol level enough to have  
caused acute alcohol poisoning.  
He was 5 times the legal limit and had been also high on Mephedrone.  The 
Darwin award could be awarded for this.  
So friends, if you're going to drink... drink  slowly.