ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A University of Michigan engineering student died Monday after celebrating his 21st birthday with 20 shots of scotch in 10 minutes, police said.
Byung Soo Kim was blue and unconscious when he was found early Saturday. He died at a hospital, where he had been admitted with a blood-alcohol level of 0.39 percent, nearly four times the legal limit for driving, police said.
Eleven friends had gathered in an apartment building Friday night to celebrate his birthday. Police said Kim was trying to down a shot for every year of his life but passed out after the 20th drink.
Friends told investigators they put him in the back bedroom and when they checked on him an hour later, they discovered he was not breathing.
''If he was 20, there would be a lot more to investigate,'' Sgt. Michael Logghe said. ''Since he's 21 and allegedly made the purchase legally himself, there's no crime in what occurred.''
