Medical Board says doctor was drunk, had dozens of pills in car while going 100 mph

KFDM 6 News ^ | July 30, 2010 | Scott Lawrence

[smokingfrog]

From Texas Medical Board - On July 30, 2010, a panel of the Texas Medical Board suspended the license of Felix Nabor Sabates Jr., M.D., of Baytown, Lic. No. J2773, after determining that Dr. Sabates' continuation in the practice of medicine presents a continuing threat to public health and safety.

The Temporary Suspension Hearing Without Notice took place under the Board's authority, granted by the Medical Practice Act, to suspend or restrict a physician's license without notice when it determines the physician's continuation in practice would constitute a continuing threat to the public welfare and the physician has the opportunity to have a Temporary Suspension Hearing With Notice at least 10 days after notice of the suspension just taken. The suspension is effective immediately.

The action was based on the following findings: On July 16, 2010, a Montgomery County law enforcement officer stopped Dr. Sabates after observing Dr. Sabates driving erratically and at speeds over 100 miles per hour. Dr. Sabates, dressed in scrubs, stated he was on his way to a hospital to see a patient.

The law officer observed Dr. Sabates' speech was slow and confused, and that his eyes were bloodshot with small pupils. Dr. Sabates failed a field sobriety test and refused a breathalyzer test.

A search of Dr. Sabates' car yielded approximately 80 morphine tablets, 60 Adderall tablets, 80 hydrocodone tablets and 60 unmarked capsules containing a white powder that tested positive for cocaine. Dr. Sabates had no prescriptions or other documentation providing evidence of where the morphine, Adderall or hydrocodone tablets had originated or were destined.

Dr. Sabates was arrested and charged with four felony counts of possession of controlled substances; two misdemeanor counts of DWI; and reckless driving. He posted a $70,000 bond and was released.

Sabates has a history of substance abuse

[smokingfrog]

[jrg]

Doctors versus Gun Owners

Doctors

(A) The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000.

(B) Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year are

120,000.

(C) Accidental deaths per physician

is
0.171.

Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services.

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Now think about this:

Guns

(A) The number of gun owners in the U.S. is
80,000,000.

(Yes, that’s 80 million)

(B) The number of accidental gun deaths per year, all age groups,
is 1,500.

(C) The number of accidental deaths per gun owner

is .000188.

Statistics courtesy of FBI

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So, statistically, doctors are approximately nine thousand (9,000) times more dangerous than gun owners.

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Remember, ‘Guns don’t kill people, doctors do.’

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FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN,
BUT

Almost everyone has at least one doctor.

This means you are over 900 times more likely to be killed by a doctor than a gun owner!

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Please alert your friends to this alarming threat.

We must ban doctors before this gets completely out of hand!

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Out of concern for the public at large, I withheld the statistics on

Lawyers

for fear the shock would cause

people to panic and seek medical attention !!!

[Gene Eric]

>> Dr. Sabates, dressed in scrubs, stated he was on his way to a hospital to see a patient.

That patient owes the cops some gratitude.

[Slings and Arrows]

There’s the next Kennedy family physician.

[kbennkc]

100 is not all that fast in a Porsche, M-B, or BMW. Speed limits should be higher for good cars. Drugs? He is a doctor, who wants the state in charge of determining the proper dosage?

I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism.

Ronald Reagan

Well said, Dutch.

[brushcop]

Your stats are very timely jrg. I had emailed my grown/married/w-kids daughter about this very thing. The question of “Do you own/have a gun at home?” has been coming up not only with physicians but w/school counselors (here in Texas too).

She knows of course, comes from a hunting/fishing/outdoor oriented family and she counsels kids, usually pregnant HSers. She said that “their” (school officials, er, “authorities”) reasoning was “child safety”. I said then she should start with vehicle fatalities, drownings, falls, and down near the bottom was accidental firearms related deaths, physicians causing twice as many deaths as firearms (the stats I had at the time).

I told her to keep those and begin with, “Do you have a vehicle at home?” and work down from there...

[smokingfrog]

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[jrg]

Your stats are very timely jrg.

Glad to help, however, I received them via an e-mail from a friend and haven't vetted them for accuracy.

[OldBullrider]

“A search of Dr. Sabates’ car yielded approximately 80 morphine tablets, 60 Adderall tablets, 80 hydrocodone tablets and 60 unmarked capsules containing a white powder that tested positive for cocaine.”

Morphine, highly effective pain suppressant and for Doc’s that more than likely voted for Obama. Adderall (Amphetamine and dextroamphetamine), a central nervous system stimulant, used to treat narcolepsy and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Doc’s that like to drive real fast. Hydrocodone, highly effective pain suppressant and for Doc’s with the pain in their butt from voting for Obama. Finally, the “unmarked capsules containing a white powder that tested positive for cocaine”, what can I say as to usage, Peruvian Army marching powder and for Doc’s that need that little pick me up before driving to work.

[kbennkc]

Peruvian Army marching powder

The few doctors that remain working here under Obamcare are going to have to cowboy up, there will be some long hours.

[Mila]

Whoa! That’s scary!