Friday, June 12th, 2009 Posted in Health Tips, Safety Tips
- In 2006, there were 13,470 fatalities in crashes involving an alcohol impaired driver (BAC of .08 or higher) – 32 percent of total traffic fatalities for the year.
- The rate of alcohol impairment among drivers involved in fatal crashes was four times higher at night than during the day.
- As in previous years, in 2006, males comprise a majority, about 81 percent, of all drivers involved in fatal crashes with a BAC=.08+.
- The 13,470 fatalities in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes during 2006 represent an average of one alcohol-impaired-driving fatality every 39 minutes.
- On average someone is killed by a drunk driver every 40 minutes. In 2007, an estimated 12,998 people died in drunk driving related crashes.
- Fifty to 75 percent of drunk drivers whose licenses are suspended continue to drive.
- Alcohol-related crashes in the United States cost the public an estimated $114.3 billion in 2000, including $51.1 billion in monetary costs and an estimated $63.2 billion in quality of life losses. People other than the drinking driver paid $71.6 billion of the alcohol-related crash bill, which is 63 percent of the total cost of these crashes.
- About three in every ten Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their lives.
- Over 1.46 million drivers were arrested in 2006 for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics. This is an arrest rate of 1 for every 139 licensed drivers in the United States.
- A first time drunk driving offender on average has driven drunk 87 times prior to being arrested.
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