According to the Latest National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Statistics
In 2009 10,839 people were killed in Drunk Driving Accidents.
In 2009 Drunk Driving Accidents made up 32% of all Traffic Fatalities
In 2009 Drunk Driving Fatalities were down 7.4 Percent from 2008 when 11,711 people died in Drunk Driving Accidents
2008
In 2008 Approximately 1.5 Million Drivers were Arrested for Drunk Driving
5,432 drivers, ages 21 to 34 were killed in motor vehicle crashes.
A little over half of these drivers (53%) or 2,866 had a blood alcohol concentration of .08 or above.
Fatal drunk driving crashes are 4 times higher during the night than during the day, (36% vs 9%).
32% of drivers killed in vehicle crashes on weekends were impaired by alcohol and 15% of drivers killed in vehicle crashes during the week were alcohol impaired.
32% of fatal motor vehicle crashes involved a driver or motorcycle rider with a blood alcohol concentration above .08.
In 2007, an estimated 12,998 people were killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes1 – a decline of 3.7 percent from the 13,491 fatalities in 2006.
The .08 Limit
In all states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico it is illegal to drive with a BAC (Blood Alcohol Concentration of .08 or above.
2008 Statistics Show Some Improvement
Drunk Driving Fatalities accounted for 32% of all fatal traffic crashes in 2008
This 32% figure represents an average of 1 drunk driving death every 45 minutes.
Keeping these figures in mind drunk driving fatalities have gone down 57% over the past 10 years.
Under 21 drunk driving fatalities have also declined 75% since 1982.
Other Drunk Driving Statistics
In 2009, there were 12,327 DUI arrests in Idaho, resulting in 65 fatalities. 29% of all Idaho fatalities were the result of an impaired driving crash and 77% of those killed were not restrained.
In 2008, Montana had the highest alcohol-impaired fatality rate in the Nation – 0.84 fatalities per 100 million VMT.
In 2007, Montana had the highest alcohol-impaired fatality rates in the Nation – 0.93
In 2008 Vermont had the low-est rate in the Nation – 0.16 per 100 million VMT
In 2008 Utah had the lowest alcohol-impaired driving fatality rate – 0.21 fatalities per 100 million VMT.
VMT = Per 100 million vehicle miles of travel (VMT)
44 States and the District of Columbia that showed a decline in the overall fatality rate from 2007 to 2008, there were 3,938 fewer fatalities.
Drunk Driving and Fatal Motorcycle Crashes
Motorcycle riders accounted for 29% of fatal crashes for drivers with a blood alcohol concentration of .08 or above.
43% of motorcycle riders that were killed in single vehicle crashes had a blood alcohol concentration above .08.
Of the impaired motorcycle riders killed the age groups of 45 to 49 and 40 to 45 had the highest percentage of deaths.
According to MADD
On average someone is killed by a drunk driver every 45 minutes
From 50% to 75% of drunk drivers whose licenses are suspended continue to drive.
Over 1.46 million drivers were arrested in 2006 for drunk driving or narcotics.
Alcohol-related crashes in the United States cost the public an estimated $114.3 billion in 2000.
Drunk Driving Arrests
Every year approximately 1.5 million drivers are arrested for Drunk Driving in the United States.
Two-thirds of these 1.5 Million drivers have never been convicted for Drunk Driving
Approximately 1 Billion driving trips are made each year by Drunk Drivers
Drinking and Driving Attitudes
20% of drivers 16 years of age and above have driven a vehicle within 2 hours of drinking alcohol.
Drunk Driving Accidents
Nearly 23,000 people are killed every year in alcohol-related traffic collisions.
One American life is lost every 22 minutes in an alcohol-related traffic collision
