Close to 20% of fatalities on the road are related to alcohol. This is why is it is very important to not drink and drive.
Yes, sad to say, those are the statistics while boozing then get behind the wheel of a car, so it goes on and on!!
More than 25% of fatalities on the road are related to alcohol
In 2011, 9,878 people were killed in alcohol related automobile incidences. This accounts for 31 percent of all automobile related fatalities in the U. S.
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There were 15,829 alcohol related fatalities in 2006.
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There were 16,885 alcohol-related fatalities in 2005 in the US - 39 percent of the total traffic fatalities for the year. Dept of Transportation
In 2007, 12,998 people were killed in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes. These alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities accounted for 32 percent of the total motor vehicle traffic fatalities in the United States. (US Department of Transportation)
The number of alcohol related fatalities that were associated with motorcylce vehicle crashes in the twenty to twenty four age group in Flordia in 2008 was approximetaly twice that as it was in 2007.
There are approximately 50,000 traffic fatalities per year in the United States. About half are alcohol related.
250,000 people have died in alcohol related accidents in the past 10 years.Presently 25,000 people are killed each year in alcohol related accidents.500 people are killed each week in alcohol related accidents.71 people are killed each day in alcohol related accidents.One American life is lost every 20 minutes in alcohol related auto crashes.It is estimated that one out of every two Americans will be involved in an alcohol related accident in his or her lifetime.In 1994, New Hampshire had 119 total highway fatalities, 42 were alcohol related (or 35.3% of the total). New Hampshire leads the nation with one of the lowest percentages of alcohol related fatalities.
There were 16,885 alcohol-related fatalities in 2005 - 39 percent of the total traffic fatalities for the year. Dept of Transportation About 41 people die a day from drunk driving accidents.