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Each year approximately 16000 are killed in alcohol related crashes ... Over 40% of fatal automobile accidents are alcohol-related ... Many people believe that New Year's Eve is the night when the most drunken driving ... Many instances of drunk driving accidents could have been prevented by someone interfering
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∙ 13y ago50 states in the US and Puerto Rico now apply two statutory offenses to driving under the influence of alcohol. The first (and original) offense is known either as driving under the influence (DUI), driving while intoxicated/impaired (DWI), or operating [a motor vehicle] while intoxicated/impaired (OWI). This is based upon a police officer's observations (driving behavior, slurred speech, the results of a roadside sobriety test, etc.)
The second offense is called "illegal per se", which is driving with a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of 0.08 g/dL or higher. Since 2002 it has been illegal in all 50 states to drive with a BAC that is 0.08 or higher. Drivers are considered to be alcohol-impaired when their BAC is .08 or higher.
Alcohol-related deaths in the US since 1982:
Total fatalitiesAlcohol-related
fatalities
YearNumberNumberPercent
1982
43,945
26,173
60
1983
42,589
24,635
58
1984
44,257
24,762
56
1985
43,825
23,167
53
1986
46,087
25,017
54
1987
46,390
24,094
52
1988
47,087
23,833
51
1989
45,582
22,424
49
1990
44,599
22,587
51
1991
41,508
20,159
49
1992
39,250
18,290
47
1993
40,150
17,908
45
1994
40,716
17,308
43
1995
41,817
17,732
42
1996
42,065
17,749
42
1997
42,013
16,711
40
1998
41,501
16,673
40
1999
41,717
16,572
40
2000
41,945
17,380
41
2001
42,196
17,400
41
2002
43,005
17,524
41
2003
42,643
17,013
40
2004
42,518
16,919
39
2005
43,443
16,885
39
2006
42,532
15,829
37
2007
41,059
15,387
37
2008
37,261
13,846
37
Drinking and driving fatalities by state in 2008 (ranked by highest number of alcohol-related* deaths):StateTotal Fatalities
Alcohol-Related
Fatalities
NumberPercentTexas3,3821,46343California3,4341,19835Florida2,9781,04135Pennsylvania1,46857839North Carolina1,43350035Georgia1,49348933South Carolina92046350Illinois1,04343442Ohio1,19041535New York1,23140933Louisiana91240444Tennessee1,03538637Alabama96636738Virginia82436544Missouri96036438Michigan98033134Arizona93732935Mississippi78329738Oklahoma74927437Indiana81425031Wisconsin60525041Kentucky82622627Washington52122543Arkansas60020534Colorado54820237New Jersey59019733Maryland59118631Minnesota45616135Oregon41615938Kansas38515741Massachusetts36315142West Virginia38014237Nevada32412137New Mexico36611832Iowa41211327Connecticut26410440Montana22910345Idaho2329340Nebraska2087536Wyoming1597547Utah2755520New Hampshire1395338North Dakota1045250Hawaii1075046Delaware1214940Maine1554730South Dakota1194134Rhode Island652945Alaska622438Vermont731521Dist of Columbia341339National37,26113,84637Puerto Rico39916241
The table below shows alcohol-impaired** motor vehicle fatalities in the US for 2008.StateTotal Fatalities*BAC=.08+
NumberNumberPercentTexas3,3821,26938California3,4341,02930Florida2,97887529Pennsylvania1,46849634North Carolina1,43342330Georgia1,49341628South Carolina92040344Illinois1,04336235Ohio1,19035630New York1,23134128Louisiana91233837Tennessee1,03532732Alabama96631533Virginia82429436Missouri96031032Michigan98028229Arizona93726628Mississippi78326634Oklahoma74924433Indiana81420826Wisconsin60520834Kentucky82620024Washington52118235Arkansas60017128Colorado54817332New Jersey59015426Maryland59115226Minnesota45613530Oregon41613633Kansas38514538Massachusetts36312434West Virginia38012834Nevada32410733New Mexico36610529Iowa4128922Connecticut2648632Montana2299140Idaho2327834Nebraska2085527Wyoming1596742Utah2754617New Hampshire1394532North Dakota1044746Hawaii1074239Delaware1214537Maine1554328South Dakota1193429Rhode Island652538Alaska622133Vermont731216Dist of Columbia34926National37,26111,77332Puerto Rico39913233
*According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), "A motor vehicle crash is considered to be alcohol-related if at least one driver or non-occupant (such as a pedestrian or pedalcyclist) involved in the crash is determined to have had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .01 gram per deciliter (g/dL) or higher. Thus, any fatality that occurs in an alcohol-related crash is considered an alcohol-related fatality. The term 'alcohol-related' does not indicate that a crash or fatality was caused by the presence of alcohol."
**A driver involved in a motor vehicle crash is considered alcohol-impaired if he or she exhibits a BAC of .08 or greater.
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∙ 13y agoabout 1.5 million people are arrested in The United States each year.
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