3 out of every 10 Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their life
3 out of ten
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.
It is estimated that 22 million Americans are currently addicted to alcohol, illegal drugs, and/or prescription drugs. There are about 305 million people in the U.S., so, about 7.2% of Americans have a drug or alcohol problem. See the Related Link for more details.
It is estimated that 1 in 3 Americans, or 33.33 percent, will be involved in a drunk driving accident in their lifetime. Each day in the U.S., 28 people die from drunk driving accidents.
In recent years, about 300,000 people were injured in alcohol-related collisions.
According to MADD.org 17,602 people died in alcohol-related accidents.
• Over 40% of fatal automobile accidents are alcohol-related • Approximately 30% of Americans will be in an accident involving alcohol • According to estimates, someone is injured in an alcohol-related accident every two minutes • Accidents involving alcohol are more likely to occur at night… about five times more likely •maybe..16,000 people every year
alcohol makes people have a different mindset. people are not there self when they drink
African Americans
Estimates vary, but the average seems to be in the area of 3 to 4 times the risk of an accident over drivers who are not drinking. The same statistics, BTW, hold for people who talk on the phone while driving, and they are about twice that for people who text and drive.
23,013 alcohol-related crashes
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