many accidents are caused each year by drunk drivers. too many to count! so do the world a favor. Don't Drink :)
In 2008, almost 13,000 people were killed by drunk drivers.
525 600 kills in a year
May be 14000
=== === yes they should because drunk drivers kill people due to the accidents they cause
Some people believe drunk drivers should lose their license permanently. Others believe they should be given another chance before this happens.
Well a banana that was drunk killed him in year 2012
Most of those laws fail at protecting society, but mandatory fines, jail sentences and drivers license suspensions help deter drinking and driving. The swifter the punishment, the more effective it is at preventing drunk driving.
In 2006, 13,470 people died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes, accounting for nearly one-third (32%) of all traffic-related deaths in the United States. In 2007, an estimated 12,998 people were killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes 8,932 deaths were caused in 2008 by drunk drivers in the United States alone. There are over 9,000 recordings of drunk driver related deaths outside of the United States. The state that had the most drunk driver related deaths in 2008 was Maryland with 2,100 deaths. If you go to Maryland, drive extremely carefully, especially on Friday or Saturday.
Thousands of innocent people around the world are killed by drunk drivers every year. Unfortunately, the drunk drivers themselves, usually aren't killed in their own accidents.
65% are frunk drivers
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a person is killed every 31 minutes by drunk drivers. that adds up to be 48 people a day and 16,885 a year. check calculateme.com for more info
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According to this 2006 annual report, in the year 2005 Iowa had 84 alcohol-related fatalities. The exact number of people killed BY drunk drivers is not stated, though. http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/nhtsa/whatsup/SAFETEAweb/FY06/ARs/Iowa_2006AnnRpt.pdf
they dont drink and drive as much as United States does but about 100 people die each year of drunk driving
Around 10,000 people per year, and growing, are killed by drunk drivers. About every 53 minutes someone dies and every 90 seconds someone is injured by a drunk driver.
33,808 people were killed in traffic accidents. 10,839 of these deaths was a result of alcohol (32% of all traffic deaths)
Far less than the number of people killed by doctors, heart attacks or drunk drivers.
almost 80 because of all those people maybe they should stop.
They were killed after being run down by drunk drivers when he was a child.