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Truck drivers
it has risen from 75 percent
Alcohol related crashes cost the public
63% of the children up to age 15 who were killed in motor vehicle crashes were killed in alcohol-related crashes. true or fales?
23,013 alcohol-related crashes
Motor-vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death in the United States for persons aged 16--24 years, and a substantial proportion of these crashes are alcohol-related. Alcohol-impaired driving is highest among persons aged 21--24 years (1), and the percentage of fatal crashes that are alcohol-related is highest for this age group (2). However, alcohol-related crashes are a serious problem even for the youngest drivers. Not only are drivers aged
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) statistics report in 2008, 11, 773 of the 37,261 people who were killed in traffic accidents are alcohol-related. In 2008, 35 percent of fatally injured passenger vehicle drivers had BACs at or above 0.08 percent. Pedestrians had the highest proportion of BACs at or above 0.08 percent (38 percent).
about 27 percent of teen crashes are related to drugs
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Alcohol related crashes cost society approximately 114 billion dollars annually.
23,578
Drivers with a BAC of .016 (twice the legal limit) account for at least half of all alcohol-related traffic fatalities.