I know from reading and researching that about 1/3 of vehicle fatalities were due to drunk driving with a blood alcohol level above .08 percent in 2006. The attached website has detailed info on not only US statistics but also drunk driving statistics categorized by state.
what's 'alcohol related' is the question. if a non driving passenger is under the influence the accident is listed as 'alcohol related'.
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It is not really possible to know how many vehicle accidents are caused by drunk driving. A person could make an educated guess, but never know for sure how accurate it was. In order to do this, you would have to find out have many accidents are actually caused by a drunk driver and how many are caused by a sober driver. Remember, a lot of vehicle accidents do involve a drunk driver, but they are all not necessarily all caused by them.
Drunk driving is caused by individuals choosing to operate a vehicle after consuming alcohol. The effect of drunk driving can lead to accidents, injuries, and even fatalities due to impaired judgment and coordination.
CHP maintains these statics. You might try there for info.
"There is absolutely no correlation between the full moon and drunk driving accidents. When you are drunk, that is the cause of your accident, not the status of the moon."
Absolutely.
The main causes of drunk driving accidents are alcohol impairment, poor decision-making, and reduced coordination and reaction time.
I'm not at all certain that it is a true statement that "people study" accidents caused by intoxicated drivers.ALL serious traffic accidents are carefully investigated, documented and analyzed -- including those caused by intoxicated drivers. The fact that the intoxicated drivers were involved serves as a warning that these were preventable accidents.
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In 2006, about 28% of all traffic-related fatalities in the US were due to alcohol-impaired driving. This translates to approximately 13,500 people who died in drunk driving accidents that year.
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.