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 The
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration collected
the following information for 2006:
- there were 17,602 fatalities
in alcohol-related crashes
- this represents an average of
one alcohol-related fatality every 30 minutes
- estimated that alcohol was involved
in 41 percent of fatal crashes
- estimated that alcohol was involved
in 9 percent of all crashes in 2006
- over 1.46 million drivers arrested
for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics
- this is an arrest rate of 1 for
every 139 licensed drivers in the United States.
Did you get that?
- Every 30 minutes someone in the
United States dies in an alcohol related crash!
- Alcohol was involved in almost
half of all fatal crashes!
- Out of every 139 licensed drivers,
1 will be arrested for drunk driving!
Young drivers are at even greater risk
than older drivers. “The highest percentage of drivers
in fatal crashes who had BAC levels .08 g/dL or higher was
for drivers 21 to 24 years old,” according
to NHTSA. |
