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Drunk Driving Basic Info & Statistics

 
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Drunk Driving Statistics should be a wake up call for the nation. Although driving intoxicated is a seemingly victimless crime, it is most often deadly. Alcohol-related traffic accidents in 2005 accounted for nearly 17,000 American deaths and over 700,000 injuries. The national economic loss is estimated at more than $50 billion every year.

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Each individual has a set of choices - the choice to drink, the choice to drink to impairment, and the choice of whether or not to drive after reaching such point. Drunk driving fatalities, injuries, crashes and arrests could be prevented, but only if people make responsible choices. The following bullet list entails even more upsetting Drunk Driving Statistics.

Drunk Driving Statistics (2005):

  • Alcohol-related traffic fatalities accounted for 39% of all traffic fatalities.
  • Alcohol-related traffic accidents accounted for 7% of all traffic accidents.
  • 1 alcoholic-related fatality occurred approximately every 31 minutes.
  • 13,000 of the fatalities involved a driver with a BAC of .08 g/dL or higher.
  • Over 1.4 million drivers were arrested for driving under the influence ( DUI ).
  • 1 driver was arrested for DUI for every 139 licensed drivers.
  • The highest percentage (32%) of DUI arrests involved drivers ages 21-24.

The information and Drunk Driving Statistics contained on the drunkdrivinglawyers.com web site is intended to educate individuals and to encourage them to make the right choices. If you have further questions, please contact one of our Drunk Driving Lawyers for help. The result - our nation's roadways become safer and lives are saved.

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