State Of Pennsylvania DUI Law

Incidence of Impaired Driving

For one of every 130 miles driven in Pennsylvania in 2000, a person with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) >.10 sat behind the wheel. Police in Pennsylvania reported 14,564 crashes involving a driver or pedestrian with a BAC of .01 or more. Formulas developed by NHTSA were used to estimate the number of alcohol-related crashes where alcohol involvement was not reported by the police. An estimated total of 99,430 crashes in Pennsylvania involved alcohol which killed 618 and injured an estimated 33,500 people.

Impaired Driving by Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)

In 2000, Pennsylvania drivers with:

· BACs of .10 and above were involved in an estimated 94,600 crashes that killed 511 and injured 29,300

· BACs between .08-.09 were involved in an estimated 1,630 crashes that killed 31 and injured 1,300

· Positive BACs below .08 were involved in an estimated 3,200 crashes that killed 76 and injured 2,900

Zero Tolerance Law:
Laws like Pennsylvania’s that make it illegal for persons under 21 to drive with a positive BAC have reduced impaired-driving fatalities by 4% on average. Per licensed youth driver, this law costs approximately $40 and yields net savings of $900. Medical care cost savings alone exceed the intervention cost. The primary cost is the value of mobility lost by youth who are forced to reduce their drinking or driving.

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