In 2006, 13,470 people were killed in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes. These alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities accounted for 32 percent of the total motor vehicle traffic fatalities in the United States. The 13,470 alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities in 2006 were almost the same as compared to 13,451 alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities reported in 1996. Drivers are considered to be alcohol-impaired when their blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is .08 grams per deciliter (g/dL) or higher. Thus, any fatality occurring in a crash involving a driver with a BAC of .08 or higher is considered to be an alcohol-impaired-driving fatality. The term driver refers to the operator of any motor vehicle, including a motorcycle.
Alcohol-Impaired Driving. Traffic Safety Facts, 2006 Data
2008
6 pages
Report
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English
Transportation Safety , Road Transportation , Social Concerns , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Transportation , Alcohol safety , Motor vehicle accidents , Fatalities , Drinking drivers , Motor vehicles , Graphs (Charts) , Tables (Data) , Traffic safety , Children , Motorcycles , Impaired drivers , Crashes , Alcohol impaired driving