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US Drink Drive Statistics

  • In 2020 there were 11,654 people killed in alcohol-impaired- driving crashes.
  • The 21- to 24-year-old age group and the 25- to 34-year-old age group hadthe highest percentages (26% each) of
    alcohol-impaired drivers involved in
    fatal crashes compared to other age in 2020
  • In 2020 there were 4 male alcohol- impaired drivers involved for every female alcohol-impaired driver involved. When compared to all drivers involved
    in fatal crashes, there were 3 male driv
    ers for every female driver.
  • The percentages of alcohol-impaired drivers involved in fatal crashes in 2020 was the highest for motorcycle riders (27%), compared to drivers of passenger
    cars (23%), light trucks (19%), and large
    trucks (3%).
  • Of the 1,093 traffic fatalities in 2020 among children 14 and younger, 21 percent (229) occurred in alcohol-impaired-
    driving crashes.
  • In 2020, among the 11,654 alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities, 67 percent (7,831) were in crashes in which at least one driver had a BAC of .15 g/dL or
    higher.
  • The rate of alcohol impairment among drivers involved in fatal crashes in 2020 was 3.1 times higher at night than during the day.
  • In 2016 among the 10,497 alcoholimpaired- driving fatalities, 67 percent (7,052) were in crashes in which at least one driver had a BAC of .15 g/dL or higher.

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