state of drunk driving fatalities in america 2011

2011

Drunk Driving Fatalities in America

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Board of Directors

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The Honorable Thurbert E. Baker Former Attorney General, State of Georgia Partner, McKenna, Long & Aldridge

Charles G. Curie Prinicipal & Founder, The Curie Group, LLC

The Honorable Michael R. Fields Judge, Harris County Criminal Court Number 14

Carley Graham Garcia Global Industry Relations, Google, Inc.

Lisa Graham Keegan Keegan Company, Former Superintendent of Public Instruction State of Arizona

Robert L. King, J.D. President, Kentucky Council on Post Secondary Education

J. Neal Insley Chairman, National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA)

Dr. Anthony Wolf Clinical Psychologist and Best Selling Author

1The Century Council 2011 State of Drunk Driving Fatalities in America

Overview

A leader in the fight to eliminate drunk driving and underage drinking, The Century Council is a national, independent, not-for-profit organization funded by the distilled spirits industry and founded in 1991. Building upon a longstanding history of corporate social responsibility and the concept that collective actions have a greater impact than individual efforts, our funders Bacardi U.S.A., Inc.; Beam, Inc.; Brown-Forman; Constellation Brands, Inc.; DIAGEO; Hood River Distillers, Inc.; and Pernod Ricard USA, have demonstrated their support of The Council’s mission over the past 22 years by investing in the development and implementation of innovative programs, public awareness campaigns, and research. An independent Advisory Board of distinguished leaders in business, government, education, medicine, and other relevant disciplines assists us in these efforts.

Since The Century Council’s inception, we have been a recognized leader in the fight against drunk driving and underage drinking – two of society’s top safety concerns. During this period of time alcohol-impaired driving fatalities reached a record low level, declining 38% and declining 53% since record keeping began in 1982. And among our nation’s youth, the decline in drunk driving fatalities among those under 21 has been even more significant, decreasing 57% since The Council’s formation and 76% since 1982. Furthermore, according to the 2012 Monitoring the Future Study underage drinking among teens continues to decline, reaching the lowest levels since the survey began measuring prevalence rates for underage drinking. While we cannot claim sole responsibility for these reductions, The Century Council has played a significant role helping reach these historic low levels of drunk driving fatalities and underage consumption.

Despite this progress we still have more work to do. In 2011, nearly seven out of ten drivers involved in a fatal drunk driving crash had a BAC level of .15, and these drivers were eight times more likely than a non-drinking driver to have a prior conviction for driving while intoxicated (DWI). Since 1997, The Century Council has targeted the hardcore drunk driving problem, believing efforts should be focused on those drivers who are disproportionally responsible for drunk driving fatalities. As the largest provider of resources for those who adjudicate drunk driving cases, we have resources for judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement and have just released an update to the Hardcore Drunk Driving Judicial Guide which includes a roadmap to changed behavior incorporating proven effective sanctions and strategies.

The Century Council remains committed to working alongside all sectors of the community including beverage alcohol retailers, law enforcement, judges, public officials, educators, insurers, health care professionals, government agencies, and advocacy organizations in this important fight to advance policies and programs to help eliminate drunk driving and underage drinking. Therefore, I trust the information provided will serve as a useful resource to those interested in this effort. To find out more about The Century Council’s programs and initiatives to fight drunk driving and underage drinking, please visit our website at www.centurycouncil.org and follow us on social media.

Ralph S. Blackman President & CEO The Century Council 2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 710 Arlington, Virginia 22202 Phone 202-637-0077 Fax 202-637-0079

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2 The Century Council2011 State of Drunk Driving Fatalities in America

Terminology

ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED FATALITYDrivers in all 50 states and D.C. are considered to be alcohol-impaired if their blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is .08 grams per deciliter (g/dL) or higher. Any fatality occurring in a crash involving at least one driver, or motorcycle operator, with a BAC of .08 or higher is considered to be an alcohol-impaired driving fatality or drunk driving fatality. The term alcohol-impaired does not indicate that a crash or a fatality was the result of alcohol impairment. In producing national and state alcohol-impaired statistics, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates the extent of alcohol involvement when alcohol test results are unknown.

ALCOHOL-INVOLVED FATALITYAlcohol-involved fatalities are those where at least one driver, or motorcycle operator, has a positive BAC of .01 or higher. In producing national and state alcohol-involved statistics, NHTSA estimates the extent of alcohol involvement when alcohol test results are unknown.

BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION (BAC) BAC is measured in grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood. A BAC of .01 indicates .01 grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood. As of July 2004, all 50 states and the District of Columbia have passed legislation establishing a driver with a BAC of .08 to be legally intoxicated. Additionally, 48 states and the District of Columbia have laws that increase penalties for those convicted of driving with elevated or “high” BAC levels.

HARDCORE DRUNK DRIVERSHardcore drunk drivers are those drivers who drive with a high BAC of .15 or above, who do so repeatedly, as demonstrated by having more than one drunk driving arrest, and who are highly resistant to changing their behavior despite previous sanctions, treatment, or education efforts.

RATES PER 100,000 POPULATIONThe rate of alcohol-impaired fatalities per 100,000 population is the number of alcohol-impaired fatalities for every 100,000 persons in the population being measured. For example, an alcohol-impaired fatality rate of 3.2 per 100,000 population nationally means that for every 100,000 people in the nation, there were approximately three alcohol-impaired fatalities.

REPEAT OFFENDERSThe NHTSA/FARS data records prior driving records (convictions only, not violations) for driving while intoxicated events occurring within three years of the date of the crash. The same driver can have one or more of these convictions during this three year period. Drivers who have a prior conviction in this three year period are reported as repeat offenders.

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Foreword

The Century Council is pleased to present its annual summary of the State of Drunk Driving Fatalities in America for 2011. This overview includes graphs that summarize the latest available alcohol-impaired traffic fatality statistics in the U.S. detailed state-by-state as well as nearly three decades of trend data, and highlights hardcore drunk driver statistics and the disproportional impact these offenders continue to have on our roads.

Drunk driving fatalities accounted for 31 percent of the total fatal motor vehicle crashes, down 2.5% from 10,136 fatalities in 2010 to 9,878 in 2011. This represents an overall decline in alcohol-impaired driving fatalities for the seventh consecutive year. In addition to the record low levels of motor vehicle and drunk driving fatalities, the fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and the alcohol-impaired driving fatality rate per 100 VMT are at historic low levels (1.10 and 0.34, respectively.)

Since NHTSA began recording alcohol-impaired driving statistics in 1982, drunk driving fatalities have declined overall and among persons under 21. However, 2011 marks the first time in a decade there has been a significant increase in the number of drunk driving fatalities among persons under the age of 21. In 2011, 1,249 people under 21 died in drunk driving fatalities, an increase of nearly 7 percent from 1,171 fatalities in 2010. Despite this increase nationally, 20 states reported a decrease in the number of drunk driving fatalities among those under 21 in 2011.

The rate of alcohol-impaired fatalities per 100,000 population decreased three percent from 3.3 in 2010 to 3.2 in 2011, and decreased 32 percent from a rate of 4.7 in 2001. The rate of drunk driving fatalities per 100,000 population among individuals under 21 decreased 46 percent from 2.6 in 2001, but increased almost eight percent from 1.3 in 2010 to 1.4 in 2011.

Hardcore drunk drivers, those who drive at high BAC's (0.15 or above), do so repeatedly as demonstrated by having more than one drunk driving arrest, and are highly resistant to changing their behavior despite previous sanctions, treatment or education, continue to account for a disproportionate share of alcohol-impaired traffic fatalities each year. In 2011, 70% of drunk driving fatalities, where there is a known alcohol-test result for the driver, involved a high BAC driver — a trend that has remained relatively unchanged for more than a decade. Furthermore, these high BAC drivers were eight times more likely to have a prior driving while intoxicated (DWI) conviction, and 42% of these drivers involved in fatal crashes with a prior DWI conviction in the past three years also had a BAC level of 0.15 or higher at the time of the crash.

Many of these statistics and others in this report are positive indicators of the progress being made to reduce and ultimately eliminate drunk driving but there remains work to be done — on average one person dies in a drunk driving fatality involving a high BAC driver every 46 minutes. Understanding no simple solution, single law or one-size-fits-all technology will be solely effective in stopping the most serious DWI offenders, hardcore drunk driving remains a behavioral challenge and a top priority for The Century Council. As part of its continued commitment to eliminate drunk driving, The Century Council stands ready to assist law enforcement, judges, prosecutors, legislators, state and federal government agencies, treatment professionals, and advocacy groups in this important and life-saving effort.

The information presented in this report is drawn from several databases maintained by government agencies, including the National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA) of NHTSA, which compiles crash data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), and the U.S. Census Bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce. This report reflects data from 1982 to the present utilizing NHTSA’s multiple imputation method for estimating missing information about BAC levels for persons involved in fatal crashes, thus allowing for improved reporting of alcohol involvement statistics at any BAC level. The U.S. Census Bureau publishes state resident population estimates which were used in this report.


2011 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities

AlabamaAlaska

ArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColorado

ConnecticutDelaware

D.C.Florida

GeorgiaHawaii

IdahoIllinois

IndianaIowa

KansasKentuckyLouisiana

MaineMaryland

MassachusettsMichigan

MinnesotaMississippi

MissouriMontanaNebraska

NevadaNew Hampshire

New JerseyNew Mexico

New YorkNorth Carolina

North DakotaOhio

OklahomaOregon

PennsylvaniaRhode Island

South CarolinaSouth Dakota

TennesseeTexasUtah

VermontVirginia

WashingtonWest Virginia

WisconsinWyoming

Data Source: NHTSA/FARS, 1/13 Total may not equal the sum of states due to rounding

25920

215155

774161

9241

8716

2774450

279208

82107

172226

23162

114255

109149

25880

4670

27193

105315

36664

316220

97407

25314

32257

1,21354

18224

15691

19639

U.S. TOTAL: 9,878

5002500 750 1,2501,000 1,500


2011 Under 21 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities

Data Source: NHTSA/FARS, 1/13 Total may not equal the sum of states due to rounding

AlabamaAlaska


ConnecticutDelaware

D.C.Florida

GeorgiaHawaii

IdahoIllinois

IndianaIowa

KansasKentuckyLouisiana

MaineMaryland




NevadaNew Hampshire



North DakotaOhio

OklahomaOregon



TennesseeTexasUtah

VermontVirginia


WisconsinWyoming

U.S. TOTAL: 1,249

374

359

8319

124

279

318

1231

2617

1018

281

2815

381817

469

59

123

938

516

4525

541

241

836

1757

229

239

175

0 100 20050 150


-2.5%

From 2010 to 2011, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities declined nationally and in 27 states.

-41.0%-40.0%

-29.6%-27.8%

-22.7%-20.1%

-14.8%-14.4%-13.5%-12.9%-12.5%

-11.0%-11.0%-10.8%

-9.8%-7.7%-7.4%-7.4%-6.6%-6.0%-5.9%

-4.8%-4.7%-4.5%-4.0%-3.4%

-1.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.9%

2.3%2.9%3.0%

4.5%4.6%4.9%5.8%

7.2%8.1%8.7%

10.8%11.1%

14.3%17.4%

20.6%25.0%

34.2%38.6%39.1%

Data Source: NHTSA/FARS, 1/13

MaineNew Hampshire

IdahoWyoming

ConnecticutKansas


South DakotaArkansas

New YorkSouth Carolina

New MexicoTennessee

NebraskaWashington

Rhode IslandGeorgia

MassachusettsOhio

North CarolinaIllinois

IowaTexas

PennsylvaniaWisconsin

AlabamaCaliforniaLouisianaMissouriVermont

OklahomaHawaii

NevadaKentuckyMaryland

West VirginiaArizonaFloridaIndiana

MichiganVirginia

DelawareMontana

D.C.Utah

New JerseyAlaska

ColoradoOregon

North Dakota

U.S. Total

PERCENT CHANGE IN ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES FROM 2010 TO 2011 BY STATE RANK

-50.0% -25.0% 25.0%0.0% 50.0%


Between 2010 and 2011, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities among those under 21 delined in 20 states.

PERCENT CHANGE IN UNDER 21 ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES FROM 2010 TO 2011 BY STATE RANK


-50.0%0.0% 100.0% 150.0%-50.0%-100.0% 200.0%

6.7%

250.0% 250.0% 400.0%350.0%

-83.3%-66.7%

-50.0%-47.4%-47.1%-43.8%

-37.5%-33.3%

-26.1%-24.0%-22.2%

-16.3%-16.2%-15.0%-14.8%-14.3%-11.7%-11.1%

-6.7%-3.3%

0.0% 0.0%0.0%2.0%2.9%6.9%7.1%7.1%8.7%10.8%12.5%

20.0%25.4%30.0%35.7%37.0%38.5%40.0%40.7%

50.0%54.5%

75.0%76.9%80.0%

100.0%100.0%

125.0%125.0%130.0%

200.0%400.0%

MaineNew Hampshire

New MexicoKansas

ArkansasMontana

OregonVermont

WisconsinNew York

UtahPennsylvania

IllinoisMississippi

WashingtonConnecticut

CaliforniaHawaii

LouisianaVirginia

DelawareNebraska

Rhode Island North Carolina

TexasGeorgia

MassachusettsOhio

OklahomaSouth Carolina

MinnesotaIdaho

FloridaIndiana

ColoradoAlabama

TennesseeArizona

MichiganNorth Dakota

IowaMaryland

New JerseyKentucky

AlaskaSouth Dakota

NevadaWest Virginia

MissouriD.C.

Wyoming

U.S. Total


Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities from 1982-2011

ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES HAVE DECLINED 53% FROM 1982 TO 2011.

ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES PER 100,000 POPULATION HAVE DECLINED 65% SINCE 1982.

Data Source: NHTSA/FARS and U.S. Census Bureau, 1/13


15,82713,290

1982

1982

1983

1983

1984

1984

1985

1985

1986

1986

1987

1987

1988

1988

1989

1989

1990

1990

1991

1991

1992

1992

1993

1993

1994

1994

1995

1995

1996

1996

1997

1997

1998

1998

1999

1999

2000

2000

2001

2001

2002

2002

2003

2003

2004

2004

2005

2005

2006

2006

2007

2007

2008

2008

2009

2009

2011

2011

2010

2010

22,000

20,000

18,000

16,000

14,000

12,000

10,000

8,000

9.1

6.3

4.7

3.2

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.0

TRENDSSINCE1982

SINCE 1991

SINCE2001

È 53% È 38% È 26%

TRENDSSINCE1982

SINCE 1991

SINCE2001

È 65% È 49% È 32%

21,113

9,878


Under 21 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities from 1982-2011

AMONG THOSE UNDER 21, ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES PER 100,000 POPULATION DECREASED 80% SINCE 1982.

UNDER 21 ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES HAVE DECLINED 76% FROM 1982 TO 2011.


5,215

2,905 2,201

1,249


1982

1982

1983

1983

1984

1984

1985

1985

1986

1986

1987

1987

1988

1988

1989

1989

1990

1990

1991

1991

1992

1992

1993

1993

1994

1994

1995

1995

1996

1996

1997

1997

1998

1998

1999

1999

2000

2000

2001

2001

2002

2002

2003

2003

2004

2004

2005

2005

2006

2006

2007

2007

2008

2008

2009

2009

2011

2011

2010

2010

6,000

5,000

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000

0

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.0

1.0

0.0

6.9

3.82.6

1.4

TRENDSSINCE1982

SINCE 1991

SINCE2001

È 76% È 57% È 43%

TRENDSSINCE1982

SINCE 1991

SINCE2001

È 80% È 63% È 46%


In 25 states and D.C., alcohol-impaired driving fatalities per 100,000 population were below the national average of 3.2 deaths per 100,000 population.

2011 ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITY RATES BY STATE

0.0-2.0

2.1-4.0

4.1-6.0

6.1-8.0

8.1+


Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

D.C.

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

U.S. Total

5.4

2.8

3.3

5.3

2.1

3.1

2.6

4.5

1.3

3.8

2.8

3.2

3.2

2.2

3.2

2.7

3.7

3.9

4.9

1.7

2.8

1.7

2.6

2.0

5.0

4.3

8.0

2.5

2.6

2.0

2.2

5.0

1.6

3.8

9.4

2.7

5.8

2.5

3.2

2.4

6.7

3.9

4.0

4.7

1.9

2.9

2.8

2.3

4.9

3.4

6.9

3.2


In 26 states and D.C., under 21 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities per 100,000 population were at or below the national average of 1.4 deaths per 100,000 population.

2011 UNDER 21 ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITY RATES BY STATE


0.0-1.0

1.1-2.0

2.1-3.0

3.1-4.0

4.1+

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

D.C.

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

U.S. Total

2.8

1.8

1.8

1.1

0.8

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.4

1.7

1.1

2.2

2.4

0.9

1.4

2.0

1.2

1.5

2.1

0.3

1.8

0.9

1.4

1.2

1.9

2.8

3.4

0.9

1.2

0.3

1.0

1.5

0.7

1.9

3.2

1.4

2.3

0.5

1.2

0.7

3.2

3.3

2.0

2.2

0.7

1.3

1.3

1.2

2.0

1.1

3.1

1.4


Over the past decade only two states did not experience a decline in drunk driving fatalities per 100,000 population between 2001 and 2011.


PERCENT CHANGE IN ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITY RATES FROM 2001 TO 2011 BY STATE RANK

D.C.MaineAlaska

South DakotaWyoming

ArizonaNew Hampshire

TennesseeNevada

ColoradoMinnesota

IllinoisIdaho

NebraskaGeorgia

MissouriSouth Carolina

New MexicoWisconsin

MassachusettsMississippi

WashingtonVermontOregonKansas

MichiganOhio

ConnecticutCaliforniaLouisiana

IowaDelaware

FloridaRhode Island

TexasVirginia

PennsylvaniaMaryland

North CarolinaAlabama

West VirginiaIndiana

KentuckyMontana

UtahHawaii

New YorkNew Jersey

OklahomaArkansas

North Dakota

U.S. Total-50.0%-75.0% -25.0% 0.0% 25.0% 50.0%

-32.0%

-69.0%-62.3%

-58.2%-56.7%

-51.5%-49.9%-49.6%

-47.4%-45.5%-45.2%-44.8%-44.4%

-43.0%-42.0%-41.8%-40.9%-40.3%-40.0%-40.0%-38.8%-38.7%-37.9%-37.2%-36.1%-35.9%-34.7%-34.7%-34.2%-34.0%

-32.4%-31.7%-30.8%-30.6%-30.2%-30.0%

-26.2%-25.5%-24.5%

-23.4%-22.0%-21.1%-20.5%-20.3%-20.1%

-14.2%-12.8%

-9.7%-8.5%-7.3%

1.4%39.1%


Between 2001 and 2011 under 21 drunk driving fatalities per 100,000 population declined nationally and in all 50 states and D.C.

PERCENT CHANGE IN UNDER 21 ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITY RATES FROM 2001 TO 2011 BY STATE RANK

-100.0% -25.0%-50.0%-75.0% 0.0% 25.0%


New HampshireMaine

OregonRhode Island

NebraskaKansas

New MexicoColorado

MassachusettsDelaware

IllinoisWisconsin

GeorgiaUtah

MississippiPennsylvania

WyomingArizona

ConnecticutArkansas

WashingtonCalifornia

TennesseeSouth Carolina

D.C.Texas

AlaskaMontana

FloridaMissouri

New JerseyKentuckyLouisianaMichigan

IdahoMinnesotaOklahoma

NevadaSouth Dakota

AlabamaVermont

North CarolinaMaryland

West VirginiaHawaii

North DakotaNew York

VirginiaIowa

IndianaOhio

U.S. Total -44.8%

-90.2%-87.9%

-77.8%-75.8%

-71.2%-71.0%

-68.9%-66.5%

-63.9%-62.2%

-58.7%-58.4%-58.4%-57.5%-57.4%-57.0%-56.9%

-53.2%-52.9%-52.1%-51.2%-50.4%-50.3%-49.7%

-48.0%-47.2%

-43.7%-42.7%

-39.9%-38.5%-37.4%-37.3%-37.0%-36.5%

-33.6%-32.6%

-29.8%-28.3%-27.7%-27.1%-26.1%-25.8%-25.0%

-23.0%-22.8%-22.3%-22.3%-22.3%-22.1%

-17.4%-12.0%


Six out of ten alcohol-involved driving fatalities involved high BAC drivers in 2011.

PERCENT OF 2011 DRIVERS IN ALCOHOL-INVOLVED DRIVING FATALITIES BY BAC TEST RESULT

Data Source: NHTSA/FARS ARF of Drivers with Known BAC, 1/13Total may not equal the sum of categories due to rounding.

Known Alcohol Test Results of Drivers Involved in Fatal Traffic Crashes

BAC .01-.02 BAC .03-.04 BAC .05-.06 BAC .07-.08 BAC .09-.10 BAC .11-.12 BAC .13-.14 BAC .15-.16

4%4%

6%

5% 5%

8%9%

10%10%

BAC .17-.18 BAC .19+

40%


In 2011, 70% of drivers involved in fatal drunk driving crashes were hardcore drunk drivers.

Data Source: NHTSA/FARS ARF of Drivers with Known BAC, 1/13

AlabamaAlaska


ConnecticutDelaware

D.C.Florida

GeorgiaHawaiiIdaho

IllinoisIndiana

IowaKansas

KentuckyLouisiana

MaineMaryland




NevadaNew Hampshire



North DakotaOhio

OklahomaOregon



TennesseeTexasUtah

VermontVirginia


WisconsinWyoming

U.S. Total

0% 20% 60% 80% 100%

HIGH BAC DRIVERS ACCOUNTED FOR 70% OF THE ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED FATAL CRASHES.

40%

Percent of 2011 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities by State and BAC% BAC = .08-.14 % BAC .15-.19 % BAC .20+


Four out of ten drivers involved in fatal crashes with a prior DWI* also had a high BAC level at the time of the crash.

No Prior DWI94%

Unknown3%

Prior DWI*3%

BAC = .15+

BAC = .08-.14BAC = .01-.07

BAC = .00

42%

12%6%

39%

Drivers involved in fatal crashes

Repeat offenders by BAC level

Data Source: NHTSA/FARS, 1/13*Prior convictions only for events occurring within 3 years from date of crash.

Total may not equal the sum of categories due to rounding.

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