National DUI Stats - DUI Tampa Attorney
Alcohol-related crash fatalities totaled 17,013 in 2003.
Alcohol-related occupant fatalities increased 3 percent in SUVs and 5 percent on motorcycles in 2003.
40 percent of crashes involving an alcohol-impaired or intoxicated driver or non-occupant resulted in an involved person being killed or injured.
Drivers with a BAC greater than .08 who were killed in crashes were 10 times as likely to have a prior conviction for driving while intoxicated.
About 275,000 people suffered injuries in alcohol-related crashes in 2003.
More than 1.5 million drivers are arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs each year. This represents one in every 130 drivers in the United States.
The percentage of alcohol-related crashes in 2003 represents an average of one alcohol-related fatality every 31 minutes and one alcohol-related injury every two minutes.
The rate of alcohol involvement in fatal crashes is three times as high at night as during the day. More than 53 percent of weekend evening crashes are alcohol related.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for people ages 2-33.
The highest intoxication rates for drivers in fatal crashes were recorded for drivers ages 21-24 (32 percent), followed by ages 25-34 (27 percent) and 35-44 (24 percent).
Alcohol-related crashes, injuries and fatalities cost society more than $45 billion in lost productivity, medical care, property damage and other direct expenditures annually
Alcohol-related occupant fatalities increased 3 percent in SUVs and 5 percent on motorcycles in 2003.
40 percent of crashes involving an alcohol-impaired or intoxicated driver or non-occupant resulted in an involved person being killed or injured.
Drivers with a BAC greater than .08 who were killed in crashes were 10 times as likely to have a prior conviction for driving while intoxicated.
About 275,000 people suffered injuries in alcohol-related crashes in 2003.
More than 1.5 million drivers are arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs each year. This represents one in every 130 drivers in the United States.
The percentage of alcohol-related crashes in 2003 represents an average of one alcohol-related fatality every 31 minutes and one alcohol-related injury every two minutes.
The rate of alcohol involvement in fatal crashes is three times as high at night as during the day. More than 53 percent of weekend evening crashes are alcohol related.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for people ages 2-33.
The highest intoxication rates for drivers in fatal crashes were recorded for drivers ages 21-24 (32 percent), followed by ages 25-34 (27 percent) and 35-44 (24 percent).
Alcohol-related crashes, injuries and fatalities cost society more than $45 billion in lost productivity, medical care, property damage and other direct expenditures annually
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