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Drunk Driving in the United States |
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Casey's car,
destroyed by an 18 yr.
old drunk driver. |
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- Drunk driving is the
nation's most frequently committed violent
crime. (MADD, 1996)
- Drunk driving deaths
have reached a plateau. Preliminary
alcohol-related traffic fatality statistics show
that 16,652 people died on the roadways in
2001. (NHTSA, 2002)
- An estimated 513,000
people are injured in alcohol-related crashes
each year, an average
of 59 people per hour or
approximately one person every minute. (NHTSA,
2002)
- An estimated three of
every ten Americans will be involved in an
alcohol-related traffic
crash at some time in
their lives. (NHTSA, 2000)
- Americans rank drunk
driving as their No. 1 highway safety concern.
(Allstate-MADD
survey, 1997)
- Preliminary research
for 2000 shows that alcohol-related crashes cost
the public an
estimated $114.7 billion annually
-- this includes an estimated $63.9 billion lost
in quality
of life due to these crashes. (Ted
Miller, 2002)
- The societal costs of
alcohol-related crashes average 80 cents per
drink consumed.
(Ted Miller, 1999)
- Approximately 1.5
million drivers were arrested in 1999 for
driving under the influence of
alcohol or
narcotics. This is an arrest rate of one for
every 121 licensed drivers in the
United
States. (NHTSA, 2000)
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