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DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED
In 1999, 30% of all traffic
fatalities occurred in crashes in which a driver or non-occupant
(pedestrian) was intoxicated.32
Highway death
statistics show 17,448 fatalities in alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes
in 2001.41
Alcohol was more
likely to be involved in night-time crashes (49%) than day-time crashes
(11%). Alcohol was also more likely to be involved in weekend fatal
crashes (41%), than weekday fatal crashes (22%).32
20% of male drivers
and 10% of female drivers were intoxicated in fatal crashes in 1999.32
A total of 15,935 persons, or 38% of all traffic
fatalities, died in alcohol-related crashes in 1998--an alcohol-related
fatality every 33 minutes.4
Drunk driving is the nation's most frequently committed
offense.5
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