Drunk Driving Statistics Part 10

Thirty percent of Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related accident.

Of 15-20 year-old drivers killed in car accidents in 2006, 25 percent had a BAC level of .o8 g/dl or higher. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. “Traffic Safety Facts 2006: Young Drivers”. DOT 810 817. Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2008. http://wwwnrd. nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/810817.PDF

Of the young male drivers, 27 percent involved in fatal accidents in 2006, had been drinking at the time of the accident, compared with 15 percent of the young female drivers involved in fatal accidents. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. “Traffic Safety Facts 2006: Young Drivers”. DOT 810 817. Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2008. http://wwwnrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/810817.PDF.