Drunk Driving Statistics Part 23

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

There were 13,491 deaths in 2006 due to drunk driving. However, in 2007 there was a 3.7 decrease with only 12,998 deaths from crashes involving drinking and driving. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. “2007 Traffic Safety Annual Assessment-Alcohol Impaired Driving Fatalities” DOT 811 016. Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2008. http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811016.PDF

In the USA on average someone is killed by a drunk driver every 40 minutes. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. “2007 Traffic Safety Annual Assessment-Alcohol Impaired Driving Fatalities” DOT 811 016. Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2008. http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811016.PDF