Nearly 11,000 people are killed each year in crashes
involving an alcohol impaired driver.
Needless to say, the number of those injured is much higher and those
who were extremely fortunate by not being injured or killed is obviously even
higher. While the economic cost is
substantial, this pales in comparison to the emotional pain and suffering that
the victim and their family must endure.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, approximately
1 in 3 drinking and driving incident involves a male between the ages of 21 and
34. This same group is approximately 10%
of the total population. Let’s continue
to educate our young, support groups such as MADD and programs such as End Distracted
Driving.
Some statistics:
ALCOHOL-INVOLVED DEATHS
Persons Killed in Crashes Involving a Drunk Driver††Deaths
in crashes involving a driver with BAC ≥ 0.08%.
Number of Deaths, 2003−2012
3,752 people were killed in crashes involving a drunk driver
in New York
Rate of Deaths by Age (per 100,000 population), 2012
Rate of Deaths by Gender (per 100,000 population), 2012
Source: Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).