Drinking and you - US Drink Drive statistics


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In 2020 there were 11,654 people killed in alcohol-impaired- driving crashes.
The 21- to 24-year-old age group and the 25- to 34-year-old age group hadthe highest percentages (26% each) of
alcohol-impaired drivers involved in fatal crashes compared to other age in 2020
In 2020 there were 4 male alcohol- impaired drivers involved for every female alcohol-impaired driver involved. When compared to all drivers involved
in fatal crashes, there were 3 male drivers for every female driver.
The percentages of alcohol-impaired drivers involved in fatal crashes in 2020 was the highest for motorcycle riders (27%), compared to drivers of passenger
cars (23%), light trucks (19%), and large trucks (3%).
Of the 1,093 traffic fatalities in 2020 among children 14 and younger, 21 percent (229) occurred in alcohol-impaired-
driving crashes.
In 2020, among the 11,654 alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities, 67 percent (7,831) were in crashes in which at least one driver had a BAC of .15 g/dL or
higher.
The rate of alcohol impairment among drivers involved in fatal crashes in 2020 was 3.1 times higher at night than during the day.
In 2016 among the 10,497 alcoholimpaired- driving fatalities, 67 percent (7,052) were in crashes in which at least one driver had a BAC of .15 g/dL or higher.

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