| Persons Killed In Total And Alcohol-Impaired Crashes By Person Type, 2022 |
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Alcohol-impaired crash fatalities (1) |
| Person type |
Total killed |
Number |
Percent of
total killed |
| Vehicle occupants |
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| Driver |
20,908 |
7,580 |
36% |
| Passenger |
6,393 |
2,144 |
34 |
| Unknown occupant |
43 |
4 |
10 |
| Total |
27,344 |
9,729 |
36% |
| Motorcyclists (2) |
6,218 |
2,160 |
35% |
| Nonoccupants |
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| Pedestrian |
7,522 |
1,394 |
19 |
| Pedalcyclist |
1,105 |
177 |
16 |
| Other/unknown |
325 |
64 |
20 |
| Total |
8,952 |
1,635 |
18% |
| Total |
42,514 |
13,524 |
32% |
(1) Alcohol-impaired driving crashes are crashes that involve at least one driver or a motorcycle operator with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08 grams per deciliter or greater, the legal definition of alcohol-impaired driving.
(2) Beginning in 2022, operators and passengers of motorized bicycles are captured as pedalcyclists when involved in a motor vehicle traffic crash.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |
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