| Percent Of Alcohol-Impaired Drivers Involved In Fatal Crashes By Age, 2006 And 2015 (1) |
|
| Age |
2006 |
2015 |
Point change |
| 16 to 20 |
19% |
16% |
-3 pts. |
| 21 to 24 |
33 |
28 |
-5 |
| 25 to 34 |
29 |
27 |
-2 |
| 35 to 44 |
25 |
23 |
-2 |
| 45 to 54 |
19 |
19 |
0 |
| 55 to 64 |
13 |
14 |
1 |
| 65 to 74 |
8 |
9 |
1 |
| Over 74 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
(1) Alcohol-impaired driving crashes are crashes that involve at least one driver or a motorcycle operator with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or above, the legal definition of drunk driving.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |
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