| Persons Killed In Total And Alcohol-Impaired Crashes By Person Type, 2017 |
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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 |
18,726 |
6,158 |
33% |
| Passenger |
6,174 |
1,830 |
30 |
| Unknown occupant |
73 |
2 |
2 |
| Total |
24,973 |
7,989 |
32% |
| Motorcyclists |
5,172 |
1,704 |
33% |
| Nonoccupants |
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| Pedestrian |
5,977 |
1,017 |
17 |
| Pedalcyclist |
783 |
126 |
16 |
| Other/unknown |
228 |
39 |
17 |
| Total |
6,988 |
1,181 |
17% |
| Total |
37,133 |
10,874 |
29% |
(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 above, the legal definition of alcohol-impaired driving in most states.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |
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