| Persons Killed In Total And Alcohol-Impaired Crashes By Person Type, 2018 |
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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 |
18,250 |
6,022 |
33% |
| Passenger |
5,915 |
1,761 |
30 |
| Unknown occupant |
56 |
1 |
1 |
| Total |
24,221 |
7,784 |
32% |
| Motorcyclists |
4,985 |
1,549 |
31% |
| Nonoccupants |
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| Pedestrian |
6,283 |
1,004 |
16 |
| Pedalcyclist |
857 |
130 |
15 |
| Other/unknown |
214 |
44 |
21 |
| Total |
7,354 |
1,178 |
16% |
| Total |
36,560 |
10,511 |
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 greater, the legal definition of alcohol-impaired driving.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |
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