| Persons Killed In Total And Alcohol-Impaired Crashes By Person Type, 2021 |
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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 |
21,786 |
7,668 |
35% |
| Passenger |
6,527 |
2,078 |
32 |
| Unknown occupant |
45 |
8 |
18 |
| Total |
28,358 |
9,754 |
34% |
| Motorcyclists |
5,932 |
2,023 |
34% |
| Nonoccupants |
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| Pedestrian |
7,388 |
1,383 |
19 |
| Pedalcyclist |
966 |
157 |
16 |
| Other/unknown |
295 |
67 |
23 |
| Total |
8,649 |
1,607 |
19% |
| Total |
42,939 |
13,384 |
31% |
(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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