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Alcohol-impaired crash fatalities (1) |
| Year |
Total traffic fatalities |
Number |
As a percent of all crash deaths |
| 1985 |
43,825 |
18,125 |
41% |
| 1990 |
44,599 |
17,705 |
40 |
| 1995 |
41,817 |
13,478 |
32 |
| 2000 |
41,945 |
13,324 |
32 |
| 2001 |
42,196 |
13,290 |
31 |
| 2002 |
43,005 |
13,472 |
31 |
| 2003 |
42,884 |
13,096 |
31 |
| 2004 |
42,836 |
13,099 |
31 |
| 2005 |
43,510 |
13,582 |
31 |
| 2006 |
42,708 |
13,491 |
32 |
| 2007 |
41,259 |
13,041 |
32 |
| 2008 |
37,423 |
11,711 |
31 |
| 2009 |
33,808 |
10,839 |
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 or above, the legal definition of drunk driving.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |