Driving Under the Influence
2002 Alcohol-Related Crash Facts
In Illinois, there were 648 people killed in alcohol-related crashes which is 46.0 percent of the 1,411 total motor vehicle crash fatalities. Nationally, 17,419 lives were lost in alcohol-related crashes in 2002. This is the equivalent of:
41% of the fatal traffic crashes were alcohol-related. The greatest single cause of death for people between the ages of 2 and 33 is traffic crashes. 45 other states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have .08 BAC per se laws. The other states are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois,Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. There are only five states that still use .10 BAC laws. They are Colorado, Delaware, Minnesota, New Jersey, and West Virginia. Approximately 1.4 million drivers were arrested in 2002 for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics. This is one in every 137 licensed drivers in the United States. In 2002, 35 percent of all traffic fatalities had at least one driver or non-occupant with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .08 or greater. Many states have passed legislation to deal with the hard-core DUI offenders. Illinois passed legislation which became effective in August of 2001 for individuals who register a BAC of .16 or greater. These offenders face mandatory minimum sentencing including community service and jail time.
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