- 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:
- one alcohol-related fatality every 30 minutes
- one alcohol-related injury every 2 minutes
- 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.
2001 Alcohol-Related Crash Facts
2000 Alcohol-Related Crash Facts
Sources:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
National Commission Against Drunk Driving
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