Alcohol-Related Crash Facts

Crash Facts

ALCOHOL-RELATED CRASH FACTS

In Illinois, there were 594 people killed in alcohol-involved crashes in 2006, which is 47.0 percent of the 1,254 total motor vehicle crash fatalities.
Nationally, 17,602 lives were lost in alcohol-related crashes. This is the equivalent of:
one alcohol-related fatality every 30 minutes
41% of the fatal traffic crashes in the United States were alcohol-related in 2006.
The greatest single cause of death for people between the ages of 2 and 34 is traffic crashes.
All 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have .08 BAC per se laws.
Approximately 1.4 million drivers were arrested in 2006 for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics. This is one in every 143 licensed drivers in the United States.
In fatal crashes in 2006, 33% of drivers with BAC levels of .08 or higher were drivers between the ages of 21-24.
The median BAC level among drivers and motorcycle operators involved in fatal crashes is .16.