National Drunk Driving Car Crash Statistics (2007)

•In 2007, approximately 12,998 people were killed in alcohol-related driving accidents – a 3.7% decline from 2006.
•Thirty-two states had decreases in drunk driving fatalities compared to 2006, and 18 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico had increases.
•California has the largest decrease in fatalities among the states – there were 117 fewer drunk driving deaths in 2007 than there were in 2006.
•North Carolina had the largest increase in drunk driving deaths – 66 more in 2007 than in 2006. South Carolina was second with a 44-fatalitiy increase.
•Alcohol-related driving fatalities accounted for 31.7% of total traffic deaths.
•The age groups that accounted for the largest percent of alcohol-related traffic deaths were ages 25-34 and 45-64. Each made up 23% of the deaths in 2007.
•Underage drinkers accounted for 14% of drunk driving deaths.
•In 2007, about 67% of alcohol-related driving fatalities were drivers with BACs of .08 or more. Approximately 17% were passengers riding with the drunk drivers.
•The age group with the highest percentage of drunk drivers involved in fatal car crashes was 25-34. This age group accounted for 26% of the fatal accidents.
•In 2007, 57% of the fatal alcohol-related car crashes occurred on the weekends.
•The times of day with the highest number of drunk driving fatalities were midnight to 3 a.m. (28%), 9 p.m. to midnight (21%), and then 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. (16%).
•68% of the drunk driving fatalities in 2007 involved single-vehicle crashes. 32% involved multi-vehicle crashes.

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