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Drunk Driving Fatalities in America

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Board of Directors

Bacardi U.S.A., Inc. Beam, Inc. Brown-Forman Constellation Brands, Inc. DIAGEO Hood River Distillers, Inc. Pernod Ricard USA

Advisory Board

The Honorable Thurbert E. Baker Former Attorney General, State of Georgia Partner, McKenna, Long & Aldridge

Charles G. Curie Prinicipal & Founder, The Curie Group, LLC

The Honorable Michael R. Fields Judge, Harris County Criminal Court Number 14

Carley Graham Garcia Global Industry Relations, Google, Inc.

Lisa Graham Keegan Keegan Company, Former Superintendent of Public Instruction State of Arizona

Robert L. King, J.D. President, Kentucky Council on Post Secondary Education

Mark M. Bodi Chairman, National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA)

Dr. Anthony Wolf Clinical Psychologist and Best Selling Author

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Overview

Building upon a longstanding history of corporate social responsibility and recognizing the power of collective action, the distilled spirits industry created The Century Council in 1991 as an independent, national, not-for-profit organization. Funded by Bacardi U.S.A., Inc.; Beam, Inc.; Brown-Forman; Constellation Brands, Inc.; DIAGEO; Hood River Distillers, Inc.; and Pernod Ricard USA, The Century Council has remained steadfast in its mission to fight drunk driving and underage drinking and to promote responsible decision making regarding beverage alcohol. An independent Advisory Board of distinguished leaders in business, government, education, law enforcement, medicine, and other relevant disciplines assists The Council and its members in its efforts.

Our funding companies have demonstrated their support of The Council’s mission over the past 20 years by investing in the development and implementation of innovative programs, public awareness campaigns, research and initiatives to fight drunk driving and underage drinking – two of society’s top safety concerns. Since The Century Council’s inception, we have been a recognized leader in the fight to eliminate drunk driving and underage drinking. Over this period of time alcohol-impaired driving fatalities have declined 35 percent nationally and 58 percent among those under 21, and annual consumption among 8th, 10th and 12th graders has decreased 33 percent. While we cannot claim sole responsibility for the progress that has been made, we estimate nearly 100,000 lives have been saved on our nation’s roads in part due to the role The Century Council has played over the past two decades.

Believing in the concept that collective actions have a greater impact than individual efforts, The Century Council works to involve all sectors of the community including beverage alcohol retailers, law enforcement, judges, public officials, educators, insurers, health care professionals, government agencies, and advocacy organizations, in this important fight to advance policies and programs to help eliminate drunk driving. While 2010 recorded an historic low number of both traffic fatalities and alcohol-impaired driving fatalities our work remains unfinished. The median BAC level remains twice the legal limit at 0.16 among drinking drivers involved in fatal crashes and seven out of ten drivers in fatal drunk driving crashes involved a hardcore drunk driver, defined as those who had a BAC level of .15 or higher.

The information provided serves as a useful resource to those interested in this effort. To find out more about The Century Council’s programs and initiatives to fight drunk driving and underage drinking, or for copies of our latest research, please visit our website at www.centurycouncil.org and follow us on Twitter at @CenturyCouncil.

Ralph S. Blackman President & CEO The Century Council 2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 910 Arlington, Virginia 22202 Phone 202-637-0077 Fax 202-637-0079

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Terminology

ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED FATALITYDrivers in all 50 states and D.C. are considered to be alcohol-impaired if their blood alcohol concentra-tion (BAC) is .08 grams per deciliter (g/dL) or higher. Any fatality occurring in a crash involving at least one driver, or motorcycle operator, with a BAC of .08 or higher is considered to be an alcohol-impaired driving fatality. The term alcohol-impaired does not indicate that a crash or a fatality was the result of alcohol impairment. In producing national and state alcohol-impaired statistics, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates the extent of alcohol involvement when alcohol test results are unknown.

ALCOHOL-INVOLVED FATALITYAlcohol-involved fatalities are those where at least one driver, or motorcycle operator, has a positive BAC of .01 or higher. In producing national and state alcohol-involved statistics, NHTSA estimates the extent of alcohol involvement when alcohol test results are unknown.

BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION (BAC) BAC is measured in grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood. A BAC of .01 indicates .01 grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood. As of July 2004, all 50 states and the District of Columbia have passed legislation establishing a driver with a BAC of .08 to be legally intoxicated. Additionally, 48 states and the District of Columbia have laws that increase penalties for those convicted of driving with elevated or “high” BAC levels.

HARDCORE DRUNK DRIVERSHardcore drunk drivers are those drivers who drive with a high BAC of .15 or above, who do so repeatedly, as demonstrated by having more than one drunk driving arrest, and who are highly resistant to changing their behavior despite previous sanctions, treatment, or education efforts.

RATES PER 100,000 POPULATIONThe rate of alcohol-impaired fatalities per 100,000 population is the number of alcohol-impaired fatalities for every 100,000 persons in the population being measured. For example, an alcohol-impaired fatality rate of 3.3 per 100,000 population nationally means that for every 100,000 people in the nation, there were approximately three alcohol-impaired fatalities.

REPEAT OFFENDERSThe NHTSA/FARS data records prior driving records (convictions only, not violations) for driving while intoxicated events occurring within three years of the date of the crash. The same driver can have one or more of these convictions during this three year period. Drivers who have a prior conviction in this three year period are reported as repeat offenders.

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Foreword

The Century Council is pleased to present its annual summary of the State of Drunk Driving Fatalities in America for 2010. This overview includes graphs that summarize the latest available alcohol-impaired traffic fatality statistics in the U.S. detailed state-by-state as well as more than 20 years of trend data, and highlights hardcore drunk driver statistics and the impact these offenders continue to have on our roads.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) the number of motorists and the vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in 2010 increased, while the number of people who died on our nation’s roadways decreased three percent from 33,883 to 32,885 and the number of people injured remained about the same from 2009 to 2010. Accounting for 31 percent of all traffic fatalities, alcohol-impaired traffic fatalities decreased five percent from 10,759 in 2009 to 10,228 in 2010. Thirty states and D.C. reported reductions in the number of driving fatalities and 33 states and D.C. experienced a decline in drunk driving fatalities.

Since NHTSA began recording alcohol-impaired driving statistics in 1982, drunk driving fatalities have steadily declined overall and among persons under 21. Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities decreased 52% from 21,113 in 1982 to 10,228 in 2010. Among individuals under 21 years of age, the number of people killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes decreased 76% from a record high of 5,215 in 1982 to 1,228 in 2010 – a 12 percent decrease from 1,391 in 2009.

In 2010, the alcohol-impaired driving fatality rate per 100,000 population fell to a new record low of 3.3, a six percent decrease from 2009. Among those under 21 the rate also reached an historic low 1.4 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities per 100,000 population a decrease of 12.5 percent from 2009 to 2010.

Hardcore drunk drivers, those who drive at high BAC’s (0.15 or above), do so repeatedly as demonstrated by having more than one drunk driving arrest, and are highly resistant to changing their behavior despite previous sanctions, treatment or education, continue to account for a disproportionate share of alcohol-impaired traffic fatalities each year. In 2010, 60% of alcohol-involved driving fatalities, where there is a known alcohol test result for the driver, involved a high BAC driver – a trend that has remained relatively unchanged for more than a decade. Furthermore, 42% of drivers involved in fatal crashes with a prior DWI conviction in the past three years also had a BAC level of 0.15 or higher at the time of the crash.

Despite the progress that has been made the statistics remain alarming – on average one person dies in a drunk driving fatality every 51 minutes. No simple solution or single law or one-size-fits-all technology will be solely effective in stopping the most serious DWI offenders. Hardcore drunk driving remains a behavioral challenge and a top priority for The Century Council. As part of its continued commitment to eliminate drunk driving, The Century Council will launch later this year a first of its kind, comprehensive online resource to assist criminal justice stakeholders in dealing with drunk driving offenders. The Promising Criminal Justice Programs for DWI Offenders resource will highlight demonstrated programs that lead to behavior modification among offenders, improve outcomes in the criminal justice system, and are simple to implement and replicate. This resource will be a valuable tool for community agencies, practitioners, grant seekers and other interested community members seeking easy access to promising programs, practices, and protocols to promote behavior changes leading to a reduction in hardcore drunk driver recidivism.

Additionally, The Century Council and the Virginia Supreme Court have teamed up to create a resource for judges to use during the licensing ceremony and for other stakeholders to use in their teen driving safety efforts. It presents a unique and important opportunity to underscore safe driving facts and to help parents sustain a positive and potentially lifesaving influence on their teens’ newfound freedom.

The information presented in this report is drawn from several databases maintained by government agencies, including the National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA) of NHTSA, which compiles crash data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), and the U.S. Census Bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce. This report reflects data from 1982 to the present utilizing NHTSA’s multiple imputation method for estimating missing information about BAC levels for persons involved in fatal crashes, thus allowing for improved reporting of alcohol involvement statistics at any BAC level. The U.S. Census Bureau publishes state resident population estimates which were used in this report.

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2010 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities

AlabamaAlaska

ArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColorado

ConnecticutDelaware

D.C.Florida

GeorgiaHawaii

IdahoIllinois

IndianaIowa

KansasKentuckyLouisiana

MaineMaryland

MassachusettsMichigan

MinnesotaMississippi

MissouriMontanaNebraska

NevadaNew Hampshire

New JerseyNew Mexico

New YorkNorth Carolina

North DakotaOhio

OklahomaOregon

PennsylvaniaRhode Island

South CarolinaSouth Dakota

TennesseeTexasUtah

VermontVirginia

WashingtonWest Virginia

WisconsinWyoming

Data Source: NHTSA/FARS, 1/12 Total may not equal the sum of states due to rounding.

27816

193173

791127121

365

660298

4271

297195

90168171

22537

154114

230126

236259

7352

6845

153111

365388

47341

22071

43326

35737

2841,259

4417

211170

87206

54

U.S. TOTAL: 10,228

5002500 750 1,2501,000 1,500

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2010 Under 21 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities

Data Source: NHTSA/FARS, 1/12 Total may not equal the sum of states due to rounding.

AlabamaAlaska

ArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColorado

ConnecticutDelaware

D.C.Florida

GeorgiaHawaii

IdahoIllinois

IndianaIowa

KansasKentuckyLouisiana

MaineMaryland

MassachusettsMichigan

MinnesotaMississippi

MissouriMontanaNebraska

NevadaNew Hampshire

New JerseyNew Mexico

New YorkNorth Carolina

North DakotaOhio

OklahomaOregon

PennsylvaniaRhode Island

South CarolinaSouth Dakota

TennesseeTexasUtah

VermontVirginia

WashingtonWest Virginia

WisconsinWyoming

U.S. TOTAL: 1,228

402

2117

9418

144

069

308

1139

1912

2811

326

1514

2516

3120

166

43

1317

5253

443

247

512

383

24179

93

2923

624

2

0 100 20050 150

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-4.9%

From 2009 to 2010, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities declined nationally and in 33 states and D.C.

-50.0%-38.3%

-31.5%-29.2%

-27.3%-25.7%

-23.5%-22.4%-22.3%-20.8%-20.0%-19.6%-19.6%-17.9%

-15.1%-14.5%-14.4%-14.2%-12.8%-11.9%-11.4%-10.5%

-9.9%-8.2%-6.7%-5.8%-5.3%-5.1%-5.0%-4.5%-3.9%

-1.8%-1.4%-1.4%

0.0%0.5%1.3%

4.1%4.9%5.5%7.3%7.5%8.4%8.5%

12.5%15.1%

17.8%20.3%

24.7%36.6%

55.2%

Data Source: NHTSA/FARS, 1/12

D.C.Oregon

South DakotaVermont

AlaskaRhode Island

NebraskaLouisiana

West VirginiaHawaii

DelawareColorado

MaineWashington

FloridaNorth Dakota

CaliforniaMissouriVirginiaArizona

KentuckyGeorgia

MontanaIowa

MarylandIndiana

MichiganIllinois

TennesseeSouth Carolina

OklahomaNew Mexico

NevadaWisconsinArkansas

TexasMississippi

AlabamaOhio

New JerseyUtah

MassachusettsNorth Carolina

PennsylvaniaWyomingNew York

MinnesotaIdaho

ConnecticutKansas

New Hampshire

U.S. Total

PERCENT CHANGE IN ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES FROM 2009 TO 2010 BY STATE RANK

25.0%-75.0% -50.0% 25.0%0.0% 50.0% 75.0%

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Between 2009 and 2010, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities among those under 21 decreased nationally and in 31 states and D.C.

D.C.Wyoming

South DakotaRhode Island

New HampshireMissouri

West VirginiaMaryland

HawaiiNorth Dakota

OregonNew Mexico

CaliforniaAlaska

DelawareWisconsinKentucky

New JerseyNebraskaLouisiana

NevadaFlorida

WashingtonMississippi

South CarolinaVirginiaGeorgiaArizona

IowaTennessee

MichiganTexas

ColoradoMaine

MassachusettsOklahoma

IndianaConnecticut

IllinoisNew YorkArkansas

OhioMinnesota

MontanaNorth Carolina

AlabamaPennsylvania

IdahoKansas

VermontUtah

U.S. Total

PERCENT CHANGE IN UNDER 21 ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES FROM 2009 TO 2010 BY STATE RANK

Data Source: NHTSA/FARS, 1/12

-100.0% -50.0%

-11.7%300.0%200.0%0.0%

-100.0%-81.8%-80.0%

-75.0%-57.1%

-52.4%-45.5%-44.4%-42.9%-42.9%-41.7%-39.3%-37.7%

-33.3%-33.3%-31.4%-31.3%

-27.8%-25.0%

-20.0%-20.0%-18.8%-17.9%-16.2%

-9.5%-9.4%-9.1%-8.7%-7.7%-7.7%-7.4%

-2.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%

4.3%5.6%7.7%8.3%

13.0%13.3%

19.4%23.1%23.1%26.2%

29.0%34.2%

37.5%47.4%50.0%

80.0%

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Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities from 1982-2010

ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES HAVE DECLINED 52% FROM 1982 TO 2010.

ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES PER 100,000 POPULATION HAVE DECLINED 64% SINCE 1982.

Data Source: NHTSA/FARS and U.S. Census Bureau, 1/12

Data Source: NHTSA/FARS, 1/12

21,113

15,82713,324

10,228

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

20002001

20022003

20042005

20062007

20082009

2010

22,000

20,000

18,000

16,000

14,000

12,000

10,000

8,000

9.1

7.67.1

5.14.7 4.6

3.3

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

20002001

20022003

20042005

20062007

20082009

2010

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.0

TRENDSSINCE1982

SINCE 1991

SINCE2000

È 52% È 35% È 23%

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1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

20002001

20022003

20042005

20062007

20082009

2010

Under 21 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities from 1982-2010

AMONG THOSE UNDER 21, ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES PER 100,000 POPULATION DECREASED 80% SINCE 1982.

UNDER 21 ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES HAVE DECLINED 76% FROM 1982 TO 2010.

Data Source: NHTSA/FARS and U.S. Census Bureau, 1/12

5,215

2,905

2,265

1,228

Data Source: NHTSA/FARS, 1/12

6,000

5,000

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000

0

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.0

1.0

0.0

6.9

5.14.5

2.7 2.72.3

1.4

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

20002001

20022003

20042005

20062007

20082009

2010

TRENDSSINCE1982

SINCE 1991

SINCE2000

È 76% È 58% È 46%

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In 25 states and D.C., alcohol-impaired driving fatalities per 100,000 population were below the national average of 3.3 deaths per 100,000 population.

2010 ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITY RATES BY STATE

0.0-2.0

2.1-4.0

4.1-6.0

6.1-8.0

8.1+

Data Source: NHTSA/FARS and U.S. Census Bureau, 1/12

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

D.C.

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

U.S. Total

5.8

2.2

3.0

5.9

2.1

2.5

3.4

4.0

0.8

3.5

3.1

3.1

4.5

2.3

3.0

3.0

5.9

3.9

5.0

2.8

2.7

1.7

2.3

2.4

7.9

4.3

7.4

2.8

2.5

3.4

1.7

5.4

1.9

4.1

7.0

3.0

5.8

1.8

3.4

2.5

7.7

4.5

4.5

5.0

1.6

2.7

2.6

2.5

4.7

3.6

9.6

3.3

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In 30 states and D.C., under 21 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities per 100,000 population were at or below the national average of 1.4 deaths per 100,000 population.

2010 UNDER 21 ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITY RATES BY STATE

Data Source: NHTSA/FARS and U.S. Census Bureau, 1/12

0.0-2.0

2.1-4.0

4.1-6.0

6.1-8.0

8.1+

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

D.C.

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

U.S. Total

3.0

0.9

1.1

2.0

0.9

1.3

1.5

1.6

0.0

1.4

1.0

2.2

2.2

1.1

1.0

1.4

3.3

0.9

2.4

1.8

0.9

0.8

0.9

1.1

3.5

1.2

6.0

1.1

0.5

0.9

0.5

2.8

1.0

2.0

2.2

1.3

2.2

0.7

1.5

0.7

2.9

1.3

1.4

2.2

0.9

1.9

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.2

1.4

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Over the past decade alcohol-impaired driving fatalities per 100,000 population declined in all but six states from 2000 to 2010.

Data Source: NHTSA/FARS and U.S. Census Bureau, 1/12

PERCENT CHANGE IN ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITY RATES FROM 2000 TO 2010 BY STATE RANK

AlaskaD.C.

UtahArizonaNevadaOregon

South DakotaWest Virginia

MinnesotaMissouriColoradoMichigan

GeorgiaIllinois

TennesseeLouisiana

FloridaVermont

New JerseyNew Mexico

WisconsinMontana

IdahoWashington

VirginiaNebraska

TexasNorth Carolina

DelawareKentucky

OhioMassachusetts

AlabamaCalifornia

MississippiRhode Island

IowaPennsylvania

South CarolinaIndiana

MarylandMaineHawaii

ConnecticutArkansas

New HampshireNew YorkOklahoma

KansasNorth Dakota

Wyoming

U.S. Total-50.0%-75.0%-100.0% -25.0% 0.0% 25.0% 50.0%

-30.0%

-70.7%-68.5%

-57.7%-55.2%

-53.0%-50.8%

-48.9%-46.7%

-45.0%-43.9%-43.6%-42.2%-41.8%-41.1%

-38.6%-37.5%-36.9%-36.3%-35.4%-35.2%-34.3%-34.1%-34.0%-33.8%-33.3%-32.4%

-30.3%-30.2%

-28.5%-28.2%-28.1%-27.7%-27.1%-27.1%

-25.1%-23.7%-23.5%

-21.5%-20.1%-19.4%

-11.1%-11.0%-11.0%

-9.8%-2.1%

0.9%8.7%

12.9%16.4%

20.9%21.3%

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Only three states did not experience a decline in under 21 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities per 100,000 population from 2000 and 2010.

PERCENT CHANGE IN UNDER 21 ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITY RATES FROM 2000 TO 2010 BY STATE RANK

-100.0%-125.0% -25.0%-50.0%-75.0% 0.0% 50.0%25.0%

Data Source: NHTSA/FARS and U.S. Census Bureau, 1/12

D.C.Alaska

MissouriNevadaArizona

WyomingRhode IslandSouth Dakota

NebraskaWest Virginia

OregonNew Jersey

KentuckyGeorgia

TennesseeWisconsinMinnesota

IowaNew Hampshire

MarylandCaliforniaMichigan

New MexicoIllinoisFloridaTexas

North DakotaDelawareColorado

VirginiaNorth Carolina

PennsylvaniaUtah

MississippiMassachusetts

WashingtonOhio

IndianaLouisianaVermont

South CarolinaMaine

AlabamaArkansas

IdahoMontana

ConnecticutKansas

New YorkOklahoma

Hawaii

U.S. Total -47.7%

-100.0%-84.8%

-80.1%-79.5%

-77.5%-76.1%

-73.3%-72.7%

-70.5%-70.4%

-66.1%-65.1%-64.2%-63.7%

-60.7%-59.8%

-57.8%-55.2%-55.0%-54.2%-52.6%-52.4%-51.6%

-48.5%-48.2%-47.8%-47.3%-46.9%

-44.1%-43.9%-43.0%-42.1%-41.1%-40.8%-40.2%-39.4%

-37.4%-35.9%-35.5%-34.5%

-31.1%-28.6%

-22.9%-22.6%

-19.9%-14.0%

-6.3%-1.3%

3.5%21.7%

28.5%

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In 2010, 60% of the alcohol-involved driving fatalities involved high BAC drivers.

PERCENT OF 2010 DRIVERS IN ALCOHOL-INVOLVED DRIVING FATALITIES BY BAC TEST RESULT

Data Source: NHTSA/FARS ARF of Drivers with Known BAC, 1/12Total may not equal the sum of categories due to rounding.

Known Alcohol Test Results of Drivers Involved in Fatal Traffic Crashes

BAC .01-.02 BAC .03-.04 BAC .05-.06 BAC .07-.08 BAC .09-.10 BAC .11-.12 BAC .13-.14 BAC .15-.16

4%4%

6%

5% 5%

8%9%

8%

10%

BAC .17-.18 BAC .19+

41%

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Seven out of ten drivers involved in fatal drunk driving crashes in 2010 are hardcore drunk drivers.

Data Source: NHTSA/FARS - 2010 ARF, 1/12

AlabamaAlaska

ArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColorado

ConnecticutDelaware

D.C.Florida

GeorgiaHawaiiIdaho

IllinoisIndiana

IowaKansas

KentuckyLouisiana

MaineMaryland

MassachusettsMichigan

MinnesotaMississippi

MissouriMontanaNebraska

NevadaNew Hampshire

New JerseyNew Mexico

New YorkNorth Carolina

North DakotaOhio

OklahomaOregon

PennsylvaniaRhode Island

South CarolinaSouth Dakota

TennesseeTexasUtah

VermontVirginia

WashingtonWest Virginia

WisconsinWyoming

U.S. Total

0% 20% 60% 80% 100%

HIGH BAC DRIVERS ACCOUNTED FOR 70% OF THE ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED FATAL CRASHES.

40%

Percent of 2010 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities by State and BAC% BAC = .08-.14 % BAC .15-.19 % BAC .20+

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Four out of ten drivers involved in fatal crashes with a prior DWI* also had a high BAC level at the time of the crash.

No Prior DWI94%

Unknown3%

Prior DWI*3%

BAC = .15+

BAC = .08-.14BAC = .01-.07

BAC = .00

42%

13%6%

38%

Drivers involved in fatal crashes

Repeat offenders by BAC level

Data Source: NHTSA/FARS, 1/12*Prior convictions only for events occurring within 3 years from date of crash.

Total may not equal the sum of categories due to rounding.

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