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Drunk Driving Will Affect 1 Out Of 3 Americans - A Nevada Attorney Can Help You Recover For The Losses Inflicted By A Drunk Driver
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control has released the following overview of drunk driving statistics:
Impaired driving will affect one in three Americans during their lifetimes (NHTSA 2001a).
Alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes kill someone every 30 minutes and nonfatally injure someone every two minutes (NHTSA 2002a).
During 2001, 17,448 people in the U.S. died in alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes, representing 41% of all traffic-related deaths (NHTSA 2002a).
Approximately 1.5 million drivers were arrested in 2000 for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics. That's just over 1% of the estimated 120 million or more episodes of impaired driving that occur among U.S. adults each year (NHTSA 2001a).
Drugs other than alcohol (e.g., marijuana and cocaine) have been identified as factors in 18% of deaths among motor vehicle drivers. Other drugs are generally used in combination with alcohol (NHTSA 1993).
Nearly two-thirds of children under 15 who died in alcohol-related crashes between 1985 and 1996 were riding with the drinking driver. More than two-thirds of the drinking drivers were old enough to be the parent of the child who was killed, and fewer than 20% of the children killed were properly restrained at the time of the crash (Quinlan 2000).
Male drivers involved in fatal motor vehicle crashes are almost twice as likely as female drivers to be intoxicated with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.10% or greater (NHTSA 2002a). A BAC of 0.10% is equal to or greater than the legal limit in all states.
At all levels of blood alcohol concentration, the risk of being involved in a crash is greater for young people than it is for older people (Mayhew 1986). In 2001, 25% of drivers ages 15 to 20 who died in motor vehicle crashes had been drinking alcohol (NHTSA 2002b).
Adult drivers ages 35 and older who have been arrested for impaired driving are 11 to 12 times more likely than those who have never been arrested to die eventually in crashes involving alcohol (Brewer 1994).
Nearly three quarters of drivers convicted of driving while impaired are either frequent heavy drinkers (alcohol abusers) or alcoholics (people who are alcohol dependent) (Miller 1986).
If you or a family member have had your life devastated by a drunk driver, contact a Nevada Attorney to help you recover for the losses you have suffered.
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legal issues arising under the jurisdiction of the State of Nevada. This site does not give legal advice or create an attorney-client relationship. Laws are different in other states and localities, consult a local attorney.
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