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Nationally, 12.8% of all drivers involved in fatal accidents during 2001 are known to have been Intoxicated according to the Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC laws) of their state. This number is based on a systematic examination of the official records of each and every accident involving a fatality during that year in the US. The higher number (about 40%) commonly reported in the press refers to accidents defined as alcohol-related as estimated (not measured) by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Regardless of disagreements and confusion regarding traffic accidents involving alcohol, they have declined dramatically over the past 25 years in the US. SOURCES Adapted from Intoxicated Driver Statistics and Drinking and Driving by David J. Hanson |
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