| Persons Killed In Total And Alcohol-Impaired Crashes By Person Type, 2023 |
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Alcohol-impaired crash fatalities (1) |
| Person type |
Total killed |
Number |
Percent of
total killed |
| Vehicle occupants |
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| Driver |
19,553 |
7,017 |
36% |
| Passenger |
6,164 |
2,030 |
33 |
| Unknown occupant |
29 |
0 |
1 |
| Total |
25,746 |
9,047 |
35% |
| Motorcyclists (2) |
6,335 |
1,999 |
32% |
| Nonoccupants |
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| Pedestrian |
7,314 |
1,157 |
16 |
| Pedalcyclist |
1,166 |
163 |
14 |
| Other/unknown |
340 |
63 |
19 |
| Total |
8,820 |
1,384 |
16% |
| Total |
40,901 |
12,429 |
30% |
(1) Alcohol-impaired driving crashes are crashes that involve at least one driver or a motorcycle operator with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08 grams per deciliter or greater, the legal definition of alcohol-impaired driving.
(2) Beginning in 2022, operators and passengers of motorized bicycles are captured as pedalcyclists when involved in a motor vehicle traffic crash.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |
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