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Alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities (1) |
| Person type |
Total killed |
Number |
Percent |
| Vehicle occupants |
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| Driver |
19,220 |
7,181 |
37% |
| Passenger |
7,397 |
2,167 |
29 |
| Unknown occupant |
72 |
1 |
1 |
| Total |
26,689 |
9,349 |
35 |
| Motorcyclists |
5,290 |
1,733 |
33 |
| Nonoccupants |
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|
|
| Pedestrian |
4,378 |
582 |
13 |
| Pedalcyclist |
716 |
80 |
11 |
| Other/unknown |
188 |
29 |
15 |
| Total |
5,282 |
692 |
13 |
| Total |
37,261 |
11,773 |
32% |
(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 percent or above, the legal definition of drunk driving.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |