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Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities (1) |
| Person type |
Total killed |
Number |
Percent of total killed |
| Vehicle occupants |
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| Driver |
17,640 |
6,669 |
38% |
| Passenger |
6,770 |
2,022 |
30 |
| Unknown occupant |
64 |
3 |
5 |
| Total |
24,474 |
8,693 |
36 |
| Motorcyclists |
4,462 |
1,480 |
33 |
| Non-occupants |
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|
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| Pedestrian |
4,092 |
562 |
14 |
| Pedalcyclist |
630 |
85 |
13 |
| Other/unknown |
150 |
19 |
13 |
| Total |
4,872 |
667 |
14 |
| Total |
33,808 |
10,839 |
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. |