Around one-third of all auto accident fatalities in the United States involve drivers impaired by alcohol. The numbers are even higher in Europe – In the EU as a whole, around 2-3% of journeys are associated with an illegal Blood Alcohol Limit (BAC), resulting in 30-40% of driver deaths (ESCAPE 2003, ETSC 2003).
These accidents led to 10,322 deaths in US in 2012 alone and were attributed to a driver with an illegal blood-alcohol concentration (Source: NHTSA). 65% were drivers, 27% were occupants of the vehicle and 8% were non-occupants, with an average of one person dying in a drunk driving accident every 51 minutes.
The majority of those deaths could’ve been avoided if the drivers involved simply hadn’t gotten behind the wheel while drunk. Read More
