California
• In 2002, more than 1,600 people were killed in alcohol-related accidents. This represents 40% of the 4,078 people killed in all traffic accidents that year. ( MADD )
• In 2001, nearly 179,000 DUI arrests were made - approximately 1 every 17 minutes. ( MADD )
• Orange County reported that in 2001, there was one alcohol-related traffic fatality every 4.6 days. That was 80 for the year. ( MADD )
Nationwide
• 17,419 persons were killed in alcohol-related crashes in 2002 - 15,019 of which involved a driver or non-occupant with blood alcohol content of 0.08 or greater. ( NHSTA )
• In 2002, more than 42,800 people were killed in a reported 6,316,000 motor vehicle accidents. Of that number, 2,926,000 were injured and 4,348,000 accidents involved property damage only. ( NHSTA )
• Estimates indicate that alcohol was involved in 41% of fatal crashes and in 6% of all crashes in 2002. ( NHTSA )
• From 1992 to 2002, intoxication rates decreased for drivers of all age groups involved in fatal crashes, except for drivers 45 to 64 years old. ( NHTSA )
• About three in every ten Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their lives. (NHTSA, 2001)
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