Traffic Safety Facts 1993: alcohol

006725011994PDFTech ReportTraffic crashesFatalitiesDrunk driversDrunk drivingStatisticsTables (Data)GraphsAlcohol impaired driversAlcohol related crashesAlcohol related fatalitiesDUIDWIIntoxicated driversUnited StatesNational Center for Statistics and Analysis (U.S.)National Center for Statistics and Analysis (U.S.)NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Highway SafetyNTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-AccidentsNTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Human FactorsNTL-REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES-StatisticsUS Transportation CollectionThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) defines a fatal traffic crash as being alcohol-related if either a driver or a nonoccupant (e.g., pedestrian) had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.01 grams per deciliter (g/dl) or greater in a police-reported traffic crash. In 1993, 35 percent of all traffic fatalities occurred in crashes in which at least one driver or nonoccupant had a BAC of 0.10 g/dl or higher. More than two-thirds of the 13,984 people killed in such crashes were themselves intoxicated. The remaining one-third were passengers, nonintoxicated drivers, or nonintoxicated nonoccupants. Table 1 shows the breakdown of these figures. Tables 2, 3, 4, and 5 present summary data on alcohol involvement in fatal crashes in 1993, compared with 1983 data.90