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In 2016, in the USA, 10,497 people were killed in crashes involving alcohol-impaired drivers; this represents 28 percent of all traffic-related fatalities. [ 6] Sixty-two percent of the people killed in such a crash were drivers, 29% occupants, and 9% non-occupants. [ 6]
That is, one person is killed every 26 seconds on average. Only 28 countries, representing 449 million people (seven percent of the world's population), have laws that address the five risk factors of speed , drunk driving , helmets, seat-belts and child restraints.
Drunk driving in the United States. Drunk driving is the act of operating a motor vehicle with the operator's ability to do so impaired as a result of alcohol consumption, or with a blood alcohol level in excess of the legal limit. [1] For drivers 21 years or older, driving with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08% or higher is illegal.
Fort Worth police Sgt. Billy Randolph was killed in the line of duty Monday when he was hit by a suspected drunk driver on I-35W. Karen Mitchell left a poem at the memorial.
Forbes Advisor looked at the number of fatal car crashes per 100,000 residents in each city, as well as incidents that involved drunk drivers, speeding and distracted drivers.
Texas: Texas drivers are among the worst in the U.S. with the second highest number of drunk drivers involved in fatal car accidents at 8.32 per 100,000 licensed drivers. Oklahoma
From 1979 to 2005, the number of deaths per year decreased 14.97% while the number of deaths per capita decreased by 35.46%. The 32,479 traffic fatalities in 2011 were the lowest in 62 years, since 1949. [ 5] For 2016, the NHTSA reported 37,461 people killed in 34,436 fatal motor vehicle crashes, an average of 102 per day. [ 6]
A 25-year-old woman is accused of driving drunk the wrong way on a highway ramp before striking and killing Sgt. Billy Randolph, a 29-year veteran of the Fort Worth Police Department.