In 2008, out of approximately 37,261 fatalities in the U.S.A., 37% of them were caused by driving under the influence (D.U.I) of alcohol. Driving under the influence can have many negative effects, for example, you can get arrested and fined. Another negative effect this has is that it raises the chance of
detrimental crashes occurring. In many cases, conductors who have been in a crash related to alcohol abuse have received physical damage such as
paralysis and
fervent third degree burns. In extreme cases, many individuals did not survive the crash and died either
slowly or
immediately. So as you just read, D.U.I is a very
pernicious thing to do that not only affects the person under the influence but the people involved in the crash.
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2008 - National DUI / Drunk Driving Statistics
- Official statistics for people arrested nationally for drunk driving / DUI (Driving under the Influence) not yet known
- 10,684 fatal accidents nationally where at least one driver had a BAC of 0.8% or above
- 11,773 people were killed nationally in accidents where at least one driver had a BAC of 0.8% or above
- 2,072 people were killed nationally in accidents where at least one driver had a BAC between 0.01% and 0.07%
- 13,846 total deaths were caused nationally where at least one driver had a BAC of 0.01% or above
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