Year |
Number |
As a percent of all
crash deaths |
2000 |
13,324 |
32% |
2001 |
13,290 |
31 |
2002 |
13,472 |
31 |
2003 |
13,096 |
31 |
2004 |
13,099 |
31 |
2005 |
13,582 |
31 |
2006 |
13,491 |
32 |
2007 |
13,041 |
32 |
2008 |
11,711 |
31 |
2009 |
10,839 |
32 |
(1) Alcohol-impaired driving crashes are crashes that involve at least one driver or a motorcycle operator with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08 percent or above, the legal definition of drunk driving.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |