Drivers aged 14 and under had the lowest percentage rate of alcohol-related traffic deaths in the US in 2012.
About 40,000 traffic deaths occur yearly. Of these, about 45% involve a driver who is under the influence of alcohol.
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109.6 people per day in the average of 40,000 deaths a year.Answer40,000 people die each year in car accidents. Motor accidents are the leading cause of deaths for people in the United States under the age of thirty-five (usually teenagers or persons under the influence of alcohol substances).
109.6 people per day in the average of 40,000 deaths a year.Answer40,000 people die each year in car accidents. Motor accidents are the leading cause of deaths for people in the United States under the age of thirty-five (usually teenagers or persons under the influence of alcohol substances).
1 - No ____ 2 - In the 1970's several states lowered the drinking age to 18, there was a vast increase in DUI and alcohol related deaths many from young people driving under the influence. Since that time science has proved the human brain does not finish developing until after age 22 - the predominate cause of death in you people is from risky behavior - much of this behavior is centered around alcohol. Why do older teens and 20 somethings feel they need alcohol so badly? What do they think they are missing out on by not drinking legally? With the high number of injuries and /or deaths that are alcohol related, each young person who can't purchase alcohol or doesn't take that drink because of the law - may be a young person saved.
In 2010 close to 1/3 of all crashes were due to alcohol-impaired driving. 10,288 people were killed 211 were children and over half of them were riding with someone who was alcohol-impaired. Every day about 30 people die resulting in a death every 48 minutes due to alcohol-impaired driving. 18% of car crash deaths are due to other drugs, but most are being used along with alcohol.
In 2019, there were 94 infants under the age of 1 killed in alcohol-related crashes in the United States.
29% 43% 12% 24% 38%
3 die in car crashes and 6 die in other ways related to alcohol
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People that are driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol