Fewer Drunk-Driving Fatalities Nationwide
September 2, 2008 News Summary
Drunk-driving fatalities declined 3.7 percent nationally last year, according to a new report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
The Insurance Journal reported Aug. 29 that alcohol-related traffic fatalities also declined in 32 of the 50 U.S. states. However, more motorcyclists died in crashes involving alcohol, NHTSA found, with increases in such deaths reported in 25 states.
An estimated 12,998 people died in alcohol-related crashes last year, down from 13,491 in 2006, NHTSA reported. The figures came from the agency's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (PDF link).
In an August 28 press release commenting on the findings, Mothers Against Drunk Driving called on all states to further reduce DUI fatalities by passing legislation mandating alcohol ignition interlocks in the vechicles of all convicted drunk drivers, noting the recent failure of such efforts in California and Texas.
MADD also chided Wisconsin and South Carolina for being the two states that saw an increase in alcohol-related traffic fatalities, citing less effective laws in those state
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