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Government data show that around 20 percent of drivers who get into fatal crashes were intoxicated with a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) of 0.80 or higher and nearly 18,000 people were killed, last year alone, in alcohol-related crashes. Van occupants are the least likely (33 percent of all occupant fatalities) to be killed in alcohol-related crashes, followed by passenger car (40 percent), SUV (41 percent) and pickup (50 percent) occupants. Click here to read the National Center for Statistics and Analysis most recent report on Alcohol Involvement in Fatal Crashes. Click here to read Public Citizen’s fact sheet on driver behavior. |