Across the nation in 1999, nearly 16,000 people were killed as a result of alcohol-related crashes. More than 300,000 were injured. According to PennDot's 1999 accident statistics, December is the month with the highest number of accidents. Also, most fatal accidents occur on Saturdays - which obviously includes those early morning hours when people are leaving bars, parties and other festivities. Many of these accidents could be prevented if alcohol weren't involved.
People make bad decisions when they are drinking.
Unfortunately, their decision to drive usually affects other people's loved ones as well as their own. Click here to see more alcohol-related accident statistics. On the other hand, due to recently passed stricter laws in Pennsylvania, anyone under 21 is considered legally drunk if their blood alcohol content register .02. Pennsylvania imposes no liability on adults who serve alcohol to other adults over the legal drinking age of 21 in their home or private area. Our state courts follow the rule that adults are responsible for the consequences of their own drinking.