Almost half of these fatalities are in alcohol-related crashes. This is an arrest rate of 1 for every 132 licensed drivers in the United States. About 3 in every 10 Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their lives. Drivers of heavy trucks in fatal crashes are the least likely to have been alcohol-impaired. These three groups have shown the smallest reductions since 1985.
Men are four times more likely than women to drive after drinking.
In 1995, there were 11,723 fatally injured drivers in single vehicle crashes. Alcohol is not illegal. Drunk driving is.