Young adults are at high risk.
Sleep-related crashes are most common in young people, who tend to stay up late, sleep too little, and drive at night. Young people need more sleep. In fact, sleep experts find that teenagers and young people need more sleep than people in their 30s. They often get less, because they enjoy staying up late and often have a wide range of activities, including school, work and a busy social life. Teenagers and young adults who get up early tend to feel alert in the evening.