During the periods 1982 through 1994, approximately 283,000 persons lost their lives in alcohol-related traffic crashes.
Traffic crashes are the greatest single cause of death for every age from six through twenty-eight.
Almost half of these crashes are alcohol-related. It is estimated that 2.2 million drunk driving crashes each year victimize 1.3 million innocent people who are injured or havetheir vehicles damaged. In 1990, one in 100 drivers had a BAC of .10 or greater. About 21 billion miles were driven drunk. More that half of all alcohol-related fatalities occur in single vehicle crashes.