Among causes of death in Mississippi Automobile wrecks and crashes account for roughly 195 deaths per year, making these deaths the 14th leading cause of death overall. The deaths in this statistic include motorcycle deaths, 18-wheeler deaths and pedestrian or bicycle deaths due to cars. For each death in Mississippi several are seriously injured by car wrecks. Drinking and driving wrongful death cause a significant portion of these deaths and injuries. Senseless is the word that comes to mind to describe deaths and injuries due to drunk drivers.The amount of danger involved in drunk driving and distracted driving cause these activities to carry steep fines and penalties. Social groups such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Students Against Drunk Driving and many others to continue to lobby for stricter fines and penalties for drunk driving and distracted driving in Mississippi.Hinds, Rankin and Warren counties rank in the medium range for death due to automobile wrecks which include drinking and driving wrongful death. Madison has a low rate of fatalities due to car wrecks. Northern Mississippi counties: Panola, Marshall, Calhoun, Montgomery, Coahoma and Washington counties have a high incidence of motor vehicle fatalities per capita. Southern Mississippi counties: Amite, Pike, Jones, Covington, Lincoln and Franklin have a high incidence of car wreck fatalities per capita.