If your BAC is equal to or more than this, legally, you are considered drunk. According to the CDC, each day 28 people in this country die in a motor vehicle crash that involves an alcohol-impaired driver. The rate of under 21 drunk driving fatalities per 100,000 population has declined 14% over the past decade. Driving drunk or under the influence is a criminal offense in all states. In 2015, South Africa was ranked number one as the worst country when it comes to drunk driving. Interestingly, 23.2% of people admitted to driving after drinking at least 1-2 times and 2.17% of respondents admit to drinking and driving over 6 times. Drunk driving fatalities in South Africa make up about 58% of traffic fatalities in the country. Urban drunk driving accidents were slightly higher in 2017 (55%) compared to rural drunk driving crashes. Following closely behind are Florida and North Carolina with 839 and 413 drunk driving fatalities, respectively.

The NHTSA reports that almost 29 people die daily in America due to drunk driving. ValuePenguin analyzed drunk driving trends in the country using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Interventions aimed at increasing seat belt and car seat use, reducing drunk driving and speed-related crashes, and protecting pedestrians can reduce. Recent DADO Tweet The SoberDrivers Pledge has been taken by Over 11,000 People! Therefore, drunk driving in Texas appears to be a problem throughout the state. Every day, about 28 people in the United States die in drunk-driving crashes that's one person every 52 minutes. The country sees over 45% of all unnatural deaths result from drinking and. In the US, about 10,000 people a year die because of drunk driving, which is roughly equal to the number of homicides by guns.

Drunk drivers killed 2015