Abstract
A study of alcohol involvement in Texas driver fatalities, conducted by the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), revealed that the proportion of drivers who were legally intoxicated at the time of their death has decreased over the last seven years. The study was based on blood alcohol concentration (BAC) test results obtained from the medical examiners' offices in Texas. The toxicological data were matched to traffic accident reports to investigate the extent of alcohol involvement among fatally injured drivers, and to provide insight into the characteristics of those drivers and their accidents. (Author/publisher)