This fact sheet contains estimates of driver alcohol involvement in fatal crashes for the United States and individually for the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Estimates for Puerto Rico are not included in the national estimates. Data from the current year (2014) and 10 years ago (2005) are presented for comparison. These estimates are based on data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). In this fact sheet, the 2005 and 2014 State alcohol-impaired-driving estimates are presented as follows: * Alcohol-Impaired Definitions and Explanations * Missing FARS Alcohol Data * State-by-State Data Tables • Table 1 — Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities, by State and Highest Driver BAC in the Crash, 2005 • Table 2 — Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities, by State and Highest Driver BAC in the Crash, 2014 • Table 3 — Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes, by State and BAC of the Driver, 2005 • Table 4 — Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes, by State and BAC of the Driver, 2014 • Table 5 — BAC Test Status for Drivers Involved in Fatal Traffic Crashes, by State, 2005 and 2014 • Table 6 — Driver Fatalities, by State and BAC Test Status, 2005 • Table 7 — Driver Fatalities, by State and BAC Test Status, 2014 • Table 8 — Surviving Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes, by State and BAC Test Status, 2005 • Table 9 — Surviving Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes, by State and BAC Test Status, 2014 • Table 10 — Percentage of Fatalities in Alcohol-Impaired-Driving Crashes and Percentage of Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes with BACs of .08 or Higher, by Region and State, 2005 and 2014. (Author/publisher)
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