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 (2015) and 10 years ago (2006) are presented for comparison. These estimates are based on data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). In this fact sheet, the 2006 and 2015 State alcohol-impaired-driving estimates are presented as follows: - 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, 2006 • Table 2: Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities, by State and Highest Driver BAC in the Crash, 2015 • Table 3: Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes, by State and BAC of the Driver, 2006 • Table 4: Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes, by State and BAC of the Driver, 2015 • Table 5: BAC Test Status for Drivers Involved in Fatal Traffic Crashes, by State, 2006 and 2015 • Table 6: Driver Fatalities, by State and BAC Test Status, 2006 • Table 7: Driver Fatalities, by State and BAC Test Status, 2015 • Table 8: Surviving Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes, by State and BAC Test Status, 2006 • Table 9: Surviving Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes, by State and BAC Test Status, 2015 • 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 Drivers are considered to be alcohol-impaired when their blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) are .08 grams per deciliter (g/dL) or higher. Tus, any fatal crash involving a driver with a BAC of .08 g/dL or higher is considered to be an alcohol-impaired-driving crash, and fatalities occurring in those crashes are considered to be alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities. The term “driver” refers to the operator of any motor vehicle, including a motorcycle. Estimates of alcohol-impaired driving are generated using BAC values reported to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and BAC values imputed when they are not reported. The term “alcohol-impaired” does not indicate that a crash or a fatality was caused by alcohol impairment, only that an alcohol-impaired driver was involved in the crash. In this fact sheet for 2015, the alcohol-impaired-driving information is presented as follows: - Overview - Economic Cost for All Traffic Crashes - Children - Time of Day and Day of Week - Drivers - Fatalities by State Tis fact sheet contains information on fatal motor vehicle crashes and fatalities based on data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). FARS is a census of fatal crashes in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico is not included in U.S. totals). (Author/publisher)
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