In 2011, 32,367 people lost their lives on America’s roadways in motor vehicle crashes. This figure is 1.9 percent lower than the 32,999 people who died in crashes in 2010 (632 fewer fatalities in 2011). Alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities declined by 2.5 percent in 2011. An alcohol-impaired-driving fatality is defined as a person killed in a crash involving a driver or motorcycle rider (operator) with a blood alcohol concentration of .08 grams per deciliter or greater. This percentage decrease was greater than the percentage decrease in overall motor vehicle crash fatalities from 2010 to 2011. The 9,878 alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities in 2011 accounted for 31 percent of overall fatalities, the same percentage of overall fatalities as in 2010. (Author/publisher)
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