Impaired Driving

Reducing Impaired Driving

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  • Alcohol-impaired driving is a deadly crime that’s still prevalent throughout America and is especially common among young males 21 to 34-years-old.

  • Driving with a blood alcohol concentration of .08 grams per deciliter or higher is illegal in all 50 states.

  • Every day, about 32 people in the United States die in drunk driving crashes - that is one person every 45 minutes.

  • In 2020, 11,654 persons were killed in alcohol-related crashes, 247 of them were on Virginia roadways.

  • In 2021, the total number of lives lost on Virginia roadways was 968.

Resources

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