Posted by The Breathalyzer Team on 11/26/2012 to
General Information
... that according to statistical data:
Every two minutes someone somewhere is injured in an alcohol-related accident
Every half-hour someone is killed due to drunk driving
Alcohol-related car accidents are the number one cause of death for people between the ages of 15 and 20
Approximately 5,000 teens die annually as a result of drunk driving
Impaired driving due to alcohol is four times more likely to occur at night
Each year approximately 16,000 people are killed in alcohol related car crashes
Over 40% of fatal car accidents are alcohol related
Over 30% of drivers arrested and convicted of drunk driving are repeat offenders
Over 30% of fatal car accidents involve at least one person with a BAC greater than 0.08%
Approximately 50-75% of drunk drivers who have had their licenses revoked continue to drive without a license
A recent study concluded that first-time offenders of drunk driving have driven drunk an average of 80 times before being arrested
