In 2021, roughly 3 out of 4 drinking drivers in crashes were male (across most age groups), with only slight variations among the age groups. Total Drivers in Crashes – 190,904 Passenger Carsĭrinking Drivers in Crashes – 9,082 (4.8% of total) Passenger Carsĭrinking Drivers in Crashes by Age and Sex Bus and heavy truck drivers accounted for very few of the drinking drivers in crashes. Drinking drivers of passenger cars, light trucks, vans, and sport utility vehicles were equal to the average for drivers of all vehicle types. Motorcyclists had the largest percentage of drinking drivers to total drivers this is compared to the drivers of other types of vehicles. Day of Occurrenceĭriver Involvement in Alcohol-Related Crashes by Vehicle Type Nearly two-thirds (63%) of alcohol-related fatal crash victims were the result of crashes occurring on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, while fatal crash victims of non-alcohol-related crashes tended to be distributed more evenly throughout the work week with the fewest occurring on Sunday and Monday. In contrast, under half of the fatalities (47%) from non-alcohol-related crashes resulted from crashes occurring between noon and 8:00 PM. Persons InvolvedĪlcohol-related crashes occurring between 8:00 PM and 4:00 AM produced the vast majority of deaths (62% of alcohol-related deaths). There were 255 driver and passenger fatalities in alcohol-related crashes in 2021, while 239 (94%) were the drinking drivers or their passengers.

Drunk drivers killed in 2017