Table 4,,,
Fatalities in Motor Vehicle Crashes by Number of Vehicles and Alcohol Involvement: 2003,,,
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"Number
of vehicles",Fatalitiesa,"Alcohol
involvementb",Percentc
Occupants,"37,132","14,476",39
Single-vehicle crashes,"18,175","8,939",49
Two-vehicle crashes,"15,795","4,606",29
"More than two-vehicle
crashes","3,162",931,29
Pedestrians,"4,749","2,253",47
Single-vehicle crashes,"4,288","2,014",47
Multiple-vehicle crashes,457,239,52
Pedalcyclists,622,238,38
Single-vehicle crashes,589,220,37
Multiple-vehicle crashes,33,19,55
Others/unknown,140,46,33
Total ,"42,643","17,013",40
a Fatalities in all crashes.,,,
b Fatalities in crashes that involve alcohol.,,,
c Percentage of all crash fatalities that involve alcohol.,,,
Notes: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding. ,,,
A motor vehicle crash is considered to be alcohol-related if at least one driver or nonoccupant (such as a pedestrian or pedalcyclist) involved in the crash is determined to have had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.01 grams per deciliter or greater. ,,,
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates alcohol involvement when test results are unknown.,,,
"Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) database, personal communication, October 2004.",,,