2-3,,,,
Fatalities in Motor Vehicle Crashes by Vehicles and by Number of Vehicles and by Alcohol Involvement: 2006,,,,
Crash Category,Fatalities in categorya,Alcohol involve-mentb,Percentc,
Occupants,"36,902","14,861",40,
Single-vehicle crashes,"18,909","9,433",50,
Two-vehicle crashes,"15,013","4,508",30,
More than two-vehicle crashes,"2,980",920,31,
Pedestrians,"4,784","2,367",49,
Single-vehicle crashes,"4,327","2,108",49,
Multiple-vehicle crashes,457,258,56,
Pedalcyclists,773,302,39,
Single-vehicle crashes,732,285,39,
Multiple-vehicle crashes,41,17,41,
Others/unknown,183,72,39,
Total ,"42,642","17,602",41,
a Fatalities in all crashes whether or not alcohol was involved.,,,,
b Fatalities in crashes that involve alcohol.,,,
c Percentage of all crash fatalities in category 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 2007.",,,