Alcohol-Related Highway Fatalities,,,,, "SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Traffic Safety Facts 1998, DOT HS 808 983 (Washington, DC: October 1999), table 13, and personal communication, Sept.11, 2000.",,,,, Date Updated:,,,,, Unit: Thousands of Fatalities,,,,, DATE,Total,As a percent of total fatalities,,,Fatalities in thousands 1990,"22,084",49.5,,,22.08 1991,"19,887",47.9,,,19.89 1992,"17,858",45.5,,,17.86 1993,"17,473",43.5,,,17.47 1994,"16,580",40.7,,,16.58 1995,"17,247",41.2,,,17.25 1996,"17,218",40.9,,,17.22 1997,"16,189",38.5,,,16.19 1998,"16,020",38.6,,,16.02 1999,"15,786",37.9,,,15.79 2000,"16,068",38.4,,,16.07