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,,,, Year,Alcohol-Related Highway Fatalities,Alcohol-Related Fatalities in thousand,Total Fatalities,As a percent of total fatalities 1985,"22,716",22.72,"43,825",51.83 1990,"22,084",22.08,"44,599",49.52 1991,"19,887",19.89,"41,508",47.91 1992,"17,858",17.86,"39,250",45.50 1993,"17,473",17.47,"40,150",43.52 1994,"16,580",16.58,"40,716",40.72 1995,"17,247",17.25,"41,817",41.24 1996,"17,218",17.22,"42,065",40.93 1997,"16,189",16.19,"42,013",38.53 1998,"16,020",16.02,"41,501",38.60 1999,"15,786",15.79,"41,611",37.94 2000,"16,653",16.65,"41,800",39.84