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Figure 6-8 Fatalities, by Role, in Crashes Involving at Least One Driver with a BAC of .08 or Higher: 2015

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

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  Number Percentage
Driver with BAC=.08+ 6,424 0.626
Passenger riding with driver with BAC=.08+ 1,502 0.146
Occupants of other vehicles 1,406 0.137
Nonoccupants 933 0.091

KEY: BAC = blood alcohol concentration.

NOTE: Nonoccupants includes pedestrians, pedalcyclists, and others not listed above.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts: Alcohol-Impaired Driving (Annual Issues), available at http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/ as of March 2016.