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Fatalities by Highest BAC in Highway Crashes: 2010 2017-2022

Key: BAC = Blood Alcohol Concentration

Embedded Dataset Excel:

Dataset Excel:

T5-3 Fatalities by Highest BAC in Highway Crashes.xlsx (23.32 KB)

Notes:

Total fatalities include those in which there was no driver or motorcycle rider present. BAC values have been assigned by NHTSA when alcohol test results are unknown. Alcohol related crashes pertain to the BAC of the driver and nonoccupants struck by motor vehicles. For some years, numbers for Fatalities in alcohol-related crashes (BAC = 0.01+) may not add to totals due to rounding.

Description:

This table is from the 2024 Transportation Statistics Annual Report.

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Traffic Safety Facts: Alcohol Impaired Driving (Annual Issues) as of July 2024.

Previous Editions:
Fatalities by Highest BAC in Highway Crashes 2010 2017-2021
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