In 2005, 52 percent (7,330 drivers) of the drivers with alcohol in their system who were involved fatal crashes (14,068 total) had BAC levels at or above .16 g/dl. The most frequently recorded BAC level among drinking drivers involved in fatal crashes was .17 g/dl
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Alcohol-related crashes in the United States cost the public an estimated $114.3 billion in 2000, including $51.1 billion in monetary costs and an estimated $63.2 billion in quality of life losses. People other than the drinking driver paid $71.6 billion of the alcohol-related crash bill, which is 63 percent of the total cost of these crashes.
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Since 1980 (the year Mothers Against Drunk Driving was founded), alcohol-related traffic fatalities have decreased by about 44 percent, from over 30,000 to under 17,000 and MADD has helped save over 300,000 lives.
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In 2001, more than half a million people were injured in crashes where police reported that alcohol was present — an average of one person injured almost every minute.
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Over 1.46 million drivers were arrested in 2006 for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics. This is an arrest rate of 1 for every 139 licensed drivers in the United States.
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About three in every ten Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their lives.
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