• 2006 figures for alcohol-related traffic fatalities in Maryland include 268 deaths. In our state, approximately 40% of total traffic fatalities were alcohol-related.
• 2006 and 2007 saw approximately 25,000 arrested for DUI/DWI
• National Alcohol-related crashes kill 50 people a day -- one death every 30 minutes.
• Each year thousands of people survive and live with terrible injuries from these crashes.
• About three in every ten Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their lives.
• Economic costs of alcohol-related crashes are estimated to be $114.3 billion yearly.
• Impairment is not determined by the type of drink, but rather by the amount of alcohol ingested over a specific period of time.
• Drunk driving is the nation's and Maryland's most frequently committed violent crime.

Youth Statistics

• Alcohol use is the number one problem among young people.
• 10% of 4th graders are now reporting that they have tried alcohol.
• 2.6 million teenagers don't know that a person can die from an alcohol overdose.
• Eight young people a day die in alcohol related crashes.
• The younger an individual starts drinking, and the greater the intensity and frequency of alcohol consumption, the greater the risk of using other drugs.
• Youth who drink alcohol are 7.5 times more likely to use any illicit drug, and 50 times more likely to use cocaine than young people who never drink alcohol.
• Traffic crashes are the major cause of death for children in the age group 0-14. Almost one quarter (21.4%) of these deaths are alcohol related.
• Traffic crashes are the greatest single cause of death for ages 6-28. Almost half are alcohol related.
• The U.S. Surgeon General reports that life expectancy has improved in the U.S. over the past 75 years for every age group except one: the death rate for 15- to 24-year-olds is higher today than it was 20 years ago. The leading cause of death is drunk and drugged driving.
• 35% of children in fourth grade report having been pressured by their classmates to drink. By the time they have reached 6th grade, 49% have been pressured.
• 33% of nearly 200,000 students surveyed said that their parents often do not set clear rules. Half said they are not disciplined routinely when they break the rules.

 ****The mission of Mothers Against Drunk Driving is to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime and prevent underage drinking. 
****La misión de MADD es evitar el conducir en estado de ebriedad, apoyar a las víctimas de este crimen violento y la de prevenir que los menores de edad ingieran bebidas alcohólicas.