Impaired Driving Impaired Driving
This was an increase of 14.2% from the 11,718 fatalities in 2020 (National Center for Statistics and Analysis, 2023a). Fatalities in crashes involving alcohol-impaired drivers continue to represent almost one-third (31%) of the total motor vehicle fatalities in the United States. NHTSA’s most recent State Alcohol-Impaired-Driving Estimates Traffic Safety Facts (NCSA, 2023c) contains additional national …