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Total fatalities in drunk-driving crashes were 49% lower in 2009 than in 1982 and 19% lower than in 2000, reaching a record-low level, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This data includes all occupants and non-occupants involved in motor vehicle traffic crashes with a driver or motorcycle rider above the legal alcohol limit.
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Total Fatalities in Drunk-Driving Crashes 49 percent lower in 2009 than in 1982 19 percent lower in 2009 than in 2000 Record-Low Level Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. Drunk-driving fatalities represent the total number of fatalities (occupants and nonoccupants) in motor vehicle traffic crashes involving a driver or motorcycle rider with a blood alcohol concentration of .08 or higher. http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811363.pdf