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Special Thanks
MY FAMILY AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK A SPECIAL PERSON TO US WHO HAS HELPED US MORE THAN ANYONE HER NAME IS SANDI JAYNES
SHE IS A VICTIM SERVICES MANAGER
WV VICTIM SERVICES
DRINKING FACTS
Every 30 minutes, someone in this country dies in an alcohol-related crash. Every 30 minutes! And last year alone over
one million people were injured in alcohol-related traffic crashes.
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State |
Total Fatalities |
Number Alcohol-Related Fatalities |
Percent Alcohol-Related Fatalities |
| Texas |
3,675 |
1,709 |
47 |
| California |
4,215 |
1,626 |
39 |
| Florida |
3,169 |
1,274 |
40 |
| Illinois |
1,453 |
639 |
44 |
| Pennsylvania |
1,577 |
618 |
39 |
| North Carolina |
1,531 |
554 |
36 |
| New York |
1,491 |
529 |
35 |
| Missouri |
1,232 |
504 |
41 |
| Georgia |
1,603 |
488 |
30 |
| South Carolina |
968 |
488 |
50 |
| Michigan |
1,283 |
481 |
37 |
| Arizona |
1,120 |
470 |
42 |
| Ohio |
1,277 |
467 |
37 |
| Tennessee |
1,193 |
447 |
37 |
| Alabama |
1,001 |
415 |
41 |
| Louisiana |
894 |
406 |
45 |
| Wisconsin |
848 |
387 |
46 |
| Virginia |
943 |
364 |
39 |
| Mississippi |
871 |
320 |
37 |
| Maryland |
649 |
281 |
43 |
| Kentucky |
928 |
276 |
30 |
| New Jersey |
747 |
275 |
37 |
| Minnesota |
657 |
267 |
41 |
| Indiana |
834 |
262 |
31 |
| Washington |
600 |
259 |
43 |
| Oklahoma |
668 |
255 |
38 |
| Arkansas |
627 |
254 |
41 |
| Colorado |
632 |
246 |
39 |
| Oregon |
512 |
207 |
40 |
| Massachusetts |
462 |
207 |
45 |
| Kansas |
471 |
206 |
44 |
| New Mexico |
439 |
198 |
45 |
| Nevada |
368 |
182 |
50 |
| West Virginia |
394 |
148 |
37 |
| Iowa |
441 |
145 |
33 |
| Connecticut |
294 |
131 |
45 |
| Montana |
262 |
128 |
49 |
| Nebraska |
293 |
121 |
41 |
| Idaho |
293 |
107 |
37 |
| South Dakota |
203 |
98 |
48 |
| Maine |
207 |
75 |
36 |
| Hawaii |
135 |
72 |
53 |
| Wyoming |
165 |
62 |
38 |
| Delaware |
142 |
60 |
42 |
| Rhode Island |
104 |
57 |
55 |
| New Hampshire |
127 |
52 |
41 |
| North Dakota |
105 |
52 |
50 |
| Utah |
309 |
46 |
15 |
| Alaska |
95 |
35 |
37 |
| Dist of Columbia |
67 |
34 |
50 |
| Vermont |
69 |
29 |
41 |
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| National |
42,643 |
17,013 |
40 |
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| Puerto Rico |
493 |
233 |
47 |
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One person is killed every half-hour due to drunk driving.
Alcohol reduces alertness, interferes with judgment and impairs vision. A person who has had a "couple" of drinks cannot
drive as well as when not drinking.
Each year 16,000 Americans are killed in alcohol related crashes.
Alcohol affects a person differently at different times. Physical an emotional conditions, other drugs, the amount of
food in the system causes alcohol to affect a person differently.
Alcohol is a factor in nearly 50% of all traffic fatalities.
The probability of a collision increases with each drink.
Every other minute another person is seriously injured in an alcohol related crash.
Medical cost are estimated to be $45 billion yearly while quality of life cost are an additional $71 billion.
About 1.4 million people are arrested each year in the United States for Drunk Driving.
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