THE FACTS
Most drivers who have had something to drink have low blood alcohol content or concentration (BAC) and few are involved
in fatal crashes. On the other hand, while only a few drivers have BACs higher than .15, a much higher proportion of those drivers have fatal crashes.
- The average BAC among fatally injured drinking drivers is .16 1
- The relative risk of death for drivers in single-vehicle crashes with a high BAC is 385 times that of a zero-BAC driver and for male drivers the risk is 707 times that of a sober driver, according to estimates by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). 2
- High BAC drivers tend to be male, aged 25-35, and have a history of DWI convictions and polydrug abuse.
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