Rampart Drinking Accidents by Margaret Stunn
A motor vehicle crash is
recognized as alcohol related or one of those drinking accidents when at least a
driver or a non-occupant (like a pedestrian) that is involved in that crash has
a BAC or blood alcohol concentration of 0.01 gram/deciliter (g/dL) or above. A
post by haiyan701 person involved in a crash is considered alcohol impaired when
exhibiting a 0.08 BAC or higher. These are the classifications as described by
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or NHTSA.
Other
information about drunk driving:
� Over 25% of teens who die in car
accidents were drunk driving
� More than 12% of fatal car accidents in
the United States are alcohol-related
� Every 22 minutes, someone dies in
a drinking accident
� Over 3,000 teenager deaths result from injuries
from alcohol-related car accidents.
� The highest drinking crashes in
America are from 18 year olds.
These accident
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