Table 8. Drivers involved in fatal traffic crashes and given BAC1 tests, according to State and injury severity, United States, 2000 and 2003.
State Drivers given BAC tests
2000 2003
Dead Alive All Dead Alive All
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 18,958 74.2 9,930 31.3 28,888 50.4 19,309 72.5 9,105 28.9 28,414 48.9
 
Alabama 490 70.3 245 36.8 735 53.9 46 6.7 45 6.6 91 6.6
Alaska 44 64.7 32 56.1 76 60.8 32 50.0 25 43.9 57 47.1
Arizona2 399 77.9 108 12.9 507 37.6 442 71.6 95 11.0 537 36.4
Arkansas2 318 72.4 222 53.8 540 63.4 323 73.6 189 51.8 512 63.7
California2 1,795 91.6 786 25.2 2,581 50.8 2,041 90.2 802 23.5 2,843 50.1
Colorado2 355 86.4 156 29.9 511 54.8 351 89.1 116 24.6 467 54.0
Connecticut2 190 85.2 72 29.6 262 56.2 163 87.2 66 32.0 229 58.3
Delaware 55 84.6 65 57.0 120 67.0 76 84.4 52 36.4 128 54.9
District of Columbia 6 27.3 17 42.5 23 37.1 8 22.9 14 22.6 22 22.7
Florida 1,136 65.9 572 22.5 1,708 40.0 1,197 65.1 646 25.1 1,843 41.8
Georgia 852 87.6 965 82.1 1,817 84.6 785 76.3 852 69.0 1,637 72.3
Hawaii 58 79.5 29 26.9 87 48.1 70 100.0 45 46.9 115 69.3
Idaho2 130 73.9 77 47.5 207 61.2 141 73.4 71 43.6 212 59.7
Illinois2 743 87.4 216 19.2 959 48.6 787 88.7 224 20.1 1,011 50.5
Indiana2 388 66.6 406 57.8 794 61.7 358 64.6 440 64.0 798 64.3
Iowa 177 59.2 144 43.1 321 50.7 134 44.4 91 35.0 225 40.0
Kansas2 214 65.4 162 52.3 376 59.0 108 34.7 105 31.0 213 32.8
Kentucky 325 59.4 215 40.2 540 49.9 344 53.8 214 33.1 558 43.4
Louisiana2 483 81.6 457 71.7 940 76.5 365 62.5 389 64.9 754 63.7
Maine 96 91.4 114 91.9 210 91.7 129 86.6 97 71.9 226 79.6
Maryland 338 94.4 57 11.1 395 45.3 326 85.3 96 15.6 422 42.3
Massachusetts2 196 76.6 28 8.0 224 37.0 194 71.3 7 2.0 201 32.7
Michigan2 655 78.6 490 41.7 1,145 57.0 571 71.2 395 36.9 966 51.6
Minnesota2 379 93.6 321 67.2 700 79.3 342 77.7 251 57.7 593 67.8
Mississippi2 449 72.9 398 64.2 847 68.5 342 55.3 127 25.2 469 41.8
Missouri2 548 75.8 98 11.5 646 41.0 645 76.7 167 20.5 812 49.1
Montana 45 30.4 36 26.5 81 28.5 145 80.6 80 57.6 225 70.5
Nebraska2 142 80.2 134 69.8 276 74.8 163 85.3 156 76.5 319 80.8
Nevada2 152 89.4 76 33.2 228 57.1 171 84.7 106 36.2 277 56.0
New Hampshire2 77 84.6 41 53.2 118 70.2 74 90.2 38 45.2 112 67.5
New Jersey2 341 81.4 223 35.7 564 54.0 188 44.5 108 17.2 296 28.2
New Mexico2 214 87.3 62 19.8 276 49.5 226 97.4 86 32.1 312 62.4
New York2 493 63.9 32 2.6 525 26.2 306 37.7 48 4.1 354 17.9
North Carolina 456 47.2 48 4.0 504 23.3 937 96.1 72 6.3 1,009 47.5
North Dakota2 40 75.5 18 34.0 58 54.7 64 87.7 21 32.8 85 62.0
Ohio2 695 73.9 287 29.0 982 50.9 820 93.9 352 35.4 1,172 62.8
Oklahoma 332 78.5 11 2.4 343 38.6 369 84.1 106 21.7 475 51.2
Oregon2 263 92.0 139 40.2 402 63.6 250 83.9 178 54.4 428 68.5
Pennsylvania2 878 88.4 238 21.3 1,116 52.9 943 89.7 287 24.6 1,230 55.4
Rhode Island 49 98.0 4 8.7 53 55.2 63 94.0 9 12.2 72 51.1
South Carolina2 220 32.2 67 9.2 287 20.3 490 74.4 78 11.4 568 42.3
South Dakota2 79 81.4 73 60.8 152 70.0 111 88.8 73 76.8 184 83.6
Tennessee2 658 75.7 439 50.3 1,097 63.0 593 73.1 412 51.2 1,005 62.2
Texas 1,259 56.5 952 33.6 2,211 43.7 1,298 56.9 735 26.9 2,033 40.6
Utah2 118 58.4 137 51.7 255 54.6 106 62.4 107 51.7 213 56.5
Vermont 47 88.7 22 57.9 69 75.8 46 97.9 16 31.4 62 63.3
Virginia 439 73.8 16 2.3 455 35.4 438 69.2 11 1.6 449 34.4
Washington2 341 90.5 119 24.4 460 53.2 325 88.3 79 18.6 404 50.9
West Virginia2 264 96.7 72 28.8 336 64.2 253 90.7 70 26.6 323 59.6
Wisconsin2 471 87.5 192 33.7 663 59.8 529 90.7 222 40.5 751 66.4
Wyoming 66 78.6 40 44.0 106 60.6 81 79.4 34 35.8 115 58.4

1 Blood alcohol concentration.
2 As of January 1, 2003, the State had enacted laws requiring BAC tests on drivers killed in traffic accidents (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 2003).

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