Table 4,,,,
Fatalities in Motor Vehicle Crashes by Vehicles ,,,,
and by Alcohol Involvement: 2004,,,,
Number of vehicles,Fatalitiesa,Alcohol involve-mentb,Percentc,
Occupants,"37,142","14,195",38,
Single-vehicle crashes,"18,288","8,808",48,
Two-vehicle crashes,"15,737","4,492",29,
More than two-vehicle crashes,"3,117",896,29,
Pedestrians,"4,641","2,211",48,
Single-vehicle crashes,"4,207","1,976",47,
Multiple-vehicle crashes,434,234,54,
Pedalcyclists,725,249,34,
Single-vehicle crashes,697,237,34,
Multiple-vehicle crashes,28,11,39,
Others/unknown,128,39,30,
Total ,"42,636","16,694",39,
a Fatalities in all crashes.,,,
b Fatalities in crashes that involve alcohol.,,,
c Percentage of all crash fatalities that involve alcohol.,,,
Notes: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding. ,,,
A motor vehicle crash is considered to be alcohol-related if at least one driver or nonoccupant (such as a pedestrian or pedalcyclist) involved in the crash is determined to have had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.01 grams per deciliter or greater. ,,,
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates alcohol involvement when test results are unknown.,,,
"Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) database, personal communication, October 2005.",,,