1-3 Alcohol-Related Fatalities in Motor Vehicle Crashes by Person Type and Crash Type: 2010
1-3 Alcohol-Related Fatalities in Motor Vehicle Crashes by Person Type and Crash Type: 2010
| Person type, crash category | Fatalities in categorya | Alcohol involvementb | Percent alcohol involvementc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupants | 27,805 | 11,087 | 39.9 |
| Single-vehicle crashes | 14,567 | 7,165 | 49.2 |
| Two-vehicle crashes | 11,197 | 3,313 | 29.6 |
| More than two-vehicle crashes | 2,041 | 608 | 29.8 |
| Pedestrians | 4,280 | 2,020 | 47.2 |
| Single-vehicle crashes | 3,682 | 1,731 | 47.0 |
| Multiple-vehicle crashes | 598 | 290 | 48.5 |
| Pedalcyclists | 618 | 209 | 33.8 |
| Single-vehicle crashes | 592 | 196 | 33.1 |
| Multiple-vehicle crashes | 26 | 13 | 50.0 |
| Others/unknown | 182 | 49 | 26.9 |
| Total | 32,885 | 13,364 | 40.6 |
aTotal fatalities. bTotal alcohol-related fatalities. cAlcohol-related fatalities as a percentage of total fatalities.
Notes: Category numbers may not sum to totals due to rounding. A motor vehicle crash is considered alcohol-related if at least one driver or nonoccupant (e.g., a pedestrian or pedalcyclist) involved in the crash has a blood alcohol concentration of 0.01 grams per deciliter or greater. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates alcohol involvement when test results of alcohol concentration are unknown.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) Database, personal communication, December 2011 as cited in USDOT, RITA, BTS, National Transportation Statistics, table 2-20, available at http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/ as of December 2011.