1997 Blood Alcohol Concentration Levels of Drivers Involved in Fatal Alcohol Related Crashes

 
   
   
   
     
 

Figure 7.05 is a chart of the blood alcohol concentration levels of drivers involved in fatal alcohol related crashes. Almost three quarters (72%) of the drivers had blood alcohol levels at or above the legal limit of 0.08.  In fact, 4% of the alcohol related fatal crashes involved a driver with a blood alcohol concentration level over 0.30.

 
   
 
   
     
 

Figure 7.05  Blood Alcohol Concentration Levels of Drivers Involved in Fatal Alcohol Related Crashes, 1997  (n=53)

 
   
 
   
     
   
 
     
 

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