In 2018, almost 25% of all fatal vehicle crashes involved the use of alcohol. Drunk driving is still the number one cause of death on American roadways, and according to MADD, every two seconds someone is injured in a drunk driving crash.
Drunk driving affects people across the country every single day. Using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, law firm Butler, Wooten and Peak LLP created an interactive map that reveals drunk driving fatality rates state by state. Take a look at their article and the map to find out which states have the lowest drunk driving fatalities – and which have the highest.