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Persons Killed, by STATE and Highest Driver Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) in Crash - State : USA, Year : 2008

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State Highest Driver Blood Alcohol Concentration in Crash Total Killed
BAC = .00 BAC = .01-.07 BAC = .08+ BAC=.01+
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Alabama 596 62 53 5 315 33 367 38 966 100
Alaska 39 62 3 5 21 33 24 38 62 100
Arizona 594 63 63 7 266 28 329 35 937 100
Arkansas 392 65 34 6 171 28 205 34 600 100
California 2,227 65 170 5 1,029 30 1,198 35 3,434 100
Colorado 346 63 29 5 173 32 202 37 548 100
Connecticut 156 59 19 7 86 32 104 40 264 100
Delaware 72 60 3 3 45 37 49 40 121 100
District of Columbia 21 61 4 13 9 26 13 39 34 100
Florida 1,930 65 165 6 875 29 1,041 35 2,978 100
Georgia 997 67 73 5 416 28 489 33 1,493 100
Hawaii 56 53 8 7 42 39 50 46 107 100
Idaho 138 60 14 6 78 34 93 40 232 100
Illinois 608 58 72 7 362 35 434 42 1,043 100
Indiana 564 69 42 5 208 26 250 31 814 100
Iowa 299 73 24 6 89 22 113 27 412 100
Kansas 225 59 12 3 145 38 157 41 385 100
Kentucky 599 73 26 3 200 24 226 27 826 100
Louisiana 508 56 66 7 338 37 404 44 912 100
Maine 108 70 4 3 43 28 47 30 155 100
Maryland 405 69 34 6 152 26 186 31 591 100
Massachusetts 210 58 27 8 124 34 151 42 363 100
Michigan 647 66 49 5 282 29 331 34 980 100
Minnesota 294 64 26 6 135 30 161 35 456 100
Mississippi 486 62 32 4 266 34 297 38 783 100
Missouri 595 62 53 6 310 32 364 38 960 100
Montana 124 54 12 5 91 40 103 45 229 100
Nebraska 132 63 20 10 55 27 75 36 208 100
Nevada 203 63 14 4 107 33 121 37 324 100
New Hampshire 87 62 8 6 45 32 53 38 139 100
New Jersey 392 66 43 7 154 26 197 33 590 100
New Mexico 248 68 13 4 105 29 118 32 366 100
New York 821 67 68 5 341 28 409 33 1,231 100
North Carolina 932 65 77 5 423 30 500 35 1,433 100
North Dakota 52 50 5 4 47 46 52 50 104 100
Ohio 774 65 60 5 356 30 415 35 1,190 100
Oklahoma 475 63 29 4 244 33 274 37 749 100
Oregon 256 61 23 6 136 33 159 38 416 100
Pennsylvania 886 60 81 6 496 34 578 39 1,468 100
Rhode Island 36 55 5 7 25 38 29 45 65 100
South Carolina 454 49 60 6 403 44 463 50 920 100
South Dakota 74 62 7 6 34 29 41 34 119 100
Tennessee 648 63 59 6 327 32 386 37 1,035 100
Texas 1,909 56 195 6 1,269 38 1,463 43 3,382 100
Utah 220 80 9 3 46 17 55 20 275 100
Vermont 58 79 3 5 12 16 15 21 73 100
Virginia 457 55 71 9 294 36 365 44 824 100
Washington 295 57 43 8 182 35 225 43 521 100
West Virginia 236 62 15 4 128 34 142 37 380 100
Wisconsin 355 59 42 7 208 34 250 41 605 100
Wyoming 84 53 8 5 67 42 75 47 159 100
USA 23,317 63 2,072 6 11,773 32 13,846 37 37,261 100
Note: NHTSA estimates alcohol involvement when alcohol test results are unknown.
Total includes fatalities in crashes in which there was no driver or motorcycle rider present.

Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes, by STATE and Blood Alcohol Concentration of the Driver - State : USA, Year : 2008

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State Blood Alcohol Concentration of the Driver Total Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes
BAC = .00 BAC = .01-.07 BAC = .08+ BAC=.01+
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Alabama 943 73 48 4 295 23 342 27 1,285 100
Alaska 71 78 2 3 18 19 20 22 91 100
Arizona 932 75 63 5 241 20 304 25 1,236 100
Arkansas 583 75 37 5 158 20 195 25 778 100
California 3,595 76 176 4 940 20 1,115 24 4,710 100
Colorado 530 74 25 4 157 22 182 26 712 100
Connecticut 256 72 18 5 82 23 99 28 355 100
Delaware 104 68 6 4 42 28 49 32 153 100
District of Columbia 30 69 5 12 8 19 14 31 44 100
Florida 3,232 77 168 4 818 19 985 23 4,217 100
Georgia 1,613 78 68 3 377 18 445 22 2,057 100
Hawaii 91 65 9 6 40 28 49 35 139 100
Idaho 213 71 12 4 77 26 89 29 302 100
Illinois 1,037 72 69 5 328 23 397 28 1,434 100
Indiana 888 79 40 4 190 17 230 21 1,118 100
Iowa 467 82 23 4 80 14 103 18 570 100
Kansas 344 69 18 4 135 27 152 31 496 100
Kentucky 884 80 27 2 188 17 215 20 1,099 100
Louisiana 790 68 69 6 308 26 377 32 1,167 100
Maine 162 79 5 3 37 18 42 21 204 100
Maryland 641 78 36 4 141 17 177 22 817 100
Massachusetts 299 68 27 6 116 26 144 32 442 100
Michigan 1,090 77 52 4 268 19 320 23 1,409 100
Minnesota 482 75 29 5 129 20 158 25 640 100
Mississippi 710 72 28 3 247 25 275 28 985 100
Missouri 906 73 54 4 286 23 340 27 1,246 100
Montana 191 67 11 4 82 29 93 33 284 100
Nebraska 212 75 16 6 54 19 70 25 282 100
Nevada 327 74 15 3 102 23 117 26 444 100
New Hampshire 144 74 9 5 42 22 51 26 195 100
New Jersey 607 75 45 6 153 19 198 25 805 100
New Mexico 339 76 12 3 94 21 106 24 445 100
New York 1,297 76 72 4 330 19 402 24 1,699 100
North Carolina 1,400 75 77 4 402 21 479 25 1,878 100
North Dakota 87 63 6 4 45 33 50 37 137 100
Ohio 1,253 76 63 4 332 20 395 24 1,648 100
Oklahoma 759 76 28 3 215 21 243 24 1,002 100
Oregon 380 73 23 4 117 22 139 27 519 100
Pennsylvania 1,466 73 84 4 469 23 553 27 2,019 100
Rhode Island 54 66 5 6 23 28 28 34 81 100
South Carolina 721 62 66 6 376 32 442 38 1,163 100
South Dakota 105 72 6 4 34 23 40 28 145 100
Tennessee 1,026 74 51 4 304 22 355 26 1,381 100
Texas 3,177 69 209 5 1,200 26 1,408 31 4,585 100
Utah 297 85 9 2 45 13 53 15 350 100
Vermont 88 86 2 2 12 11 14 14 102 100
Virginia 747 69 62 6 278 26 340 31 1,087 100
Washington 500 71 42 6 167 24 208 29 708 100
West Virginia 355 74 13 3 112 23 124 26 479 100
Wisconsin 610 71 42 5 203 24 245 29 855 100
Wyoming 126 67 5 3 56 30 61 33 187 100
USA 37,157 74 2,083 4 10,946 22 13,029 26 50,186 100

Drivers Killed in Fatal Crashes, by STATE and Blood Alcohol Concentration of the Driver - State : USA, Year : 2008

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State Blood Alcohol Concentration of the Driver Total Drivers Killed in Fatal Crashes
BAC = .00 BAC = .01-.07 BAC = .08+ BAC=.01+
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Alabama 444 63 29 4 229 33 257 37 701 100
Alaska 24 58 1 3 16 39 17 42 41 100
Arizona 336 65 32 6 151 29 183 35 519 100
Arkansas 283 66 24 6 124 29 148 34 431 100
California 1,249 64 83 4 619 32 702 36 1,951 100
Colorado 234 65 13 3 114 32 127 35 361 100
Connecticut 102 58 10 6 62 36 73 42 175 100
Delaware 34 49 3 4 33 48 36 51 70 100
District of Columbia 9 54 3 18 5 29 7 46 16 100
Florida 1,101 61 100 6 602 33 702 39 1,803 100
Georgia 691 68 43 4 288 28 330 32 1,021 100
Hawaii 36 51 3 5 32 45 35 49 71 100
Idaho 98 60 6 4 60 37 66 40 164 100
Illinois 380 58 39 6 237 36 276 42 656 100
Indiana 383 69 23 4 146 26 169 31 552 100
Iowa 220 76 15 5 54 19 69 24 288 100
Kansas 158 57 11 4 108 39 119 43 277 100
Kentucky 424 73 14 2 147 25 160 27 584 100
Louisiana 323 56 32 6 223 39 255 44 578 100
Maine 83 71 2 2 31 27 33 29 116 100
Maryland 237 66 23 6 97 27 120 34 357 100
Massachusetts 114 52 20 9 84 39 104 48 218 100
Michigan 411 65 29 5 188 30 217 35 628 100
Minnesota 197 64 16 5 97 31 113 36 310 100
Mississippi 353 62 16 3 199 35 215 38 568 100
Missouri 421 63 26 4 218 33 244 37 665 100
Montana 86 55 4 2 66 42 70 45 156 100
Nebraska 102 66 9 6 44 29 53 34 155 100
Nevada 112 56 10 5 77 39 86 44 198 100
New Hampshire 69 66 7 7 29 27 36 34 105 100
New Jersey 199 62 26 8 97 30 122 38 321 100
New Mexico 126 62 6 3 73 36 79 38 204 100
New York 457 67 35 5 190 28 224 33 681 100
North Carolina 574 62 48 5 308 33 356 38 930 100
North Dakota 36 53 4 6 29 42 33 47 69 100
Ohio 525 64 40 5 260 31 300 36 825 100
Oklahoma 340 66 13 3 161 31 174 34 514 100
Oregon 148 58 16 6 91 36 107 42 255 100
Pennsylvania 640 61 51 5 358 34 409 39 1,049 100
Rhode Island 22 50 4 8 19 42 22 50 44 100
South Carolina 296 48 39 6 282 46 320 52 616 100
South Dakota 47 59 5 6 28 35 33 41 80 100
Tennessee 490 64 31 4 246 32 277 36 767 100
Texas 1,201 56 107 5 841 39 948 44 2,148 100
Utah 128 77 5 3 34 20 39 23 167 100
Vermont 38 80 1 2 8 18 9 20 47 100
Virginia 304 54 45 8 218 39 264 46 567 100
Washington 197 55 31 9 128 36 158 45 355 100
West Virginia 190 67 8 3 87 31 95 33 285 100
Wisconsin 242 59 20 5 149 36 169 41 411 100
Wyoming 60 57 1 1 44 42 45 43 105 100
USA 14,969 62 1,179 5 8,027 33 9,206 38 24,175 100

Surviving Drivers in Fatal Crashes, by STATE and Blood Alcohol Concentration of the Driver - State : USA, Year : 2008

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State Blood Alcohol Concentration of the Driver Total Surviving Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes
BAC = .00 BAC = .01-.07 BAC = .08+ BAC=.01+
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Alabama 499 86 19 3 66 11 85 14 584 100
Alaska 47 95 1 2 1 3 3 5 50 100
Arizona 597 83 31 4 90 13 121 17 717 100
Arkansas 300 86 13 4 34 10 47 14 347 100
California 2,346 85 93 3 320 12 413 15 2,759 100
Colorado 295 84 13 4 43 12 56 16 351 100
Connecticut 154 85 7 4 19 11 27 15 180 100
Delaware 70 84 4 5 9 11 13 16 83 100
District of Columbia 22 77 3 9 4 14 6 23 28 100
Florida 2,131 88 67 3 216 9 283 12 2,414 100
Georgia 922 89 25 2 89 9 114 11 1,036 100