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Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes, by Previous Driving Record and License Compliance - State : USA, Year : 2021

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Previous Convictions License Total (58,383)
Valid License (47,606) Invalid License (10,777)
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Previous Recorded Crashes 8,181 17.2 1,850 17.2 10,031 17.2
Previous Recorded Suspensions or Revocations 3,776 7.9 3,426 31.8 7,202 12.3
Previous DWI Convictions 833 1.7 904 8.4 1,737 3.0
Previous Speeding Convictions 8,452 17.8 1,823 16.9 10,275 17.6
Previous Other Harmful Moving Convictions 7,917 16.6 2,642 24.5 10,559 18.1
Drivers with No Previous Convictions 26,903 56.5 4,721 43.8 31,624 54.2
Note: Table does not include drivers with unknown license compliance. FARS records prior driving records (convictions only, not violations) for events occurring within 3 years (for FARS 2014 and earlier) or 5 years (for FARS 2015 and later) of the date of the crash. The same driver can have one or more of these convictions. License compliance refers to the type of driver license possessed or not possessed by the driver for the class of vehicle being driven at the time of the crash.

Related Factors for Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes

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Factors Number Percent
Driving too fast for conditions or in excess of posted limit, or racing 11,254 18.5
Under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or medication 6,835 11.2
Failure to keep in Proper Lane 4,042 6.6
Failure to Yield Right of Way 4,239 7.0
Distracted (phone, talking, eating, object, etc.) 3,346 5.5
Operating vehicle in a careless manner 4,601 7.6
Overcorrecting/oversteering 1,845 3.0
Failure to Obey traffic signs,signals, or officer 2,450 4.0
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, or negligent manner 2,615 4.3
Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, nonmotorist in roadway, etc. 1,310 2.2
Vision obscured (rain, snow, glare, lights, building, trees, etc.) 1,584 2.6
Driving wrong way on one-way trafficway or wrong side of road 1,278 2.1
Drowsy, asleep, fatigued, ill, or blackout 1,179 1.9
Making Improper Turn 445 0.7
Other Factors 5,825 9.6
None Reported 9,576 15.7
Unknown 19,636 32.2
Total Drivers 60,904 100.0
Note: The sum of the numbers and percentages is greater than total drivers as more than one factor may be present for the same driver.