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Sep 6, 2023 · Driving under the influence of alcohol has been on the decline in the United States, but the last National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report from 2014 found a 48% increase in drivers...
Apr 12, 2022 · In one 2017 examination of more than 4,000 drivers from a police database in France, researchers found that drivers under the influence of alcohol were roughly 17.8 times more likely to be...
Feb 8, 2022 · More than 40% of drivers reporting alcohol and cannabis use in a national survey also reported driving under the influence of one or both of the substances, a new study found.
Dec 14, 2022 · More than 55% of people involved in serious or fatal road accidents tested positive for drugs or alcohol, according to a new study. Impaired driving is one of the leading causes of fatal crashes...
May 20, 2023 · Police officials said they arrested 204 people last year for driving under the influence of drugs, and at least 83 so far this year.
Jul 27, 2021 · Five young people died when Jordan Hayes-McGuinness drove under the influence of alcohol and cannabis in 2012, now Jordan's parents are fighting to change Australia's youth driving culture.
Jan 28, 2022 · DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A teenager who was driving under the influence of either drugs or alcohol crashed into another vehicle at “a high rate of speed,” killing six people in Palm Beach County, officials said.
Nov 30, 2023 · Nearly a third of deadly car wrecks in America involve alcohol, and some 26 million people drove under the influence in 2020, endangering themselves, passengers and passersby, and the law...
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Dec 31, 2019 · It's hard to measure how many crashes are caused by drugged driving, but estimates show that almost 44 percent of drivers in fatal car crashes tested positive for drugs. Driving under the influence of marijuana, opioids and alcohol can have profound effects on driving.
Those who drive under the influence of drugs, whether obtained legally or illegally, pose a danger to themselves, their passengers, and other road users. NHTSA is determined to put an end to impaired driving — to save lives.
