Fatality Facts 2024Alcohol

Overview

The probability of a fatal crash rises significantly after 0.05% blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and even more rapidly after 0.08% (Zador et al., 2000; Voas et al., 2012).

Drivers with very high BACs (at or above 0.15%) have a very high risk of dying in a crash or getting severely injured (Zador et al., 2000; Peck et al., 2008).

Forty-nine states and the District of Columbia have per se laws making it a crime to drive with a BAC at or above 0.08%. In Utah, it’s a crime to drive with a BAC of 0.05% or above.

Substantial progress was made from 1982 to the mid-1990s in reducing the number and proportion of fatally injured drivers with BACs at or above 0.08%. However, little subsequent progress has been made, and alcohol-impaired driving is still a major problem. Institute research estimates that 25% of crash deaths could be prevented each year if all drivers with BACs of 0.08% or higher were kept off the roads (Farmer, 2021).

At the same BAC, drivers younger than 21 are far more likely than older drivers to get into a fatal or nonfatal crash (Zador et al., 2000; Voas et al., 2012; Peck et al., 2008).

The following facts are based on analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System. The data are from all 50 states and the District of Columbia with imputations for missing BACs provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s multiple imputation model (Subramanian, 2002).

Posted June 2026.

Trends

The percentage of fatally injured drivers with BACs at or above 0.08% declined steadily from 49% in 1982 to 33% in 1994 (a 32% decline). This percentage has declined more gradually since 1994 and was 29% in 2024. Only 10% of fatally injured drivers of large trucks had BACs at or above 0.08%, compared with 31% of fatally injured passenger vehicle drivers, 27% of fatally injured pedestrians ages 16 and older, and 26% of fatally injured motorcycle drivers.

Percent of fatally injured people with BACs ≥ 0.08% by type, 1982-2024

Estimated number and percent of fatally injured people with BACs ≥ 0.08% by type, 1982-2024
Year	All drivers			Passenger vehicle drivers			Large truck drivers			Motorcycle drivers			Pedestrians (age ≥16)
	Deaths	Estimated deaths with BACs ≥ 0.08		Deaths	Estimated deaths with BACs ≥ 0.08		Deaths	Estimated deaths with BACs ≥ 0.08		Deaths	Estimated deaths with BACs ≥ 0.08		Deaths	Estimated deaths with BACs ≥ 0.08
	Number	Number	%	Number	Number	%	Number	Number	%	Number	Number	%	Number	Number	%
1982	24,690	12,139	49	19,686	10,032	51	754	128	17	3,880	1,845	48	5,993	2,668	45
1983	24,138	11,543	48	19,356	9,533	49	784	122	16	3,729	1,811	49	5,582	2,486	45
1984	25,589	11,499	45	20,314	9,375	46	884	121	14	4,061	1,873	46	5,755	2,439	42
1985	25,337	10,685	42	20,108	8,685	43	797	91	11	4,023	1,782	44	5,539	2,263	41
1986	26,630	11,409	43	21,527	9,392	44	765	67	9	4,019	1,846	46	5,547	2,242	40
1987	26,833	11,058	41	22,193	9,362	42	708	58	8	3,592	1,550	43	5,597	2,176	39
1988	27,253	11,103	41	22,899	9,574	42	763	72	9	3,282	1,374	42	5,701	2,162	38
1989	26,389	10,637	40	22,562	9,195	41	706	72	10	2,785	1,265	45	5,557	2,186	39
1990	25,750	10,395	40	21,953	8,968	41	586	56	9	2,896	1,261	44	5,488	2,137	39
1991	23,930	9,485	40	20,541	8,242	40	554	40	7	2,497	1,092	44	4,880	1,895	39
1992	22,584	8,452	37	19,596	7,436	38	512	27	5	2,172	889	41	4,734	1,861	39
1993	23,142	8,322	36	20,086	7,340	37	516	30	6	2,216	853	38	4,740	1,856	39
1994	23,691	7,913	33	20,707	7,100	34	554	36	6	2,095	695	33	4,637	1,718	37
1995	24,390	8,307	34	21,511	7,514	35	556	33	6	2,020	681	34	4,783	1,793	37
1996	24,534	8,175	33	21,692	7,358	34	541	35	6	1,962	700	36	4,670	1,804	39
1997	24,667	7,843	32	21,782	7,090	33	627	22	4	1,937	640	33	4,621	1,638	35
1998	24,743	7,834	32	21,714	6,977	32	637	31	5	2,089	736	35	4,597	1,678	37
1999	25,257	7,918	31	21,971	7,019	32	644	31	5	2,286	753	33	4,325	1,646	38
2000	25,567	8,166	32	21,893	7,164	33	655	28	4	2,653	859	32	4,192	1,534	37
2001	25,869	8,252	32	21,933	7,233	33	603	25	4	2,955	872	30	4,368	1,558	36
2002	26,659	8,515	32	22,616	7,409	33	592	40	7	3,034	958	32	4,367	1,584	36
2003	26,779	8,354	31	22,270	7,142	32	623	29	5	3,427	1,026	30	4,298	1,560	36
2004	26,871	8,155	30	22,027	6,976	32	639	24	4	3,713	1,024	28	4,237	1,528	36
2005	27,491	8,489	31	22,018	7,127	32	697	24	4	4,254	1,172	28	4,458	1,559	35
2006	27,348	8,578	31	21,629	7,175	33	705	31	4	4,517	1,210	27	4,384	1,656	38
2007	26,570	8,617	32	20,493	7,048	34	703	22	3	4,853	1,357	28	4,305	1,587	37
2008	24,254	7,961	33	18,207	6,263	34	580	33	6	4,975	1,490	30	4,069	1,545	38
2009	21,835	7,213	33	16,791	5,780	34	434	24	6	4,165	1,238	30	3,811	1,401	37
2010	21,072	6,579	31	15,968	5,159	32	476	32	7	4,208	1,205	29	3,988	1,410	35
2011	20,815	6,524	31	15,496	5,052	33	551	20	4	4,341	1,301	30	4,175	1,544	37
2012	21,490	6,735	31	15,842	5,188	33	590	28	5	4,652	1,354	29	4,501	1,626	36
2013	20,944	6,548	31	15,495	5,092	33	602	31	5	4,423	1,254	28	4,479	1,586	35
2014	20,788	6,387	31	15,431	4,893	32	593	27	4	4,318	1,286	30	4,629	1,596	34
2015	22,348	6,376	29	16,560	4,910	30	591	20	3	4,735	1,270	27	5,183	1,772	34
2016	23,715	6,681	28	17,513	5,109	29	711	56	8	4,998	1,334	27	5,726	1,968	34
2017	23,757	6,664	28	17,632	5,095	29	740	61	8	4,938	1,341	27	5,756	1,876	33
2018	23,045	6,349	28	17,129	4,925	29	740	56	8	4,724	1,193	25	6,122	2,022	33
2019	22,747	6,396	28	16,739	4,764	28	768	51	7	4,763	1,384	29	6,033	1,918	32
2020	24,860	7,221	29	18,146	5,494	30	718	86	12	5,308	1,400	26	6,295	1,931	31
2021	27,555	8,189	30	20,155	6,157	31	859	64	7	5,839	1,678	29	7,171	2,187	31
2022	26,929	7,942	29	19,415	5,971	31	914	65	7	5,965	1,670	28	7,277	2,120	29
2023	25,612	7,444	29	18,123	5,558	31	833	70	8	6,056	1,578	26	7,077	2,105	30
2024	24,636	7,247	29	17,268	5,387	31	781	75	10	5,950	1,529	26	6,769	1,834	27

Seven percent of large truck drivers killed in 2024 had BACs at or above 0.15% compared with 23% of fatally injured passenger vehicle drivers, 21% of fatally injured pedestrians ages 16 and older, and 16% of fatally injured motorcycle drivers.

Estimated number and percent of fatally injured people with BACs ≥ 0.15% by type, 1982-2024
Year	All drivers			Passenger vehicle drivers			Large truck drivers			Motorcycle drivers			Pedestrians (age ≥16)
	Deaths	Estimated deaths with BACs ≥ 0.15		Deaths	Estimated deaths with BACs ≥ 0.15		Deaths	Estimated deaths with BACs ≥ 0.15		Deaths	Estimated deaths with BACs ≥ 0.15		Deaths	Estimated deaths with BACs ≥ 0.15
	Number	Number	%	Number	Number	%	Number	Number	%	Number	Number	%	Number	Number	%
1982	24,690	8,660	35	19,686	7,334	37	754	80	11	3,880	1,156	30	5,993	2,077	35
1983	24,138	8,240	34	19,356	6,975	36	784	84	11	3,729	1,131	30	5,582	1,945	35
1984	25,589	8,203	32	20,314	6,859	34	884	81	9	4,061	1,163	29	5,755	1,886	33
1985	25,337	7,521	30	20,108	6,272	31	797	59	7	4,023	1,098	27	5,539	1,732	31
1986	26,630	8,077	30	21,527	6,780	31	765	43	6	4,019	1,189	30	5,547	1,730	31
1987	26,833	7,968	30	22,193	6,868	31	708	37	5	3,592	997	28	5,597	1,735	31
1988	27,253	8,114	30	22,899	7,119	31	763	48	6	3,282	888	27	5,701	1,688	30
1989	26,389	7,774	29	22,562	6,847	30	706	51	7	2,785	808	29	5,557	1,706	31
1990	25,750	7,631	30	21,953	6,667	30	586	35	6	2,896	844	29	5,488	1,697	31
1991	23,930	7,014	29	20,541	6,195	30	554	25	5	2,497	719	29	4,880	1,512	31
1992	22,584	6,258	28	19,596	5,569	28	512	18	4	2,172	603	28	4,734	1,474	31
1993	23,142	6,104	26	20,086	5,504	27	516	19	4	2,216	523	24	4,740	1,499	32
1994	23,691	5,849	25	20,707	5,343	26	554	26	5	2,095	428	20	4,637	1,355	29
1995	24,390	6,018	25	21,511	5,515	26	556	21	4	2,020	426	21	4,783	1,394	29
1996	24,534	5,925	24	21,692	5,401	25	541	20	4	1,962	452	23	4,670	1,433	31
1997	24,667	5,668	23	21,782	5,181	24	627	16	3	1,937	412	21	4,621	1,329	29
1998	24,743	5,692	23	21,714	5,151	24	637	24	4	2,089	464	22	4,597	1,332	29
1999	25,257	5,678	22	21,971	5,126	23	644	25	4	2,286	451	20	4,325	1,292	30
2000	25,567	5,801	23	21,893	5,163	24	655	10	2	2,653	546	21	4,192	1,204	29
2001	25,869	5,976	23	21,933	5,349	24	603	20	3	2,955	535	18	4,368	1,232	28
2002	26,659	6,146	23	22,616	5,484	24	592	23	4	3,034	575	19	4,367	1,267	29
2003	26,779	6,010	22	22,270	5,279	24	623	18	3	3,427	620	18	4,298	1,254	29
2004	26,871	5,837	22	22,027	5,108	23	639	16	2	3,713	630	17	4,237	1,195	28
2005	27,491	6,073	22	22,018	5,239	24	697	14	2	4,254	704	17	4,458	1,246	28
2006	27,348	6,101	22	21,629	5,256	24	705	18	3	4,517	716	16	4,384	1,324	30
2007	26,570	6,275	24	20,493	5,265	26	703	14	2	4,853	860	18	4,305	1,269	29
2008	24,254	5,844	24	18,207	4,779	26	580	25	4	4,975	926	19	4,069	1,243	31
2009	21,835	5,219	24	16,791	4,316	26	434	19	4	4,165	760	18	3,811	1,115	29
2010	21,072	4,881	23	15,968	3,950	25	476	22	5	4,208	774	18	3,988	1,141	29
2011	20,815	4,705	23	15,496	3,794	24	551	14	2	4,341	801	18	4,175	1,223	29
2012	21,490	5,008	23	15,842	3,984	25	590	24	4	4,652	884	19	4,501	1,281	28
2013	20,944	4,817	23	15,495	3,891	25	602	21	3	4,423	779	18	4,479	1,272	28
2014	20,788	4,748	23	15,431	3,769	24	593	22	4	4,318	830	19	4,629	1,282	28
2015	22,348	4,603	21	16,560	3,689	22	591	13	2	4,735	772	16	5,183	1,413	27
2016	23,715	4,825	20	17,513	3,843	22	711	43	6	4,998	815	16	5,726	1,552	27
2017	23,757	4,809	20	17,632	3,810	22	740	42	6	4,938	837	17	5,756	1,454	25
2018	23,045	4,592	20	17,129	3,690	22	740	36	5	4,724	741	16	6,122	1,566	26
2019	22,747	4,606	20	16,739	3,556	21	768	38	5	4,763	869	18	6,033	1,495	25
2020	24,860	5,137	21	18,146	4,065	22	718	64	9	5,308	840	16	6,295	1,528	24
2021	27,555	5,868	21	20,155	4,568	23	859	50	6	5,839	1,029	18	7,171	1,653	23
2022	26,929	5,676	21	19,415	4,442	23	914	47	5	5,965	1,024	17	7,277	1,649	23
2023	25,612	5,406	21	18,123	4,228	23	833	50	6	6,056	959	16	7,077	1,620	23
2024	24,636	5,185	21	17,268	4,012	23	781	56	7	5,950	934	16	6,769	1,394	21

Who is killed

In 2024, the individuals most often killed in crashes involving at least one alcohol-impaired driver (BAC ≥ 0.08%) were alcohol-impaired drivers (7,247 deaths), followed by occupants of other vehicles (1,858 deaths), passengers riding with an alcohol-impaired driver (1,483 deaths), and nonoccupants (1,316 deaths).

Fatalities in crashes involving at least one driver with a BAC ≥ 0.08%, 2024
Age	Alcohol-impaired drivers		Passengers riding With alcohol-impaired drivers		Occupants of other vehicles		Nonoccupants		Total*
Age	Deaths	%	Deaths	%	Deaths	%	Deaths	%	Deaths	%
0-15	13	0	139	9	82	4	35	3	268	2
16-20	536	7	274	19	161	9	54	4	1,026	9
21-30	2,011	28	421	28	376	20	207	16	3,015	25
31-40	1,673	23	249	17	305	16	265	20	2,492	21
41-50	1,139	16	142	10	238	13	245	19	1,765	15
51-60	977	13	99	7	256	14	215	16	1,546	13
61-70	583	8	76	5	208	11	174	13	1,042	9
>70	301	4	76	5	222	12	103	8	702	6
Total*	7,247	100	1,483	100	1,858	100	1,316	100	11,904	100
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

Age and sex

Among fatally injured passenger vehicle drivers in 2024, a higher proportion of males than females had BACs at or above 0.08% at every age. Overall, 34% of males and 24% of females had BACs at or above 0.08%. The percentage was highest among males ages 21-30. The lowest percentage was observed among females older than 70.

Estimated number and percent of fatally injured passenger vehicle drivers with BACs ≥ 0.08% by driver age and sex, 2024
Age	Male			Female			Total*
	Drivers killed	Estimated drivers killed with BACs ≥ 0.08		Drivers killed	Estimated drivers killed with BACs ≥ 0.08		Drivers killed	Estimated drivers killed with BACs ≥ 0.08
	Number	Number	%	Number	Number	%	Number	Number	%
16-20	1,137	392	34	344	84	24	1,482	476	32
21-30	2,441	1,198	49	897	358	40	3,339	1,556	47
31-40	2,131	929	44	816	274	34	2,947	1,203	41
41-50	1,631	609	37	598	150	25	2,231	760	34
51-60	1,655	532	32	603	138	23	2,261	670	30
61-70	1,511	367	24	586	72	12	2,098	439	21
>70	1,910	198	10	925	63	7	2,839	261	9
Total*	12,461	4,236	34	4,787	1,142	24	17,268	5,387	31
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

Among fatally injured passenger vehicle drivers in 2024, 25% of males and 18% of females had BACs at or above 0.15%.

Estimated number and percent of fatally injured passenger vehicle drivers with BACs ≥ 0.15% by driver age and sex, 2024
Age	Male			Female			Total*
	Drivers killed	Estimated drivers killed with BACs ≥ 0.15		Drivers killed	Estimated drivers killed with BACs ≥ 0.15		Drivers killed	Estimated drivers killed with BACs ≥ 0.15
	Number	Number	%	Number	Number	%	Number	Number	%
16-20	1,137	265	23	344	54	16	1,482	320	22
21-30	2,441	872	36	897	271	30	3,339	1,143	34
31-40	2,131	730	34	816	208	25	2,947	938	32
41-50	1,631	466	29	598	114	19	2,231	581	26
51-60	1,655	412	25	603	106	18	2,261	519	23
61-70	1,511	272	18	586	54	9	2,098	326	16
>70	1,910	128	7	925	40	4	2,839	169	6
Total*	12,461	3,156	25	4,787	849	18	17,268	4,012	23
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

Since the 1980s, the percentage of fatally injured passenger vehicle drivers with BACs at or above 0.08% has declined more among 16-20-year-olds than among older drivers. The percentage of fatally injured 16-20-year-old passenger vehicle drivers with BACs at or above 0.08% is now lower than the percentage in the 21-50-year-old age group, although the percentage for drivers ages 16-20 has been on the rise since 2017.

Percent of fatally injured passenger vehicle drivers with BACs ≥ 0.08% by driver age, 1982-2024

Estimated number and percent of fatally injured passenger vehicle drivers with BACs ≥ 0.08% by driver age, 1982-2024
Year	16-20 years			21-30 years			31-40 years			41-50 years			>50 years
	Drivers killed	Estimated drivers killed with BACs ≥ 0.08		Drivers killed	Estimated drivers killed with BACs ≥ 0.08		Drivers killed	Estimated drivers killed with BACs ≥ 0.08		Drivers killed	Estimated drivers killed with BACs ≥ 0.08		Drivers killed	Estimated drivers killed with BACs ≥ 0.08
	Number	Number	%	Number	Number	%	Number	Number	%	Number	Number	%	Number	Number	%
1982	3,455	1,826	53	6,255	3,952	63	3,367	1,985	59	1,935	1,021	53	4,571	1,206	26
1983	3,322	1,680	51	6,059	3,861	64	3,396	1,987	59	1,850	851	46	4,615	1,107	24
1984	3,436	1,591	46	6,413	3,882	61	3,560	1,893	53	1,958	897	46	4,838	1,075	22
1985	3,227	1,260	39	6,277	3,664	58	3,441	1,845	54	2,082	915	44	4,953	958	19
1986	3,633	1,493	41	6,708	3,973	59	3,810	2,000	52	2,012	896	45	5,234	990	19
1987	3,623	1,312	36	6,820	3,982	58	4,070	2,162	53	2,134	898	42	5,401	970	18
1988	3,783	1,356	36	6,828	3,993	58	4,137	2,194	53	2,405	1,009	42	5,614	993	18
1989	3,538	1,226	35	6,486	3,680	57	4,128	2,163	52	2,564	1,097	43	5,704	1,001	18
1990	3,390	1,198	35	6,150	3,506	57	4,139	2,258	55	2,526	1,047	41	5,618	932	17
1991	3,017	1,043	35	5,612	3,180	57	3,832	2,111	55	2,485	1,052	42	5,489	835	15
1992	2,697	829	31	5,133	2,760	54	3,742	1,997	53	2,419	969	40	5,491	858	16
1993	2,806	795	28	5,084	2,661	52	3,835	2,005	52	2,486	980	39	5,747	877	15
1994	2,993	800	27	4,986	2,485	50	3,878	1,934	50	2,640	1,030	39	6,053	824	14
1995	2,984	725	24	5,094	2,593	51	4,131	2,098	51	2,870	1,153	40	6,285	923	15
1996	3,029	770	25	5,002	2,482	50	4,085	1,993	49	2,945	1,140	39	6,493	952	15
1997	3,044	775	25	4,793	2,282	48	3,929	1,954	50	3,010	1,128	37	6,883	934	14
1998	3,101	767	25	4,599	2,232	49	3,927	1,840	47	3,161	1,192	38	6,808	919	14
1999	3,266	851	26	4,668	2,267	49	3,842	1,806	47	3,149	1,181	37	6,931	896	13
2000	3,254	848	26	4,721	2,278	48	3,739	1,775	47	3,275	1,275	39	6,784	971	14
2001	3,248	824	25	4,748	2,365	50	3,665	1,710	47	3,320	1,337	40	6,860	978	14
2002	3,461	875	25	4,957	2,468	50	3,698	1,705	46	3,461	1,365	39	6,898	970	14
2003	3,266	860	26	4,862	2,312	48	3,468	1,539	44	3,432	1,358	40	7,111	1,050	15
2004	3,176	816	26	4,984	2,375	48	3,354	1,422	42	3,457	1,282	37	6,937	1,058	15
2005	2,987	735	25	5,079	2,495	49	3,386	1,529	45	3,376	1,298	38	7,098	1,044	15
2006	3,022	833	28	5,156	2,536	49	3,291	1,511	46	3,273	1,219	37	6,794	1,055	16
2007	2,724	765	28	5,025	2,592	52	2,979	1,404	47	3,049	1,209	40	6,627	1,054	16
2008	2,289	625	27	4,376	2,322	53	2,644	1,293	49	2,711	1,066	39	6,129	938	15
2009	2,048	608	30	3,863	2,020	52	2,387	1,122	47	2,617	1,106	42	5,830	919	16
2010	1,675	438	26	3,687	1,812	49	2,404	1,082	45	2,297	910	40	5,861	907	15
2011	1,721	488	28	3,595	1,740	48	2,220	986	44	2,212	869	39	5,714	959	17
2012	1,618	436	27	3,726	1,798	48	2,378	1,094	46	2,177	868	40	5,905	984	17
2013	1,377	360	26	3,659	1,785	49	2,320	1,055	45	2,117	843	40	5,989	1,046	17
2014	1,433	344	24	3,627	1,703	47	2,304	985	43	2,028	747	37	5,998	1,108	18
2015	1,586	347	22	3,848	1,657	43	2,515	1,067	42	2,104	741	35	6,463	1,088	17
2016	1,586	328	21	4,177	1,802	43	2,707	1,104	41	2,192	772	35	6,807	1,091	16
2017	1,473	319	22	4,031	1,712	42	2,813	1,122	40	2,268	765	34	7,004	1,170	17
2018	1,433	284	20	3,929	1,662	42	2,684	1,055	39	2,136	731	34	6,912	1,187	17
2019	1,330	287	22	3,592	1,541	43	2,713	1,057	39	2,136	709	33	6,932	1,164	17
2020	1,570	387	25	4,227	1,735	41	3,119	1,224	39	2,362	822	35	6,796	1,308	19
2021	1,706	411	24	4,487	1,932	43	3,702	1,466	40	2,645	912	34	7,541	1,422	19
2022	1,607	440	27	4,082	1,826	45	3,446	1,410	41	2,578	888	34	7,642	1,394	18
2023	1,573	458	29	3,712	1,683	45	3,190	1,308	41	2,368	825	35	7,222	1,270	18
2024	1,482	476	32	3,339	1,556	47	2,947	1,203	41	2,231	760	34	7,198	1,370	19

When alcohol-impaired crashes occur

Alcohol involvement in fatal crashes peaks at night. Between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., 53% of fatally injured passenger vehicle drivers in 2024 had BACs at or above 0.08%, compared with 20% during other hours.

Estimated number and percent of fatally injured passenger vehicle drivers with high BACs at night vs. other times, 2024
Time of day	Drivers killed	Estimated drivers killed with BACs ≥ 0.08		Estimated drivers killed with BACs ≥ 0.15
Time of day	Number	Number	%	Number	%
9 p.m. - 6 a.m.	6,064	3,200	53	2,407	40
Other hours	11,204	2,187	20	1,605	14
Total	17,268	5,387	31	4,012	23

The three-hour period with the highest percentage of driver fatalities with BACs of 0.08% or higher is midnight to 3 a.m.

Estimated number and percent of fatally injured passenger vehicle drivers with high BACs by time of day, 2024
Time of day	Drivers killed	Estimated drivers killed with BACs ≥ 0.08		Estimated drivers killed with BACs ≥ 0.15
Time of day	Number	Number	%	Number	%
Midnight - 3 a.m.	2,163	1,316	61	996	46
3 a.m. - 6 a.m.	1,580	706	45	515	33
6 a.m. - 9 a.m.	1,900	260	14	181	10
9 a.m. - noon	1,852	188	10	129	7
Noon - 3 p.m.	2,426	308	13	225	9
3 p.m. - 6 p.m.	2,581	546	21	400	15
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.	2,319	825	36	624	27
9 p.m. - midnight	2,321	1,178	51	896	39
Total*	17,268	5,387	31	4,012	23
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

Forty-three percent of passenger vehicle drivers fatally injured on weekends (6 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Monday) in 2024 had BACs at or above 0.08%, compared with 24% at other times.

Estimated number and percent of fatally injured passenger vehicle drivers with high BACs on weekends vs. other times, 2024
	Drivers killed	Estimated drivers killed with BACs ≥ 0.08		Estimated drivers killed with BACs ≥ 0.15
	Number	Number	%	Number	%
Weekend (6 p.m. Friday - 6 a.m. Monday)	6,682	2,874	43	2,167	32
Other times	10,586	2,512	24	1,845	17
Total	17,268	5,387	31	4,012	23

Alcohol involvement is very high in fatal nighttime (9 p.m. to 6 a.m.) single-vehicle crashes. In 2024, 64% of fatally injured passenger vehicle drivers in these crashes had BACs at or above 0.08%, and 48% had BACs at or above 0.15%. Six percent had BACs of 0.01% to 0.07%.

Estimated number and percent of fatally injured passenger vehicle drivers by BAC, time, and crash type, 2024
		Drivers killed	Estimated drivers killed with BACs = 0		Estimated drivers killed with 0.01 ≤ BACs < 0.08		Estimated drivers killed with BACs ≥ 0.08		Estimated drivers killed with BACs ≥ 0.15
		Number	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Single vehicle	Night	3,340	1,016	30	190	6	2,134	64	1,615	48
Single vehicle	Day	4,293	2,776	65	166	4	1,352	31	1,005	23
Multiple vehicle	Night	2,724	1,510	55	149	5	1,066	39	792	29
Multiple vehicle	Day	6,785	5,840	86	170	3	775	11	554	8