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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a fact sheet that details court programs that handle both driving while intoxicated (DWI) and drug offenders in order to find out information about participants, the courts’ capacity to serve offenders, and the effects of the courts’ treatment and supervision.
Of the 32,675 motor vehicle traffic fatalities in 2014, there were 9,967 people (31%) killed in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes where at least one driver had a BAC of .08g/dL or higher. The following States had the highest percentages: Massachusetts (41%), North Dakota (41%), Texas (41%), and Delaware (40%).
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) chief Mark Rosekind assured lawmakers in a recent letter that the agency is taking a series of steps to decrease the number of alcohol-impaired motorists who get behind the wheel. “Safety on our roads must remain a top priority,” the lawmakers said. “Prompt action by NHTSA to implement FAST […]
An estimated 28 percent of high school seniors reported riding in a car in the past two weeks with a driver who had used drugs or alcohol, or said they had driven after using drugs or alcohol themselves, researchers found. The confidential questionnaires did not ask seniors about the amount of marijuana smoked, or who […]
Nearly one-third of young drivers killed in traffic crashes have alcohol in their system; new PSA depict drinking and driving as the ultimate party foul. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among teens in America, and almost half of teens killed in crashes are the drivers themselves. Despite a minimum legal drinking […]
Congress is barring the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from conducting a research program on whether drivers are using drugs and alcohol behind the wheel in the face of criticism from some members of Congress.
