Table 19. Drivers in Fatal Crashes by Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) and Survival Status, 1982-2003

Year

Driver Survival Status

All Drivers in Fatal Crashes

Surviving Drivers

Killed Drivers

BAC = 0.00

BAC = 0.01-0.07

BAC = 0.08+

Total

BAC = 0.00

BAC = 0.01-0.07

BAC = 0.08+

Total

BAC = 0.00

BAC = 0.01-0.07

BAC = 0.08+

Total

1982

22,187

1,615

7,537

31,339

11,015

1,537

12,139

24,690

33,202

3,152

19,676

56,029

1983

21,885

1,410

7,223

30,518

11,189

1,406

11,543

24,138

33,075

2,816

18,765

54,656

1984

23,367

1,620

6,936

31,923

12,477

1,614

11,499

25,589

35,843

3,234

18,435

57,512

1985

24,921

1,451

6,174

32,546

12,960

1,692

10,685

25,337

37,880

3,143

16,860

57,883

1986

25,265

1,758

6,681

33,705

13,343

1,878

11,409

26,630

38,608

3,636

18,091

60,335

1987

26,570

1,612

6,426

34,609

14,054

1,722

11,058

26,833

40,624

3,334

17,484

61,442

1988

27,270

1,565

6,165

35,000

14,418

1,732

11,103

27,253

41,688

3,297

17,268

62,253

1989

27,193

1,301

5,552

34,046

14,246

1,507

10,637

26,389

41,438

2,808

16,189

60,435

1990

25,582

1,469

6,092

33,143

13,858

1,497

10,395

25,750

39,440

2,966

16,487

58,893

1991

24,157

1,245

5,059

30,461

13,138

1,307

  9,485

23,930

37,295

2,552

14,544

54,391

1992

23,678

1,172

4,467

29,317

12,906

1,226

  8,452

22,584

36,584

2,398

12,919

51,901

1993

24,858

1,147

4,254

30,259

13,652

1,168

  8,322

23,142

38,510

2,315

12,576

53,401

1994

25,331

1,078

4,449

30,858

14,612

1,166

  7,913

23,691

39,943

2,244

12,362

54,549

1995

26,633

1,082

4,059

31,774

14,841

1,242

  8,307

24,390

41,474

2,324

12,366

56,164

1996

27,158

1,136

4,173

32,467

15,134

1,225

  8,175

24,534

42,292

2,361

12,348

57,001

1997

27,258

1,027

3,736

32,021

15,670

1,154

  7,843

24,667

42,929

2,180

11,579

56,688

1998

27,026

1,108

3,727

31,861

15,738

1,171

  7,834

24,743

42,764

2,279

11,561

56,604

1999

26,733

   983

3,529

31,245

16,126

1,213

  7,918

25,257

42,858

2,196

11,447

56,502

2000

26,527

1,092

4,094

31,713

16,116

1,285

  8,167

25,567

42,643

2,376

12,261

57,280

2001

26,601

1,135

3,981

31,717

16,332

1,285

  8,253

25,869

42,932

2,420

12,233

57,586

2002

26,524

1,040

3,889

31,454

16,863

1,281

  8,515

26,659

43,388

2,321

12,405

58,113

2003

26,905

   956

3,655

31,516

16,991

1,309

  8,341

26,640

43,896

2,264

11,996

58,156

Note: NHTSA estimates alcohol involvement when alcohol test results are unknown. For more information, see About This Report.