Table 17. Drivers in Fatal Crashes by Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) and Vehicle Type, 1982-2004

Year

Passenger Car

Light Truck

Large Truck

Motorcycle

Total

Percent

Total

Percent

Total

Percent

Total

Percent

BAC =
.01+

BAC =
.08+

BAC =
.01+

BAC =
.08+

BAC =
.01+

BAC =
.08+

BAC =
.01+

BAC =
.08+

1982

34,121

42

36

11,199

44

39

4,582

10

6

4,490

55

47

1983

33,069

40

35

11,017

43

39

4,790

10

7

4,288

57

48

1984

34,395

39

33

11,866

41

35

5,056

  9

7

4,650

55

46

1985

34,071

36

30

12,372

37

32

5,091

  7

5

4,598

53

43

1986

35,959

36

30

13,208

38

33

5,015

  7

5

4,558

56

46

1987

36,371

35

29

14,407

37

31

5,046

  5

3

4,061

51

43

1988

36,769

34

28

15,167

37

31

5,141

  6

4

3,704

51

42

1989

35,204

32

27

15,579

35

30

4,903

  4

3

3,182

53

45

1990

33,893

34

29

15,501

36

31

4,709

  5

3

3,269

52

43

1991

31,102

31

27

14,702

35

30

4,291

  4

3

2,816

52

44

1992

29,670

30

25

14,540

33

28

3,980

  3

2

2,435

49

40

1993

30,060

28

24

15,207

31

27

4,271

  4

2

2,471

45

38

1994

30,103

28

24

16,235

29

25

4,592

  3

2

2,330

41

33

1995

30,773

27

23

17,483

29

25

4,410

  4

2

2,262

42

33

1996

30,595

27

23

18,118

28

24

4,703

  3

2

2,175

43

35

1997

29,896

26

22

18,502

26

23

4,859

  3

2

2,159

41

32

1998

28,907

26

21

19,247

26

22

4,905

  2

1

2,333

41

34

1999

27,878

25

21

19,865

26

22

4,868

  3

1

2,528

40

33

2000

27,661

28

24

20,393

26

22

4,948

  3

1

2,971

40

32

2001

27,444

27

23

20,704

27

23

4,779

  2

1

3,261

37

29

2002

27,236

27

22

21,562

27

23

4,550

  3

2

3,363

39

31

2003

26,422

26

22

22,172

25

22

4,658

  2

1

3,800

36

29

2004

25,393

26

22

22,217

25

21

4,799

  2

1

4,095

34

27

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