ALCOHOL INVOLVEMENT IN FATAL TRAFFIC CRASHES 1987. TECHNICAL REPORT

This report describes the magnitude of the alcohol related fatal crash problem in the United States, highlights the circumstances under which fatal crashes are associated with alcohol, and presents recent trends in alcohol related fatal traffic crashes. Data are presented which describe the general characteristics of these crashes, and their participants. The data in this report were obtained from the Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS) maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. FARS data includes the results of chemical blood alcohol tests administered to drivers involved in fatal crashes where they are availbable from police. These blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) tests form the basis for the statistics contained in this report. Because of the large number of cases where BAC is missing, a statistical procedure is employed to estimate BAC for those cases where it is unknown.

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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1492
• Corporate Authors:

  National Center for Statistics and Analysis

  Mathematical Analysis Division, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1989-3

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 21 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Blood alcohol levels; Drunk driving; Fatalities; Statistics; Trend (Statistics)
• Identifier Terms: Fatal Accident Reporting System
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00485695
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT HS 807 401
• Files: HSL, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 31 1990 12:00AM