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Total African American Fatalities in Drunk-Driving Crashes Driver BAC of .08 and higher. 29 percent lower in 2008 than in 1987 17 percent lower in 2008 than in 2000 Record-Low Level. 1,710.
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Total African American Fatalities in Drunk-Driving CrashesDriver BAC of .08 and higher 29 percent lower in 2008 than in 1987 17 percent lower in 2008 than in 2000 Record-Low Level 1,710 Data compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 2010. Sources: Fatalities - Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) 1990-2008 Final; Hispanic Origin and Race (1990-1998) - National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS); Hispanic Origin and Race (1999-2008) - Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) Final. Drunk-driving fatalities represent the total number of African Americans (occupants and nonoccupants) killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes in which at least one driver had a BAC of .08 or higher.
Total African American Fatalities in Drunk-Driving CrashesDriver BAC of .08 and higher Data compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 2010. Sources: Fatalities - Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) 1990-2008 Final; Hispanic Origin and Race (1990-1998) - National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS); Hispanic Origin and Race (1999-2008) - Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) Final. Drunk-driving fatalities represent the total number of African Americans (occupants and nonoccupants) killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes in which at least one driver had a BAC of .08 or higher.