CDC - Impaired Driving - Motor Vehicle Safety - Injury Center

CDC - Impaired Driving - Motor Vehicle Safety - Injury Center

February 21, 2014

Since the mid-1990s, alcohol-impaired driving has been involved in nearly one-third of all fatal crashes [PDF-3.3MB]. Ignition interlocks, devices installed in a vehicle that prevent the vehicle from starting if alcohol is detected on the driver’s breath, reduce the rate of re-arrest[PDF-584KB] among convicted alcohol-impaired drivers by 67% while installed. As of August 1, 2013, 19 states had laws requiring ignition interlocks for all offenders convicted of driving while intoxicated, according to CDC’s 2013 Prevention Status Reports.  Please share this email with others interested in improving public health practice through evidence-based strategies. A library of "Did You Know?" information is available online. Data & Statistics Nearly one-third of crash deaths involve an alcohol impaired driver1 More data & statistics