Impaired Driving: Get the Facts | Motor Vehicle Safety | CDC Injury Center

Impaired Driving: Get the Facts | Motor Vehicle Safety | CDC Injury Center

Impaired Driving

Every day, 29 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver.1 This is one death every 50 minutes.1 The annual cost of alcohol-related crashes totals more than $44 billion.2

Thankfully, there are effective measures that can help prevent injuries and deaths from alcohol-impaired driving.