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MADD LANE COUNTY CHAPTER
MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING – ACTIVISM/VICTIM
SERVICES/EDUCATION
DUII IN OREGON -
STATISTICS
2006 DATA:
2005 DATA:
2003 AVAILABLE DATA:
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210
DUII Deaths: 168 alcohol only; 18 combination
alcohol & other drugs; 24
drugs only.
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Alcohol continues to be the overwhelming factor
in impaired driving fatal and injury crashes.
During the 1990’s, 70% of all fatally injured
children were passengers in the car of the
drinking driver.
• Mental health providers & law enforcement
indicate that they are seeing evidence that more
people are “self medicating” due to the downturn
in the economy & September 11, 2001 attacks.
• Since the inception of the Drug Recognition
Expert (DRE) program in January 1995, Oregon has
experienced an increase in drug-impaired
Driving arrests, from 428 in 1995, to almost
1188 in 2001. Impairment
due to drugs other than alcohol, continues to
have a negative impact on
traffic safety.
2002 DATA:
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25,342
DUII Arrests
• Approximately 2000 DUII Injuries
• 199 DUII Deaths: 147 alcohol only; 16 combination alcohol & other
drugs; 36 drugs only.
COSTS:
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% of Total Traffic Deaths that were Alcohol
Related 38.9%
• Annual Cost of Alcohol-related Crashes $900,000,000
• Cost Per Alcohol-related Fatality 3,600,000
• Cost Per Alcohol-related Injury 108,000
DUII - NATIONAL STATISTICS
• In 2002, an estimated 17,419 people died in
alcohol-related crashes – an average of one
every 30 minutes. These deaths constitute 41%
of the 42,815 total traffic fatalities (NHTSA)
• Of the general driving age public, 97% see
drinking & driving as a threat to their personal
safety, and 66% feel it is extremely important
to do something to reduce the problem in terms
of where tax dollars should be spent. (Gallup
Organization, 2003)
• The highest prevalence of both binge &
heaving drinking in 2000 was for young adults
aged 18 to 25, with the peak rate occurring at
age 21. (SAMHSA, 2000)
• Impairment is not determined by the type of
drink, but rather by the amount of alcohol
ingested over a specific period of time. (IIHS,
June 2003)
• The average person metabolizes alcohol at
the rate of about one drink per hour. Only time
will sober a person. Drinking strong coffee,
exercising or taking a cold shower will not
help.
(Michigan State University, 2002)
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