(Now before anyone asks, the average testing rate for the presence of alcohol for drivers varies in these years from 83 to 84 %, so we know we have covered the bulk of
fatally injured drivers)
According to a 2011 Canadian Road Safety report, 40 % of
fatally injured drivers consumed some quantity of alcohol before the collision.
Among
fatally injured drivers ages 15 - 17 in 2008 - 12, 29 percent were in minicars or small cars, while 20 percent of
fatally injured drivers ages 35 - 50 were.
While the study provides evidence that non-alcohol drugs in
fatally injured drivers has increased significantly, the authors also note there are some limitations to consider.
The prevalence of non-alcohol drugs detected in
fatally injured drivers in the U.S. has been steadily rising and tripled from 1999 to 2010 for drivers who tested positive for marijuana — the most commonly detected non-alcohol drug — suggesting that drugged driving may be playing an increasing role in fatal motor vehicle crashes.
Not exact matches
UTICA, N.Y. (AP)-- The family of a race car
driver fatally injured when struck by Tony Stewart's sprint car has apparently reached a settlement in its wrongful death lawsuit against the former NASCAR star.
Authorities in southern Tamil Nadu state had claimed that meteorite
fatally struck bus
driver and
injured 3 others
If you've been seriously
injured, or a loved one has been
fatally wounded, in an auto collision, our auto crash attorneys can help hold the negligent
driver accountable for your financial damages.
Drivers over the age of seventy - five are more likely than younger drivers to be fatally injured in a Texas car ac
Drivers over the age of seventy - five are more likely than younger
drivers to be fatally injured in a Texas car ac
drivers to be
fatally injured in a Texas car accident.
In fact, approximately six in 10 of
fatally injured hit and run victims are pedestrians and hit and run
drivers are responsible for one in five pedestrian deaths.
Every six hours, a bicyclist is struck and
fatally injured by a motor vehicle
driver.
A dump - truck
driver who had left his truck allegedly to check on asphalt spills when two drunken
drivers plowed into a highway construction site,
fatally injuring the dump - truck
driver, was «getting out of» the dump truck he was operating and...