THE AVERAGE DRUNK DRIVER IS:

• Male (82 percent of those arrested are men)
• Age 21 to 34 (61 percent of those arrested are under age 35)
• Arrested between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m. on a weekend
• Caught driving with a BAC level of .16 percent

MORE DRUNK DRIVING FACTS:

• About three in every ten Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their lives. (NHTSA, 2001)
  
• Someone is killed in an alcohol-related traffic crash every 31 minutes in the United States. (NHTSA, 2005)
  
• An estimated 248,000 people were injured in crashes where police reported that alcohol was present in 2004?an average of one person injured approximately every two minutes. (NHTSA, 2005)
  
• In 2004, 30 percent of all fatal crashes during the week were alcohol-related, compared to 51 percent on weekends. For all crashes, the alcohol involvement rate was 5 percent during the week and 12 percent during the weekend. ( NHTSA, 2005)
  
• There is evidence that heavier drinkers prefer to drink at bars and other person's homes, and at multiple locations requiring longer driver distances. Young drivers have been found to prefer drinking at private parties, while older, more educated drivers prefer bars and taverns. (NHTSA, 2001)
  
• The most frequently recorded BAC level among drunk drivers involved in fatal crashes is .18 g/dL?more than twice the legal limit. (NHTSA, 2005)
  
• The rate of alcohol involvement in fatal crashes is more than 3 times as high at night as during the day (60 percent vs. 18 percent). For all crashes, the alcohol involvement rate is 5 times as high at night (16 percent vs. 3 percent). (NHTSA, 2005)