Alcohol-related car crashes kill someone every 31 minutes and injure someone every two minutes. In the United States, drunk driving is the leading criminal cause of death. More than 17,000 people are the victims of drunk driving accidents every year. Approximately 40% of all motor-vehicle fatalities are alcohol-related. Frequent drunk drivers are responsible for almost 60% of alcohol-related fatalities
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Behind every drunk driving crash statistic is a person whose life was full of family and friends, love and life, joy and laughter. Collectively, they are mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, friends, neighbors and co-workers. Their lives touched so many and they will never be forgotten.