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Drivers With Prior DWI Convictions Pose Greatest Risk of Fatal Crashes
Posted on Sep 26, 2008
Last month the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released its annual traffic safety assessment for 2007. The report shows a remarkable 3.7% decrease in alcohol-impaired driving fatalities since last year but revealed a startling trend among the nation's most dangerous offenders.
The encouraging 3.7% drop is owed to a number of factors including the diligence of law enforcement and the effectiveness of our court system in appropriately sanctioning social drinkers arrested for drunk driving. In addition, awareness groups have become increasingly innovative in promoting the message of zero tolerance for impaired driving and the importance of designated drivers.
Unfortunately, traditional sanctions have little effect on drivers with a prior DWI conviction and those whose blood alcohol content (BAC) is .15 or above. Research has proven these high-risk drivers to be unresponsive to general and legal deterrence. This year's NHTSA assessment validates these findings.
The number of fatal crashes involving impaired drivers with a prior DWI conviction remained unchanged from the year before, and half of all impaired drivers involved in these crashes had a BAC of .16 or above, just shy of the 2006 mark.
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