Nearly 300,000 drunk drivers take to the road in the US daily, with less than 1.5% being caught. Drunk drivers cause one in three road deaths, equating to 27 deaths per day. Despite efforts to reduce drunk driving, offenders continue to drive even with suspended licenses. Alcohol causes up to 100,000 deaths annually, with Massachusetts being the first state to prohibit drunk driving in 1907.
Every day, nearly 300,000 drunk drivers take to the road in the United States and, on average, just over 3,500 are arrested for drunk driving, according to 2012 FBI statistics. So, a drunk driver has less than 1.5 % chance of being discovered. On average, a drunk driver will drive while intoxicated about 80 times before their first arrest. While only one in 2,000 motorists is likely to be drunk on American roads, that small percentage accounts for nearly one in three road deaths each year. This equates to about 27 people killed per day due to drink driving. Deaths caused by drunk drivers have been reduced over the past three decades by about 50% after a concerted effort by organizations like MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) to raise awareness and by law enforcement agencies to catch and convict offenders. However, even when drunk drivers are caught, they are likely to continue driving, even with their licenses suspended.
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