DUI is a major problem in the US, with 1.5 million drivers arrested annually and 2 million believed to be driving with three or more DUI felonies. Repeat offenders cause a third of drunk driving accidents, and many continue to drive illegally after license suspension. DUI is responsible for at least one-third of fatal crashes, despite drunk drivers being only a small fraction of total drivers. Only 1% of drunk drivers are caught and convicted, and the average person convicted of DUI has driven impaired 80 times before being caught.
Over 1.5 million drivers are arrested each year for driving under the influence (DUI) in the United States. According to statistics from the State Highway Safety Office, about 2 million people are believed to be driving with DUI papers that include three or more felonies at any one time. A third of all drunk driving accidents are caused by repeat offenders. An estimated 50 to 75 percent of drivers with DUI convictions who have had their licenses suspended continue to operate vehicles illegally. DUI is thought to be responsible for at least one-third of all fatal crashes, even though drunk drivers generally make up only a fraction of one percent of the total number of drivers on the road.
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One person is killed in a drunk-driving accident in the United States approximately every hour, according to 2011 findings from Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).
Only about 1 percent of the estimated total of drunk drivers are actually caught and arrested, reports the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The average person convicted of DUI is thought to have driven 80 times with a disability before being caught, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
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