|
Year
|
Fatalities
|
||||
|
Tot
|
Alc-Rel
|
%
|
0.08+
|
%
|
|
|
1982
|
839
|
486
|
58
|
436
|
52
|
|
1983
|
930
|
573
|
62
|
508
|
55
|
|
1984
|
932
|
537
|
58
|
465
|
50
|
|
1985
|
882
|
439
|
50
|
385
|
44
|
|
1986
|
1,081
|
609
|
56
|
524
|
48
|
|
1987
|
1,111
|
596
|
54
|
524
|
47
|
|
1988
|
1,024
|
503
|
49
|
437
|
43
|
|
1989
|
1,029
|
527
|
51
|
448
|
44
|
|
1990
|
1,121
|
583
|
52
|
520
|
46
|
|
1991
|
1,116
|
551
|
49
|
494
|
44
|
|
1992
|
1,031
|
498
|
48
|
446
|
43
|
|
1993
|
1,044
|
476
|
46
|
433
|
41
|
|
1994
|
1,083
|
472
|
44
|
422
|
39
|
|
1995
|
1,114
|
494
|
44
|
441
|
40
|
|
1996
|
1,146
|
516
|
45
|
460
|
40
|
|
1997
|
1,192
|
499
|
42
|
438
|
37
|
|
1998
|
1,071
|
442
|
41
|
389
|
36
|
|
1999
|
1,138
|
465
|
41
|
422
|
37
|
|
2000
|
996
|
426
|
43
|
375
|
38
|
|
2001
|
991
|
374
|
38
|
330
|
33
|
|
2002
|
1,038
|
410
|
39
|
366
|
35
|
|
2003
|
1,001
|
415
|
41
|
376
|
38
|
|
2004
|
1,154
|
442
|
38
|
394
|
34
|
|
2005
|
1,131
|
423
|
37
|
382
|
34
|
|
2006
|
1,206
|
445
|
37
|
384
|
32
|
|
2007
|
1,110
|
456
|
41
|
389
|
35
|
|
2008
|
966
|
367
|
38
|
315
|
33
|
|
2009
|
848
|
325
|
38
|
280
|
33
|
|
2010
|
862
|
314
|
36
|
279
|
32
|
|
2011
|
894
|
309
|
35
|
259
|
29
|
|
2012
|
865
|
293
|
34
|
257
|
30
|
|
2013
|
852
|
308
|
36
|
260
|
31
|
|
2014
|
820
|
312
|
38
|
264
|
32
|
|
2015
|
1,207
|
447
|
37
|
377
|
37
|
|
2016
|
1,038
|
321
|
31
|
279
|
27
|
|
2017
|
969
|
369
|
38
|
314
|
32
|
|
2018
|
953
|
295
|
31
|
246
|
26
|
|
2019
|
930
|
328
|
35
|
277
|
30
|
|
2020
|
934
|
290
|
31
|
236
|
25
|
The table above shows the total number of traffic fatalities (Tot) for Alabama, alcohol-related fatalities (Alc-Rel) and fatalities in crashes where the highest BAC in the crash was 0.08 or above (0.08+).
It is important to note that the drunk driving statistics for Alabama, as shown above, include data from individuals who were in an alcohol-related crash, but not driving a motor vehicle at the time. The U.S. Department of Transportation defines alcohol-related deaths as “fatalities that occur in crashes where at least one driver or non-occupant (pedestrian or pedalcyclist) involved in the crash has a positive Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) value.”
All 50 states in the US now apply two statutory offenses to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. The first (and original) offense is known either as driving under the influence (DUI), driving while intoxicated/impaired (DWI), or operating while intoxicated/impaired (OWI). This is based upon a police officer’s observations (driving behavior, slurred speech, the results of a roadside sobriety test, etc.)
The second offense is called “illegal per se”, which is driving with a BAC of 0.08% or higher. Since 2002 it has been illegal in all 50 states to drive with a BAC that is 0.08% or higher.
Criminal status of DUI laws in Alabama
In Alabama, a 4th or subsequent drunk driving offense is a class C felony (fewer offenses not classified) Citation: ?32-5A-191(e), (f),(g) & (h)(2)
Sources for Alabama drunk driving stats
US Dept. of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 12/02 (2) National Conference of State Legislatures, 2004
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