|
Year
|
Fatalities
|
||||
|
Tot
|
Alc-Rel
|
%
|
0.08+
|
%
|
|
|
1982
|
105
|
64
|
61
|
62
|
59
|
|
1983
|
150
|
88
|
59
|
80
|
53
|
|
1984
|
134
|
88
|
66
|
77
|
57
|
|
1985
|
127
|
78
|
61
|
74
|
58
|
|
1986
|
101
|
57
|
56
|
50
|
49
|
|
1987
|
76
|
44
|
58
|
38
|
49
|
|
1988
|
97
|
57
|
59
|
51
|
53
|
|
1989
|
84
|
48
|
58
|
42
|
50
|
|
1990
|
98
|
51
|
52
|
45
|
46
|
|
1991
|
101
|
49
|
48
|
45
|
45
|
|
1992
|
108
|
67
|
62
|
54
|
50
|
|
1993
|
118
|
54
|
46
|
52
|
44
|
|
1994
|
85
|
51
|
60
|
44
|
51
|
|
1995
|
87
|
47
|
54
|
39
|
44
|
|
1996
|
81
|
43
|
53
|
39
|
48
|
|
1997
|
77
|
41
|
53
|
31
|
41
|
|
1998
|
70
|
31
|
44
|
28
|
40
|
|
1999
|
79
|
40
|
51
|
36
|
46
|
|
2000
|
106
|
56
|
53
|
52
|
49
|
|
2001
|
89
|
47
|
53
|
44
|
49
|
|
2002
|
89
|
37
|
41
|
35
|
39
|
|
2003
|
95
|
35
|
37
|
31
|
33
|
|
2004
|
101
|
31
|
31
|
30
|
30
|
|
2005
|
72
|
35
|
48
|
31
|
43
|
|
2006
|
73
|
23
|
31
|
20
|
27
|
|
2007
|
84
|
35
|
42
|
30
|
36
|
|
2008
|
62
|
24
|
38
|
21
|
33
|
|
2009
|
64
|
22
|
35
|
20
|
31
|
|
2010
|
56
|
17
|
31
|
16
|
28
|
|
2011
|
72
|
24
|
33
|
21
|
28
|
|
2012
|
59
|
15
|
26
|
15
|
25
|
|
2013
|
51
|
16
|
32
|
15
|
30
|
|
2014
|
73
|
29
|
39
|
22
|
30
|
The table above shows the total number of traffic fatalities (Tot) for Alaska, 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 Alaska, 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 Alaska
In Alaska, 1 st and 2 nd offenses are class A misdemeanors 3rd or subsequent offense within 5 years is a class C felony – Citation: ??12.55.035, 122.55.125, 12.55.135 & 28.35.030(b) (2)
Sources for Alaska drunk driving information and statistics
US Dept. of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 12/02
(2) National Conference of State Legislatures, 2004
Compare the drunk driving statistics in Alaska with the rest of the country
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