|
Year
|
Fatalities
|
||||
|
Tot
|
Alc-Rel
|
%
|
0.08+
|
%
|
|
|
1982
|
515
|
356
|
69
|
320
|
62
|
|
1983
|
438
|
284
|
65
|
257
|
59
|
|
1984
|
469
|
306
|
65
|
271
|
58
|
|
1985
|
448
|
267
|
60
|
236
|
53
|
|
1986
|
455
|
261
|
57
|
225
|
49
|
|
1987
|
449
|
270
|
60
|
237
|
53
|
|
1988
|
484
|
257
|
53
|
223
|
46
|
|
1989
|
406
|
217
|
53
|
200
|
49
|
|
1990
|
385
|
217
|
56
|
197
|
51
|
|
1991
|
310
|
168
|
54
|
142
|
46
|
|
1992
|
296
|
144
|
49
|
127
|
43
|
|
1993
|
342
|
152
|
44
|
139
|
41
|
|
1994
|
310
|
148
|
48
|
128
|
41
|
|
1995
|
317
|
153
|
48
|
142
|
45
|
|
1996
|
310
|
152
|
49
|
131
|
42
|
|
1997
|
339
|
153
|
45
|
133
|
39
|
|
1998
|
329
|
144
|
44
|
128
|
39
|
|
1999
|
301
|
136
|
45
|
117
|
39
|
|
2000
|
341
|
161
|
47
|
140
|
41
|
|
2001
|
318
|
161
|
51
|
141
|
44
|
|
2002
|
325
|
144
|
44
|
125
|
38
|
|
2003
|
294
|
131
|
45
|
114
|
39
|
|
2004
|
291
|
127
|
44
|
112
|
38
|
|
2005
|
274
|
120
|
44
|
101
|
37
|
|
2006
|
301
|
121
|
40
|
109
|
36
|
|
2007
|
277
|
119
|
43
|
101
|
36
|
|
2008
|
264
|
104
|
40
|
86
|
32
|
|
2009
|
223
|
114
|
51
|
99
|
44
|
|
2010
|
319
|
138
|
43
|
121
|
38
|
|
2011
|
220
|
99
|
45
|
92
|
42
|
|
2012
|
236
|
98
|
41
|
85
|
36
|
|
2013
|
276
|
132
|
48
|
114
|
41
|
|
2014
|
248
|
113
|
46
|
97
|
39
|
The table above shows the total number of traffic fatalities (Tot) for Connecticut, 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 Connecticut drunk driving statistics, 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.”
Criminal status of DUI laws in Connecticut
In Connecticut, 1st and 2nd offenses are misdemeanors, 3rd and subsequent offenses are felonies – Citation: ??14-227a(h), 53a-25 & 53a-26 (2)
Sources for Connecticut drunk driving information and statistics
US Dept. of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 12/02
(2) National Conference of State Legislatures, 2004
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