|
Year
|
Fatalities
|
||||
|
Tot
|
Alc-Rel
|
%
|
0.08+
|
%
|
|
|
1982
|
122
|
82
|
67
|
74
|
60
|
|
1983
|
110
|
73
|
67
|
62
|
56
|
|
1984
|
130
|
65
|
50
|
52
|
40
|
|
1985
|
104
|
74
|
71
|
64
|
61
|
|
1986
|
136
|
80
|
58
|
67
|
50
|
|
1987
|
146
|
81
|
55
|
68
|
47
|
|
1988
|
160
|
86
|
54
|
70
|
44
|
|
1989
|
116
|
66
|
57
|
61
|
52
|
|
1990
|
138
|
86
|
62
|
73
|
53
|
|
1991
|
102
|
51
|
50
|
47
|
46
|
|
1992
|
140
|
60
|
43
|
53
|
38
|
|
1993
|
110
|
56
|
51
|
48
|
44
|
|
1994
|
112
|
63
|
56
|
53
|
47
|
|
1995
|
121
|
50
|
41
|
41
|
34
|
|
1996
|
116
|
47
|
40
|
36
|
31
|
|
1997
|
143
|
64
|
45
|
49
|
34
|
|
1998
|
115
|
47
|
40
|
42
|
36
|
|
1999
|
100
|
42
|
42
|
36
|
36
|
|
2000
|
123
|
61
|
50
|
53
|
43
|
|
2001
|
136
|
66
|
48
|
57
|
42
|
|
2002
|
124
|
50
|
40
|
42
|
34
|
|
2003
|
142
|
60
|
42
|
51
|
36
|
|
2004
|
134
|
51
|
38
|
48
|
36
|
|
2005
|
134
|
66
|
49
|
59
|
44
|
|
2006
|
148
|
50
|
34
|
43
|
29
|
|
2007
|
117
|
59
|
50
|
50
|
43
|
|
2008
|
121
|
49
|
40
|
45
|
37
|
|
2009
|
116
|
48
|
42
|
45
|
38
|
|
2010
|
43
|
42
|
36
|
36
|
|
|
2011
|
43
|
44
|
41
|
41
|
|
|
2012
|
46
|
40
|
34
|
30
|
|
|
2013
|
43
|
43
|
38
|
39
|
|
|
2014
|
51
|
42
|
49
|
40
|
|
The table above shows the total number of traffic fatalities (Tot) for the Delaware, 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 Delaware 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 Delaware
In Delaware, 1st and 2nd offenses are unclassified misdemeanors, 3rd is a class G felony, 4th or subsequent is a class E felony-Citation: 11 ?4202(b), 21 ??4177(d) & 4177B(e)(2) (2)
Sources for Delaware 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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