|
Year
|
Fatalities
|
||||
|
Tot
|
Alc-Rel
|
%
|
0.08+
|
%
|
|
|
1982
|
640
|
360
|
56
|
319
|
50
|
|
1983
|
656
|
382
|
58
|
330
|
50
|
|
1984
|
643
|
344
|
54
|
285
|
44
|
|
1985
|
729
|
378
|
52
|
318
|
44
|
|
1986
|
784
|
407
|
52
|
341
|
43
|
|
1987
|
814
|
380
|
47
|
317
|
39
|
|
1988
|
781
|
352
|
45
|
290
|
37
|
|
1989
|
726
|
316
|
43
|
256
|
35
|
|
1990
|
707
|
325
|
46
|
277
|
39
|
|
1991
|
694
|
261
|
38
|
221
|
32
|
|
1992
|
659
|
243
|
37
|
208
|
32
|
|
1993
|
666
|
244
|
37
|
203
|
30
|
|
1994
|
651
|
232
|
36
|
192
|
30
|
|
1995
|
671
|
249
|
37
|
202
|
30
|
|
1996
|
608
|
213
|
35
|
179
|
30
|
|
1997
|
611
|
224
|
37
|
189
|
31
|
|
1998
|
606
|
223
|
37
|
176
|
29
|
|
1999
|
590
|
215
|
36
|
172
|
29
|
|
2000
|
588
|
240
|
41
|
194
|
33
|
|
2001
|
659
|
282
|
43
|
229
|
35
|
|
2002
|
661
|
276
|
42
|
223
|
34
|
|
2003
|
649
|
281
|
43
|
208
|
32
|
|
2004
|
643
|
286
|
45
|
231
|
36
|
|
2005
|
614
|
235
|
38
|
191
|
31
|
|
2006
|
651
|
235
|
36
|
193
|
30
|
|
2007
|
614
|
225
|
37
|
179
|
29
|
|
2008
|
591
|
186
|
31
|
152
|
26
|
|
2009
|
547
|
194
|
35
|
162
|
30
|
|
2010
|
493
|
188
|
38
|
154
|
31
|
|
2011
|
485
|
192
|
40
|
162
|
33
|
|
2012
|
505
|
189
|
37
|
160
|
32
|
|
2013
|
465
|
175
|
38
|
141
|
30
|
|
2014
|
442
|
154
|
35
|
130
|
29
|
|
2015
|
652
|
236
|
36
|
189
|
29
|
|
2016
|
505
|
156
|
31
|
130
|
26
|
|
2017
|
591
|
182
|
31
|
145
|
25
|
|
2018
|
501
|
154
|
31
|
122
|
24
|
|
2019
|
521
|
189
|
36
|
167
|
32
|
|
2020
|
567
|
211
|
37
|
183
|
32
|
The table above shows the total number of traffic fatalities (Tot) for the Maryland, alcohol-related fatalities (Alc-Rel) and fatalities in crashes where the highest BAC in the crash was 0.08 or above (0.08+).
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.
It is important to note that the Maryland 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 bicyclist) involved in the crash has a positive Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) value.”
The fatality rates shown above refer to the number of people killed in all traffic accidents and, separately, in alcohol-related traffic accidents, per 100 million vehicle miles traveled.
Criminal status of DUI laws in Maryland
In Maryland, all DUI offenses are misdemeanors. Citation:Trans. ??21-902, 27-101 et seq., & 27-102 (2)
Sources for Maryland 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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