|
Year
|
Fatalities
|
||||
|
Tot
|
Alc-Rel
|
%
|
0.08+
|
%
|
|
|
1982
|
890
|
483
|
54
|
422
|
47
|
|
1983
|
911
|
505
|
55
|
461
|
51
|
|
1984
|
967
|
480
|
50
|
427
|
44
|
|
1985
|
931
|
434
|
47
|
383
|
41
|
|
1986
|
1,129
|
609
|
54
|
523
|
46
|
|
1987
|
1,045
|
542
|
52
|
483
|
46
|
|
1988
|
1,103
|
601
|
54
|
527
|
48
|
|
1989
|
1,052
|
562
|
53
|
484
|
46
|
|
1990
|
1,097
|
597
|
54
|
507
|
46
|
|
1991
|
1,011
|
516
|
51
|
454
|
45
|
|
1992
|
985
|
477
|
48
|
414
|
42
|
|
1993
|
947
|
474
|
50
|
419
|
44
|
|
1994
|
1,089
|
552
|
51
|
488
|
45
|
|
1995
|
1,109
|
560
|
50
|
489
|
44
|
|
1996
|
1,148
|
576
|
50
|
511
|
45
|
|
1997
|
1,192
|
504
|
42
|
433
|
36
|
|
1998
|
1,169
|
513
|
44
|
430
|
37
|
|
1999
|
1,094
|
438
|
40
|
368
|
34
|
|
2000
|
1,157
|
516
|
45
|
455
|
39
|
|
2001
|
1,098
|
520
|
47
|
440
|
40
|
|
2002
|
1,208
|
518
|
43
|
448
|
37
|
|
2003
|
1,232
|
504
|
41
|
425
|
34
|
|
2004
|
1,130
|
449
|
40
|
388
|
34
|
|
2005
|
1,257
|
515
|
41
|
434
|
35
|
|
2006
|
1,087
|
469
|
43
|
380
|
35
|
|
2007
|
992
|
392
|
40
|
338
|
34
|
|
2008
|
960
|
364
|
38
|
310
|
32
|
|
2009
|
878
|
358
|
41
|
300
|
34
|
|
2010
|
819
|
313
|
38
|
258
|
32
|
|
2011
|
784
|
299
|
38
|
258
|
33
|
|
2012
|
826
|
326
|
40
|
280
|
34
|
|
2013
|
757
|
287
|
38
|
248
|
33
|
|
2014
|
766
|
249
|
33
|
204
|
27
|
The table above shows the total number of traffic fatalities (Tot) for the Missouri, 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 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 (VMT).
Criminal status of DUI laws in Missouri
In Missouri, 1st intoxication offense is a class B misdemeanor, 1st per se offense is class C misdemeanor, 2nd offenses are class A misdemeanors, 3rd or subsequent offenses are class D felonies. Citation:??577.010, 577.012, 577.023, 558.011 & 560.016 (2)
Sources for Missouri 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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