Year | Fatalities | ||||
Tot | Alc-Rel | % | 0.08+ | % | |
1982 | 254 | 171 | 67 | 147 | 58 |
1983 | 286 | 184 | 64 | 168 | 59 |
1984 | 238 | 145 | 61 | 120 | 50 |
1985 | 223 | 154 | 69 | 135 | 60 |
1986 | 222 | 122 | 55 | 105 | 47 |
1987 | 234 | 143 | 61 | 130 | 56 |
1988 | 198 | 117 | 59 | 103 | 52 |
1989 | 181 | 94 | 52 | 81 | 45 |
1990 | 212 | 119 | 56 | 107 | 50 |
1991 | 200 | 112 | 56 | 104 | 52 |
1992 | 192 | 104 | 54 | 95 | 50 |
1993 | 195 | 115 | 59 | 99 | 51 |
1994 | 202 | 104 | 52 | 94 | 46 |
1995 | 215 | 95 | 44 | 84 | 39 |
1996 | 200 | 78 | 39 | 73 | 37 |
1997 | 265 | 124 | 47 | 112 | 42 |
1998 | 237 | 105 | 44 | 89 | 37 |
1999 | 220 | 109 | 49 | 98 | 45 |
2000 | 237 | 117 | 49 | 107 | 45 |
2001 | 230 | 104 | 45 | 96 | 42 |
2002 | 269 | 126 | 47 | 107 | 40 |
2003 | 262 | 128 | 49 | 108 | 41 |
2004 | 229 | 106 | 46 | 100 | 43 |
2005 | 251 | 124 | 49 | 112 | 45 |
2006 | 255 | 114 | 45 | 103 | 40 |
2007 | 277 | 124 | 45 | 106 | 38 |
2008 | 229 | 103 | 45 | 91 | 40 |
2009 | 221 | 92 | 42 | 81 | 36 |
2010 | 189 | 84 | 44 | 73 | 39 |
2011 | 209 | 88 | 42 | 81 | 39 |
2012 | 205 | 108 | 52 | 89 | 44 |
2013 | 229 | 104 | 45 | 92 | 40 |
2014 | 192 | 85 | 44 | 73 | 38 |
The table above shows the total number of traffic fatalities (Tot) for the Montana, 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 Montana 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 Montana
In Montana, 1st , 2nd and 3rd offenses are misdemeanors, 4th and subsequent offenses are felonies. Citation:??61-8-401, 61-8-711(1), 61-8-714, 61-8-731 & 61-8-734 (2)
Sources for Montana 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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