|
Year
|
Fatalities
|
||||
|
Tot
|
Alc-Rel
|
%
|
0.08+
|
%
|
|
|
1982
|
261
|
131
|
50
|
112
|
43
|
|
1983
|
255
|
125
|
49
|
111
|
44
|
|
1984
|
285
|
133
|
47
|
113
|
40
|
|
1985
|
237
|
101
|
43
|
85
|
36
|
|
1986
|
290
|
141
|
49
|
119
|
41
|
|
1987
|
297
|
130
|
44
|
99
|
33
|
|
1988
|
261
|
135
|
52
|
113
|
43
|
|
1989
|
296
|
118
|
40
|
100
|
34
|
|
1990
|
262
|
110
|
42
|
93
|
36
|
|
1991
|
275
|
118
|
43
|
95
|
35
|
|
1992
|
269
|
91
|
34
|
71
|
26
|
|
1993
|
254
|
106
|
42
|
78
|
31
|
|
1994
|
271
|
117
|
43
|
88
|
33
|
|
1995
|
254
|
94
|
37
|
73
|
29
|
|
1996
|
293
|
102
|
35
|
85
|
29
|
|
1997
|
302
|
108
|
36
|
93
|
31
|
|
1998
|
315
|
120
|
38
|
96
|
31
|
|
1999
|
295
|
126
|
43
|
105
|
36
|
|
2000
|
276
|
104
|
38
|
79
|
29
|
|
2001
|
246
|
94
|
38
|
75
|
31
|
|
2002
|
307
|
117
|
38
|
96
|
31
|
|
2003
|
293
|
121
|
41
|
99
|
34
|
|
2004
|
254
|
92
|
36
|
78
|
31
|
|
2005
|
276
|
91
|
33
|
78
|
28
|
|
2006
|
266
|
86
|
32
|
70
|
26
|
|
2007
|
256
|
97
|
38
|
77
|
30
|
|
2008
|
208
|
75
|
36
|
55
|
27
|
|
2009
|
223
|
88
|
39
|
66
|
30
|
|
2010
|
190
|
59
|
31
|
51
|
27
|
|
2011
|
181
|
54
|
30
|
45
|
25
|
|
2012
|
212
|
89
|
42
|
74
|
35
|
|
2013
|
211
|
70
|
33
|
60
|
28
|
|
2014
|
225
|
77
|
34
|
60
|
27
|
The table above shows the total number of traffic fatalities (Tot) for the Nebraska, 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.
Criminal status of DUI laws in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 1st and 2nd offenses and 3rd offense within 12 years are class W misdemeanors; 4th and subsequent offenses within 12 years are class IV felonies; injury related DUI offenses are class IIIA felonies. Citation:??28-105, 28-106, 60-6,196 & 60-6,198 (2)
Sources for Nebraska 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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