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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