|
Year
|
Fatalities
|
||||
|
Tot
|
Alc-Rel
|
%
|
0.08+
|
%
|
|
|
1982
|
280
|
191
|
68
|
170
|
61
|
|
1983
|
253
|
152
|
60
|
134
|
53
|
|
1984
|
249
|
135
|
54
|
119
|
48
|
|
1985
|
259
|
148
|
57
|
132
|
51
|
|
1986
|
233
|
135
|
58
|
115
|
49
|
|
1987
|
262
|
151
|
58
|
126
|
48
|
|
1988
|
286
|
162
|
57
|
135
|
47
|
|
1989
|
308
|
172
|
56
|
158
|
51
|
|
1990
|
343
|
203
|
59
|
184
|
54
|
|
1991
|
298
|
165
|
55
|
144
|
48
|
|
1992
|
254
|
125
|
49
|
114
|
45
|
|
1993
|
263
|
121
|
46
|
99
|
38
|
|
1994
|
294
|
144
|
49
|
123
|
42
|
|
1995
|
313
|
148
|
47
|
131
|
42
|
|
1996
|
348
|
170
|
49
|
143
|
41
|
|
1997
|
347
|
155
|
45
|
125
|
36
|
|
1998
|
361
|
176
|
49
|
137
|
38
|
|
1999
|
350
|
153
|
44
|
122
|
35
|
|
2000
|
323
|
140
|
43
|
119
|
37
|
|
2001
|
314
|
133
|
42
|
112
|
36
|
|
2002
|
381
|
165
|
43
|
143
|
37
|
|
2003
|
368
|
182
|
50
|
159
|
43
|
|
2004
|
395
|
152
|
39
|
133
|
34
|
|
2005
|
427
|
159
|
37
|
143
|
33
|
|
2006
|
432
|
168
|
39
|
142
|
33
|
|
2007
|
373
|
143
|
38
|
118
|
32
|
|
2008
|
324
|
121
|
37
|
107
|
33
|
|
2009
|
243
|
90
|
37
|
68
|
28
|
|
2010
|
257
|
85
|
33
|
69
|
27
|
|
2011
|
246
|
91
|
37
|
70
|
28
|
|
2012
|
258
|
99
|
38
|
82
|
32
|
|
2013
|
262
|
94
|
36
|
79
|
30
|
|
2014
|
290
|
112
|
39
|
93
|
32
|
|
2015
|
431
|
170
|
40
|
144
|
33
|
|
2016
|
328
|
114
|
35
|
101
|
31
|
|
2017
|
324
|
119
|
37
|
106
|
33
|
|
2018
|
330
|
110
|
33
|
87
|
26
|
|
2019
|
304
|
113
|
37
|
92
|
30
|
|
2020
|
317
|
101
|
32
|
83
|
26
|
The table above shows the total number of traffic fatalities (Tot) for the Nevada, 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 Nevada 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 Nevada
In Nevada, 1st and 2nd offenses are misdemeanors, 3rd or subsequent offenses are category B felonies. Citation:??193.120 & 484.3792 (2)
Sources for Nevada 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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