|
Year
|
Fatalities
|
||||
|
Tot
|
Alc-Rel
|
%
|
0.08+
|
%
|
|
|
1982
|
173
|
111
|
64
|
98
|
57
|
|
1983
|
191
|
103
|
54
|
92
|
48
|
|
1984
|
192
|
109
|
57
|
96
|
50
|
|
1985
|
191
|
132
|
69
|
79
|
42
|
|
1986
|
172
|
139
|
81
|
75
|
44
|
|
1987
|
179
|
93
|
52
|
64
|
36
|
|
1988
|
166
|
84
|
51
|
64
|
38
|
|
1989
|
187
|
93
|
50
|
78
|
42
|
|
1990
|
158
|
77
|
48
|
67
|
42
|
|
1991
|
144
|
67
|
46
|
61
|
42
|
|
1992
|
122
|
40
|
32
|
36
|
30
|
|
1993
|
121
|
52
|
43
|
47
|
39
|
|
1994
|
119
|
50
|
42
|
45
|
38
|
|
1995
|
118
|
47
|
39
|
36
|
31
|
|
1996
|
134
|
47
|
35
|
41
|
31
|
|
1997
|
125
|
60
|
48
|
51
|
41
|
|
1998
|
128
|
63
|
49
|
45
|
35
|
|
1999
|
140
|
66
|
47
|
45
|
32
|
|
2000
|
126
|
49
|
39
|
45
|
35
|
|
2001
|
142
|
67
|
47
|
53
|
37
|
|
2002
|
127
|
50
|
39
|
45
|
35
|
|
2003
|
127
|
52
|
41
|
43
|
34
|
|
2004
|
171
|
59
|
35
|
51
|
30
|
|
2005
|
166
|
60
|
36
|
55
|
33
|
|
2006
|
127
|
51
|
40
|
47
|
37
|
|
2007
|
129
|
45
|
34
|
34
|
26
|
|
2008
|
139
|
53
|
38
|
45 |
32
|
|
2009
|
110
|
36
|
33
|
30
|
27
|
|
2010
|
128
|
53
|
42
|
44
|
35
|
|
2011
|
90
|
29
|
32
|
27
|
30
|
|
2012
|
108
|
37
|
34
|
32
|
30
|
|
2013
|
135
|
52
|
39
|
46
|
34
|
|
2014
|
95
|
34
|
36
|
30
|
31
|
The table above shows the total number of traffic fatalities (Tot) for the New Hampshire, 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 New Hampshire 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 bilcyclist) 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 New Hampshire
In New Hampshire, 1st – 3rd non-injury DUI offenses are misdemeanors, 4th or subsequent non-injury DUI offenses are felonies, and DUI with serious bodily injury is a class B felony. Citation:??265:9 IV(A), 265:82 et.seq., & 651:2I(c) (2)
Sources for New Hampshire 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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