DWI deaths decrease
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A record low number of traffic fatalities caused by drunken drivers in 1997 may signal an important trend. Could it be that stiffer laws and national condemnation of drunken driving are working? The U.S. Department of Transportation reported this week that 16,189 people were killed by drunken drivers last year, the lowest number of such deaths since record-keeping began in 1975. That is about 1,000 fewer alcohol-related crash deaths than in 1996. Still, nearly four out of 10 fatal crashes Source : nl.newsbank.com |