More than 178,000 alcohol-related deaths occur every year in the United States, according to CDC researchers, which call for increasing alcohol taxes or reducing availability of alcohol delivery services that emerged during COVID-19.
Researchers found that the majority of those children who are killed in alcohol-related car accidents were riding in the vehicle operated by a drunk driver.
Federal regulators are pushing for the development of advanced technology that will be required in all new vehicles, which could prevent drunk and impaired driving in the U.S.
Researchers from Canada say new impaired driving laws are needed to protect public safety in that country, as U.S. regulators face similar problems linked to rising use of cannabis and legalized marijuana throughout the United States
Summer months pose the greatest risk of car accidents involving drunk drivers, with Labor Day Weekend consistently the deadliest holiday on U.S. roadways
Only two-thirds of states have laws requiring ignition interlock devices, which are proven to reduce drunk driving and improve the safety of U.S. roadways.
Federal highway data indicates drivers under age 20 are especially at risk of speeding related accident deaths.
Child pedestrians struck by large frame vehicles like SUVs, vans, and light trucks are particularly at risk of a fatal injury, experts warn.
Impaired driving prevention systems in all new passenger vehicles should be mandatory, according to majority of people surveyed in a new study.
Report estimates car accidents cost are not only incurred by those involved in the crashes, but impact every U.S. household through increased premiums, taxes and other losses
