2010 Illinois Alcohol Impaired Driving Fatalities Data

 Illinois

As one who concentrates his law practice exclusively in the field of DuPage DUI Defense, I am always interested in the data that claims to support the enforcement of DUI laws.  There has yet to be a serious study on the effect of lowering the legal limit for DUI to .08.  In any case here are the data for 2010.

2010 Alcohol Impaired Driving Fatalities (AIDF) Data

Total Alcohol Impaired Driving Fatalities	297
Under 21 Alcohol Impaired Driving Fatalities	39

2010 Alcohol Impaired Driving Fatalities per 100,000 Population

Alcohol Impaired Driving Fatalities per 100K pop	2.3
Under 21 Alcohol Impaired Driving Fatalities per 100K pop	1.1

2000-10 Change in Alcohol Impaired Driving Fatalities per 100K pop

10-year Change in Alcohol Impaired Driving Fatalities per 100K pop	-41.1%
10-year Change in Under 21 Alcohol Impaired Driving Fatalities per 100K pop	-48.5%

Percent of Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities Involving high BAC drivers (.15+)

BAC = .15+

73.9%

Percent of Drivers in Fatal Drunk Driving Crashes Involving Repeat Offenders w/BAC .15+

BAC = .08-.14	26.7%
BAC = .15+	73.3%

2008-09 12-20 Year Old Alcohol Consumption (latest available)

Past Month Alcohol Consumption	28.4%
Binge Drinking in Past 30-days	19.6%

If you have been arrested for DUI in DuPage County, or if you've received a Naperville DUI charge, please contact the Law Offices of Brent M. Christensen for a free consultation at 630-665-5965.