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Fewer Teens Involved in Drunk-Driving Crashes
December 9, 2002

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A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that fatal alcohol-related crashes involving teens have dropped by more than half over the past two decades, the Associated Press reported Dec. 5.

Between 1982 and 2001, crashes where the driver had a blood-alcohol level of 0.01 percent or higher dropped 46 percent among all age groups. The sharpest decline, 60 percent, was among 16- and 17-year-old drivers, while drivers ages 18 to 20 had a 55 percent drop.

The CDC attributed the decline to strict drunk-driving laws, community education campaigns, and a shift in public attitudes toward drinking and driving.

"These are the kinds of deaths that are preventable, and people make a choice to drink and drive," said Gail Hayes of the CDC.

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