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Drunk Driving Deaths Declined in 2004
August 23, 2005

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that 2 percent fewer Americans died in alcohol-related crashes last year, the Washington Post reported Aug. 22.

The report listed deaths in accidents where at least one person involved had a blood-alcohol level of .08 percent or higher. Minnesota recently became the 50th state to adopt .08 as the standard for presumed intoxication among drivers.

Overall, 12,874 people died in alcohol-related crashes last year, down from 13,096 in 2003. Alcohol-related traffic fatalities declined 10 percent in Texas and 29 percent in Kansas, and also fell significantly in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, and the District of Columbia.

The statistics were released at the launch of NHTSA's annual "You Drink. You Drive. You Lose" campaign.

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