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Close to 20% of fatalities on the road are related to alcohol. This is why is it is very important to not drink and drive.
The number of deaths total was 3244. The number of alcohol related deaths was 1041. Divide 1041 by 3244 and you're left with around .32. Convert the decimal into a fraction and then you're left with 32%. The percentage of traffic fatalities that were alcohol-related is 32% when compared to the total amount of traffic related deaths in florida in 2008.
Alcohol-related traffic fatalities.
=== === Total Traffic Fatalities (California) 3,989 Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities 1,606 Percent that are alcohol-related 40.2% Total Traffic Fatalities (United States) 41,907 Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities 17,126 Percent that are alcohol-related 40.9%
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There are approximately 50,000 traffic fatalities per year in the United States. About half are alcohol related.
In 2012, alcohol-related fatalities in the US decreased from the previous year's number.
Drunken driving is the leading cause of alcohol related death.
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