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Fatal DUIs Drop In 32 States
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Published: August 29, 2008
WASHINGTON - Drunken-driving deaths fell in 32 states in 2007, the government reported Thursday, but alcohol-related fatalities increased among motorcycle riders in half the states.
Nearly 13,000 people were killed in crashes in which the driver had a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.08, the legal limit in the United States, or at higher levels.
Overall, alcohol deaths were down nearly 4 percent compared with 2006, when nearly 13,500 people died on the highway.
Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said she was disappointed by the increase in deaths involving drunk motorcycle riders.
A total of 1,621 motorcyclists were killed in alcohol-impaired crashes in 2007, an increase of 7.5 percent.
In Florida, drunken-driving deaths dropped from 926 to 890, but motorcycle deaths rose from 151 to 159.
The Associated Press
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