National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Region 8

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 Statistics

State Traffic Safety Information - 2006

Fatalities in Alcohol-Related Crashes
State
Alcohol-Related Fatalities (BAC=,01+)
Alcohol-Related Fatalities (%)
Fatality Rate per 100 M VMT
Fatalities where the highest BAC in crash was .08+
Percent where highest BAC in Crash was .08+
Colorado
226
42%
0.46
192
36%
Nevada
186
43%
0.85
160
37%
North Dakota
50
45%
0.63
44
39%
South Dakota
80
42%
0.87
70
37%
Utah
69
24%
0.27
59
21%
Wyoming
80
41%
0.85
69
36%
US
17,602
41%
0.58
15,121
35%
Best State
-
24%
0.27
-
21%

Restraint Use Among Fatally Injured Passenger Vehicle Occupants (aged 5 and above)
State
Total
Restrained
Unrestrained
Unknown
Lives saved at Current Belt Use Rate
Additional Savable at 100% Use
Colorado
362
134
225
3
168
74
Nevada
301
128
143
30
158
39
North Dakota
89
30
58
1
39
20
South Dakota
147
25
111
11
33
34
Utah
210
98
83
29
143
33
Wyoming
154
52
95
7
73
55

Restraint Use Among Fatally Injured Passenger Vehicle Occupants (aged under 5)
State
Total
Restrained
Unrestrained
Unknown
Lives Saved at Current Belt and Child Seat Use Rate
Additional Savable at 100%
Colorado
6
5
1
0
8
0
Nevada
7
4
2
1
8
1
North Dakota
2
0
2
0
0
1
South Dakota
2
1
1
0
1
1
Utah
4
3
1
0
4
0
Wyoming
2
1
1
0
2
1

Colorado

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