Table 1.
Characteristics of Fatally Injured Drivers who Died within One Hour of the Crash by Toxicological Testing Status, Selected States, United States, 2005–2009
| Toxicological testing complete (n=20,150) |
Toxicological testing incomplete (n=2,499) |
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| Characteristic | No. of Drivers |
% | No. of Drivers |
% |
| Age (in years)a,b | ||||
| <16 | 60 | 0.3 | 26 | 1.0 |
| 16-20 | 2327 | 11.6 | 257 | 10.3 |
| 21-24 | 2590 | 12.9 | 279 | 11.2 |
| 25-34 | 4217 | 20.9 | 446 | 17.9 |
| 35-44 | 3554 | 17.6 | 395 | 15.8 |
| 45-54 | 3273 | 16.2 | 389 | 15.6 |
| 55-64 | 2138 | 10.6 | 318 | 12.7 |
| ≥ 65 | 1985 | 9.9 | 388 | 15.5 |
| Sexa,b | ||||
| Female | 4418 | 21.9 | 615 | 24.6 |
| Male | 15731 | 78.1 | 1884 | 75.4 |
| Racea,c | ||||
| White | 14819 | 73.5 | 1748 | 69.9 |
| Black | 1410 | 7.0 | 114 | 4.6 |
| Asian | 497 | 2.5 | 435 | 1.8 |
| Native American | 209 | 1.0 | 95 | 1.5 |
| Other | 128 | 0.6 | 17 | 0.7 |
| Unknown | 3087 | 15.3 | 538 | 21.5 |
| Ethnicitya,c | ||||
| Hispanic | 2313 | 11.5 | 203 | 8.1 |
| Non-Hispanic | 14432 | 71.6 | 1723 | 68.9 |
| Unknown | 3405 | 16.9 | 573 | 22.9 |
| Driver Type | ||||
| Motor carrier | 398 | 2.0 | 53 | 2.1 |
| Non-motor carrier | 19752 | 98.0 | 2446 | 97.9 |
| Number of Vehicles Involved | ||||
| 1 | 15122 | 75.0 | 1884 | 75.4 |
| ≥ 2 | 5028 | 25.0 | 615 | 24.6 |
| DWI conviction within the Prior 3 years b | ||||
| No | 18885 | 95.6 | 2333 | 95.6 |
| Yes | 876 | 4.4 | 107 | 4.4 |
| Crash within the Prior 3 yearsa,b | ||||
| No | 15450 | 83.6 | 1951 | 85.5 |
| Yes | 3041 | 16.4 | 332 | 14.5 |
| Blood Alcohol Concentration (in g/dL)a,b,c | ||||
| 0.00 | 11977 | 59.7 | 571 | 51.1 |
| 0.01-0.07 | 1079 | 5.4 | 61 | 5.5 |
| ≥ 0.08 | 7015 | 35.0 | 485 | 43.4 |
| Day of Crash | ||||
| Friday-Sunday | 10126 | 50.3 | 1252 | 50.1 |
| Monday-Thursday | 10024 | 49.7 | 1247 | 49.9 |
| Time of Crasha,b | ||||
| Day (7:00 am and 6:59 pm) | 9755 | 49.2 | 1346 | 54.6 |
| Night (7:00 pm and 6:59 am) | 10091 | 50.8 | 1117 | 45.4 |
| Year of Crasha,c | ||||
| 2005 | 4133 | 20.5 | 735 | 29.4 |
| 2006 | 4368 | 21.7 | 553 | 22.1 |
| 2007 | 4337 | 21.5 | 416 | 16.6 |
| 2008 | 3960 | 19.7 | 366 | 14.6 |
| 2009 | 3352 | 16.6 | 429 | 17.2 |
| Time until Driver Death c | ||||
| Instantly | 9968 | 49.5 | 1200 | 48.0 |
| 1-59 minutes | 10182 | 50.5 | 1299 | 52.0 |
| Death Location b | ||||
| At scene | 16180 | 80.3 | 2007 | 80.3 |
| En route | 163 | 0.8 | 20 | 0.8 |
| Other | 3801 | 18.9 | 472 | 18.9 |
a
Group with complete drug assessments differs significantly from group with incomplete assessment, two-sided P<0.05.
b
Totals vary due to missing data.
c
Due to rounding some percentage totals may not add to 100.
Note: The overall testing rate for this group of drivers is 89%.