In 2002, 17,419 people were killed in crashes involving alcohol, representing 41 percent of the 42,815 people killed in all traffic crashes, according to NHTSA data.
In 2002, an estimated 17,419 people died in alcohol-related traffic crashes-an average of one every 30 minutes.
About three in every 10 Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their lives.
