Drunken-driving fatalities drop in 32 states

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Drunken-driving fatalities drop in 32 states

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- 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.
 
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