Paige Ericson-Graber, assistant transportation researcher at TTI, gave an impaired driving data snapshot of Texas drivers, including demographics, crash location, crash times, and crash trends.

1. TEXAS2016 TEXASSTATEWIDE IMPAIRED DRIVING FORUM

2. Data pulled from
TxDOT’s Crash Records Information System (CRIS)
April 19, 2016

3. There were 3,519motor vehicle traffic fatalities
in TEXAS in 2015

4. DUI-Related FATALITIES
in 20151,262
There were

5. involved impaired driving in 2015
36%of all motor vehicle fatalities

6. from 2014 to 2015
DUI-related fatalities DECREASED
10%

7. 2010 20122011 2013 2014 2015
1,150
1,200
1,250
1,300
1,350
1,400
DUI-Related Fatalities
T E X A S
1,303
1,247
1,305
1,387 1,406
1,262

8. 2010 20122011 2013 2014 2015
0
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
all motor vehicle fatalities that are DUI-related
Percent of
43% 41% 38%
41%
40%
36%

9. There were
1,111fatal DUI crashes in 2015

10. of fatal DUI crashes occurred
in RURAL locations o
52%
o

11. 10 Most Populous
Counties
(2010 US Census)

12. 10 Counties with
Most Fatal DUI
Crashes in 2015

13. MORE fatal DUI crashes
occurred on SUNDAY
than any other day of the week

14. 24%
9%
11%
10%
11%
15%
20%
Fatal DUI Crashes and Day of Week
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

15. Impaired
Driving
in Texas
More fatal DUI crashes occurred
between 2:00 AM – 2:59 AM than
any other hour of the day

16. c
32%
of fatal DUI crashes occur
between the hours of
10:00 PM and 2:59 AM
c

17. Impaired
Driving
in Texas
More fatal DUI crashes occurred in the
month of JUNE than any other month
of the year

18. IMPAIRED
DRIVERS

19. 66% of DUI-related
fatalities were the impaired driver

20. Where the driver
was impaired and killed,
MALES were behind the wheel 81%of the time

21. Where the driver was impaired and killed,
CAUCASIANS
were behind the wheel
54%of the time

22. Texans behind the wheel:
DRIVING
IMPAIRED
the most common age of
an impaired driver involved
in a fatal DUI crash was
30

23. Texans behind the wheel:
DRIVING
IMPAIRED
27% of the time
in fatal DUI crashes,
a 20-26 year old was the
impaired driver

24. the AVERAGEBAC of drivers was .17
In 2015,

25. 1
Women and
Impaired Driving

26. 156impaired drivers were
female and fatally injured
In 2015,

27. Women were involved in 19% of fatal
DUI crashes over the past 6 years

28. In 2015 fatal DUI crashes,
WOMEN were unlicensed 12%
of the time

29. In 2015, female drivers were
NOT wearing a seatbelt in 38% of
fatal DUI crashes

30. In fatal DUI crashes over the past 6
years, the presence of CNS
depressants was TWICE as high in
females than in males
d

31. For female drivers with a
passenger in the car age 0-15,
MORE crashes occurred
between the hours of
8:00 – 10:00 pm

32. Big THANK YOU to
Marcie Perez (TTI)

33. Paige Ericson-Graber
Assistant Transportation Researcher
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI)
p-ericson@tti.tamu.edu
979-845-1688
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