State of Michigan Drunk Driving Law

Incidence of Impaired Driving: For one of every 140 miles driven in Michigan in 1999, a person with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) >.10 sat behind the wheel. Police in Michigan reported 18,595 crashes involving a driver or pedestrian with a BAC of .01 or more. Formulas developed by NHTSA were used to estimate the number of alcohol-related crashes where alcohol involvement was not reported by the police. An estimated total of 88,100 crashes in Michigan involved alcohol. These crashes killed 547 and injured an estimated 29,400 people.

Impaired Driving by Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)

In 1999, Michigan drivers with:

· BACs of .10 and above were involved in an estimated 83,900 crashes that killed 442 and injured 25,700

· BACs between .08-.09 were involved in an estimated 1,400 crashes that killed 31 and injured 1,200

· Positive BACs below .08 were involved in an estimated 2,800 crashes that killed 74 and injured 2,500

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