The high cost of treating alcohol-impaired drivers
Monday, October 5, 2009 - 12:28
in Health & Medicine
PROVIDENCE, RI -- The costs of drinking and driving are all too apparent, with alcohol involved in 41 percent of all motor vehicle crash fatalities in 2006. In addition to the mortality and morbidity associated with drinking and driving, the economic impact of alcohol impaired driving is considerable, estimated at $51 billion, with medical costs accounting for 15 percent of that figure.