9 DUI Statistics that You Need to Know – Guest Post

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Drunk driving or driving under the influence of alcohol and/or other drugs is a serious safety issue for Ontario and beyond. Drunk driving accidents can result in serious injuries, including spinal cord injury and brain injury. Even death is possible. Calvin Barry is a renowned Toronto Impaired Driving lawyer and a criminal lawyer with Calvin Barry Professional Corporation. We spoke to him recently about statistics and facts regarding drinking and driving. Akash is a DUI specialist in Brampton. Brampton has the highest number of Impaired Driving cases in Canada.

Statistics on drunk driving and other facts

These 10 statistics and facts about drunken driving will show you why it is illegal to drink and drive on Ontario roads.

  1. Mothers Against Drunk Driving Canada estimates that alcohol and intoxicants contributed to at least 1 082 of the 2 541 fatal accidents in 2023. According to the organization, this is an underestimate. The organization believes this is because accidents are not reported and that there are other problems with gathering accurate data.
  2. MADD Canada estimates 63,821 injuries in alcohol-related accidents by 2023.
  3. According to the Chief Superintendent of Ontario Provincial Police, nearly 25 percent of fatal accidents in Ontario are caused by drunken drivers.
  4. Toronto’s OPP issues thousands drunk driving citations every year.

The OPP reported in 2023 that approximately 2,000 of 69,218 accidents involved alcohol.

  1. MADD Canada reports that drunk driving crashes will cost the country $20,62 billion by 2023. These include crashes involving fatalities, injuries, or property damage.
  2. Every day, drunken driving accidents damage 578 vehicles. MADD reports that alcohol-related crashes cause more than 210,000 car damages every year.

Drunk driving poses a serious danger to young Canadians. Canadians aged between 15-24 years are most at risk of dying in traffic accidents. Alcohol is involved with about 45 percent.

  1. Driving under the legal limit is 0.08 percent alcohol in blood will still have an impact on driving. Even a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.05 per cent can cause impaired coordination and judgement in a motorist. Drivers with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 per cent may have difficulty controlling speed, impaired perception and be unable to process stimuli.

Transport Canada states that as BAC levels increase, so does the risk of an accident.

  • A BAC of between 0.05 to 0.08 percent increases accident risk up to four times;
  • A BAC of between 0.10 percent and 0.14 can increase the accident risk by 6 to 7 times.
  • A BAC as low as 0.15 percent increases accident risk up to 25x.

No excuse is worth risking life. You could ruin your future in a matter of seconds, cause harm to someone else or even kill them, and leave a lasting mark on those you love. Keep yourself safe. Make the right decision.

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