Thanksgiving

• From 2018-2022, there were 833 fatalities in traffic crashes that involved at least one driver or motorcycle rider who was drunk, defined as having a blood alcohol level of .08 or higher, during the Thanksgiving holiday (6 p.m. Wednesday–5:59 a.m. Monday).
• In 2022, there were 184 fatalities in traffic crashes that involved one or more drivers who had a blood alcohol level of .08 or higher during the Thanksgiving holiday.
• In 2022, drivers ages 21-34 (32%) who were alcohol-impaired were overrepresented in fatal drunk-driving crashes during the Thanksgiving holiday. 

For general drunk-driving facts, visit our Drunk Driving section.

For facts translated in Spanish, visit NHTSA.gov/Espanol.

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