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Underage Drinking And Driving

Teenage drinking is a huge problem. One recent study found the overall costs of teens and alcohol abuse runs in the billions of dollars. In 2006 the study reported that the cost of underage drinking was $60 billion. This figure included the violent crimes and crashes that resulted from alcohol abuse. Underage drinking and driving is perhaps one of the most severe problems facing law enforcement today. The consequences of driving under the influence include death and injury to self and others. The numbers are frightening. It is almost certain that everyone will have a family member who experiences an alcohol related crash. Statistics report that for a family of five the chances of one family member being involved in an alcohol related car accident are 200 percent. Even more problematic is the fact that the majority of the fatal accidents occur to teens. Peer pressure and other factors cause teens to drink and get behind the wheel. Law enforcement and grass roots organizations are taking great strides to stop the current trend and reverse the numbers.

Fast Facts

    • In one year a study found 522 children below the age of 14 were arrested for DUI
    • Approximately 7 percent of all drivers are age 15 to 20. This same age group is responsible for 13 percent of the fatal DUI crashes.

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  • Underage Drunk Driving - DUI

    Each year, approximately 5,000 lives are lost as a result of underage drinking, 40 % as a result of motor vehi...
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  • Underage DUI Penalties

    Driving under the influence (DUI), which is sometimes called driving while intoxicated,  is defined as operati...
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  • Illinois Underage Drinking Penalty Includes Suspension of Drivers License

    In June, the Illinois Supreme Court found the law requiring the secretary of state to suspend the driver's lic...
  • Underage Drinking and DUI

    There is a national effort to crack down on underage DUI and it is a policy which the public overwhelmingly su...
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  • Teenage Drunk Driving Statistics

    Are you the parent of a teenager? If so, knowing the facts on teenage drunk driving statistics is vitally imp...
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