The holidays, and especially around Thanksgiving, are the happiest times of the year. People travel to different states and cities to share in the festivities with relatives and friends.
Too often people get so caught up in the celebrations that they pay little or no attention to how much alcohol they are consuming. Each year, numerous alcohol-related motor vehicle accidents happen around this time of the year, leading to serious injuries and fatalities.
The most recent data released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Fatality Analysis Reporting System, showed that there were 764 fatal crashes during Thanksgiving 2012. According to the data, at least 40% of passengers who were killed were involved in crashes with drunk drivers, and about 60% of the passengers weren't wearing their seat belts.
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Trudy Knockless
Trudy Knockless is a reporter on ALM Media's Business of Law desk. She has a background serving legal and insurance publications. Contact her at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at Trudy Knockless.
