Slightly more than 35% of Thanksgiving fatalities involve a drunk driver, according to Zutobi, making alcohol the leading cause of car crash on the holiday. Speeding accounts for 28% of fatal accidents on Thanksgiving. (Credit: Spirit/Shutterstock.com) Slightly more than 35% of Thanksgiving fatalities involve a drunk driver, according to Zutobi, making alcohol the leading cause of car crash on the holiday. Speeding accounts for 28% of fatal accidents on Thanksgiving. (Credit: Spirit/Shutterstock.com)

During holidays, traffic deaths increase 30% compared with non-holiday periods, according to online driver's education resource Zutobi, which found Thanksgiving to be the most dangerous of all holidays to be on the roadways.

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