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2007 VIRGINIA TRAFFIC ACCIDENT FACTS
- 1,626 persons were killed on Virginia roads in 2007, the last year with available statistics according to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. That number represents a 6.76% increase from 2006.
- While the number of deaths on Virginia roads increased in 2007, there were 68,822 injury accidents which represents 6.17% decrease in the number of injury accidents from 2006
- There were 145,405 traffic accidents in Virginia in 2007, which represents a 4.14% decrease from 2006.
- In all of Virginia, there were 378 persons needlessly killed in alcohol related crashes, a 1.07% increase from the prior year.
- There were 7,130 persons injured in alcohol related crashes, which represents a 5.48% decrease from 2006.
- 30 Virginia teenagers were killed in alcohol related accidents, representing approx. 3% of all Virginia traffic fatalities.
- 759 Virginia teenagers were injured in alcohol related accidents.
- In Virginia statewide for all of 2006, 25,243 persons were tested with a blood alcohol content of (BAC) of.08 percent or greater. This represents a 1.27% increase from the prior year. The average BAC of tested drinking drivers was .1407. Approximately 80% of of those drunk drivers were male.
- In Virginia in 2006, 28,787 persons were convicted of DWI/DUI, a 2.73% decrease from 2006.
- October 2007 was the most dangerous month on Virginia roadways with the highest number of accidents (14,147), and the highest number of fatal crashes.
- December 2007 was the most dangerous month of the year on Virginia roads with 1,079 alcohol related accidents. There were more alcohol related fatalities in September than in any other month in Virginia in 2007.
- In Virginia there is on average one accident every 3.61 minutes. One driver out of approximately 20 is involved in a car accident each year. Roughly 3 lives are lost per day because of traffic crashes. 189 persons are injured per day as a result of traffic crashes.
Source: 2007 Virginia Traffic Crash Facts, Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles.
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