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Drugged Driving Passes Alcohol Alone in Fatal Crashes, Study Finds

04/27/2017

The number of American drivers killed in car crashes in which drugs were detected has eclipsed those killed in crashes where only alcohol was found, according to a new study released Wednesday.

The report by the Governors Highway Safety Association and the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, a nonprofit funded by alcohol distillers, found drugs of all types — illegal and prescription — were present in 43% of fatal crashes in 2015 in which test results were available, compared to around 37% who tested positive for alcohol.

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