411 PAIN Urges You To PLEASE: Do not Drink And Drive!

Now that it's 2013, it's time once again to remind everyone of the dangers of drunk driving.
Though everyone KNOWS not to drink and drive, and the message is constantly being told, the facts on drunk driving are staggering.

411 Pain asks that you consider these:

1 in 3 of all Americans will be involved in a drunk driving accident during their lifetime

Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 31% of the total vehicle traffic fatalities in 2010.

The deadliest drunk-driving accident in the U.S. occurred in 1988 on Interstate 71 in Kentucky when a drunk driver with a BAC level of .24 g/dL caused a head-on collision with a school bus. The crash and ensuing fire killed 27 people (most of them children) and injured 34 others.

Beer is the most common type of alcoholic beverage involved in both DUI arrests and fatal crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA). It is also the drink of choice in most cases of binge drinking and underage drinking.

Nearly 75% of drunk drivers involved in fatal collisions are not wearing their seat belts.

The highest rates of drunk driving occur among drivers aged 21-24. This age group makes up 35% of alcohol-impaired drivers involved in fatal collisions.

On average, someone in the U.S. is killed by a drunk driver every 40 minutes.

Nearly 75 percent of fatal crashes between midnight and 3 a.m. involve alcohol.

In 2010 there were a total of 10,228 alcohol related driving fatalities. There were 1,228 deaths of people under 21. Here are the numbers by state: (first is total, second is under 21)

Alabama                278     40
Alaska                    16       2
Arizona                 193      21
Arkansas               173     17
California               791     94
Colorado                127     18
Connecticut            121     14
Delaware                  26      4
D.C.                          5      0
Florida                   660      69
Georgia                  298     30
Hawaii                      42      8
Idaho                        71     11
Illinois                      297    39
Indiana                    195    19
Iowa                          90    12
Kansas                     168   28
Kentucky                  171   11
Louisiana                  225   32
Maine                         37     6
Maryland                   154   15
Massachusetts           114   14
Michigan                   230    25
Minnesota                 126    16
Mississippi                236    31
Missouri                   259     20
Montana                     73    16
Nebraska                    52      6
Nevada                       68      4
New Hampshire           45      3
New Jersey               153     13
New Mexico               111     17
New York                  365      52
North Carolina           388      53
North Dakota               47        4
Ohio                         341      43
Oklahoma                  220      24
Oregon                        71       7
Pennsylvania              433      51
Rhode Island                26        2
South Carolina            357      38
South Dakota                37        3
Tennessee                  284      24
Texas                        1259    179
Utah                              44       9
Vermont                        17        3
Virginia                        211     29
Washington                  170     23
West Virginia                  87      6
Wisconsin                     206    24
Wyoming                        54      2

411 PAIN, the leader in road safety awareness, wants you to be safe no matter what state you live in. PLEASE DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE!!! EVER!!!