Alcohol-impaired driving deaths directly measures the relationship between alcohol and motor vehicle crash deaths. Alcohol is a substance that reduces the function of the brain, impairing thinking, reasoning, and muscle coordination, which are essential to operating a vehicle safely. In 2018, approximately 10,500 Americans were killed in alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes. The annual cost of alcohol-related crashes totals more than $44 billion. Drivers between the ages of 21 and 24 cause 27% of all alcohol-impaired deaths.

For more information, please visit the Alcohol-Impaired Driving Deaths for Cabarrus County Page on the Robert Wood Johnson County Health Rankings.

Alcohol-Impaired Driving Deaths is the percentage of motor vehicle crash deaths with alcohol involvement.

To learn more about the Measure Methods, please visit the Alcohol-Impaired Driving Deaths, Measure Methods Section, on the Robert Wood Johnson County Health Rankings Website.