Several Tampa DUI lawyers are helping their clients to understand the impact they have on society and other peoples’ lives when they choose to drink and drive. Here is a break down of the latest statistics on drinking and driving accidents in the Untied States from the U.S Department of Transportation and the New Hampshire Department of Safety.

Approximately 250,000 people have died in alcohol related deaths over the past 10 years and presently 25,000 people each year are killed in alcohol related car crashes. 500 people are killed each week and 71 people are killed each day in alcohol related car crashes. This comes down to one American life is lost every 20 minutes to a drunk driving accident. It is estimated that one out of every two Americans will be affected by an alcohol related accident within their lifetime. This is a staggering statistic.

For young Americans, between the ages of 16 and 24, alcohol related car crashes are the leading cause of death and for all Americans between the ages of five and 35 years of age, motor vehicle accidents in general are the number one cause of death with over 50 percent of them being alcohol related.