The Nation : Drunk Driving Toll Drops

Deaths of drunken drivers dropped 24% between 1980 and 1984, indicating nationwide campaigns to crack down on intoxicated motorists are beginning to pay off, a government study said. A study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that the number of drunken drivers who suffered fatal injuries dropped from more than 14,000 in 1980 to 11,000 in 1984. In another set of figures, the federal agency, a unit of the Transportation Department, said the percentage of drunken motorists among all fatalities involving drivers during the same period dropped from 50% to 43%.