Drug Involvement in Fatal and Personal Injury Crashes on New York Roadways
Author: Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research.
Source: Volume 17, Number 03, Summer 2013 , pp.51-56(6)
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Abstract:
This ITSMR Research Note contains significant information about drugs and vehicle crashes in New York that can serve as a cautionary tale to other states. Its key finding is that 16% of 2011’s motor vehicle fatalities involved drugs. For the same period, 31% of all motor vehicle fatalities in New York State were alcohol-related.Keywords: Investigating police agency; Day of week; Time of day; Manner of collision; Crash location; drug-related; age; gender; tickets issued
Affiliations:
1: Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research.