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Reported road casualties in Great Britain, estimates involving illegal alcohol levels: 2016 (provisional)
Provisional estimates on personal injury drink drive accidents in Great Britain for 2016.
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Statistics on personal injury drink drive accidents in Great Britain.
The provisional estimates for 2016 show:
- between 200 and 280 people were killed
- at least 1 driver was over the drink drive limit
- a rise in overall drink drive casualties of all severities from 2015, a 7% increase to 9,050
- an estimated 230 fatal drink drive accidents
- drink drive accidents of all severities rose by 6% to 6,080
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Published 8 February 2018