This release was issued under a previous government.
Impaired Driving Statistics in Alberta, 2013
December is impaired driving month under Alberta’s Traffic Safety Plan. On average each year, nearly 90 Albertans are killed and more than 1,300 are injured in collisions involving a drunk driver.
“Impaired driving negatively impacts society and Albertans need to say enough is enough. Each holiday season, families are devastated by impaired driving and it has to stop. Everyone should consider safe options to get home this holiday season to prevent these senseless tragedies."
Impaired driving, whether through alcohol or drugs, may result in a criminal record and cost you your freedom, your dignity, your job, and even your life or the life of a loved one.
“As a society we have to resolve that even one death from impaired driving is too many and we all have a part to play in keeping our roads safe. Don’t drink and drive, and don’t let friends or relatives drink and drive.”
Impaired Driving Facts
- Between 2009 and 2013, nearly 90 people each year were killed and more than 1,300 people were injured annually in collisions involving a driver who drank alcohol.
- As the severity of the collision increases, so does the likelihood that alcohol was a factor.
- Those 18 to 21 years of age were most likely to have been drinking before a collision, with male drivers three times more likely than female drivers to have consumed alcohol before a collision.
- Most casualty collisions involving alcohol happen on weekends, and the most likely time period is between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m.
- On average, 8,600 people are convicted of impaired driving in Alberta each year.