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All 50 states in the US and Puerto Rico now apply two statutory offenses to driving under the influence of alcohol. The first (and original) offense is known either as driving under the influence (DUI), driving while intoxicated/impaired (DWI), or operating [a motor vehicle] while intoxicated/impaired (OWI). This is based upon a police officer's observations (driving behavior, slurred speech, the results of a roadside sobriety test, etc.) The second offense is called "illegal per se", which is driving with a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of 0.08 g/dL or higher. Since 2002 it has been illegal in all 50 states to drive with a BAC that is 0.08 or higher. Drivers are considered to be alcohol-impaired when their BAC is .08 or higher. Alcohol-related deaths in the US since 1982:

Total fatalities Alcohol-related fatalities

Year Number Number Percent

1982 43,945 26,173 60

1983 42,589 24,635 58

1984 44,257 24,762 56

1985 43,825 23,167 53

1986 46,087 25,017 54

1987 46,390 24,094 52

1988 47,087 23,833 51

1989 45,582 22,424 49

1990 44,599 22,587 51

1991 41,508 20,159 49

1992 39,250 18,290 47

1993 40,150 17,908 45

1994 40,716 17,308 43

1995 41,817 17,732 42

1996 42,065 17,749 42

1997 42,013 16,711 40

1998 41,501 16,673 40

1999 41,717 16,572 40

2000 41,945 17,380 41

2001 42,196 17,400 41

2002 43,005 17,524 41

2003 42,643 17,013 40

2004 42,518 16,919 39

2005 43,443 16,885 39

2006 42,532 15,829 37

2007 41,059 15,387 37

2008 37,261 13,846 37

Drinking and driving fatalities by state in 2008 (ranked by highest number of alcohol-related* deaths): State Total Fatalities Alcohol-Related

Fatalities Number Percent

Texas 3,382 1,463 43

California 3,434 1,198 35

Florida 2,978 1,041 35

Pennsylvania 1,468 578 39

North Carolina 1,433 500 35

Georgia 1,493 489 33

South Carolina 920 463 50

Illinois 1,043 434 42

Ohio 1,190 415 35

New York 1,231 409 33

Louisiana 912 404 44

Tennessee 1,035 386 37

Alabama 966 367 38

Virginia 824 365 44

Missouri 960 364 38

Michigan 980 331 34

Arizona 937 329 35

Mississippi 783 297 38

Oklahoma 749 274 37

Indiana 814 250 31

Wisconsin 605 250 41

Kentucky 826 226 27

Washington 521 225 43

Arkansas 600 205 34

Colorado 548 202 37

New Jersey 590 197 33

Maryland 591 186 31

Minnesota 456 161 35

Oregon 416 159 38

Kansas 385 157 41

Massachusetts 363 151 42

West Virginia 380 142 37

Nevada 324 121 37

New Mexico 366 118 32

Iowa 412 113 27

Connecticut 264 104 40

Montana 229 103 45

Idaho 232 93 40

Nebraska 208 75 36

Wyoming 159 75 47

Utah 275 55 20

New Hampshire 139 53 38

North Dakota 104 52 50

Hawaii 107 50 46

Delaware 121 49 40

Maine 155 47 30

South Dakota 119 41 34

Rhode Island 65 29 45

Alaska 62 24 38

Vermont 73 15 21

Dist of Columbia 34 13 39

National 37,261 13,846 37

Puerto Rico 399 162 41