DRUNK DRIVING DOESN’T ADD UP

Every day in America on average, another 28 people die as a result of drunk driving crashes.
Almost every 90 seconds, a person is injured in a drunk driving crash.
On average, one in three people will be involved in a drunk driving crash in their lifetime.
Drunk driving costs the United States $132 billion a year. l If all 17 million people who admitted to driving drunk in 2010 had their own state, it would be the fifth largest in the United States.
The average person metabolizes alcohol at the rate of about one drink per hour. Only time will sober a person up. Drinking strong coffee, exercising or taking a cold shower will not help.
A standard drink is defined as 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine or 1.5 ounces of 72-proof distilled spirits, all of which contain the same amount of alcohol -- about .54 ounces.

-- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration