San Diego Tops List of Drunk Driving Cities

Nationwide, fatal car accidents involving drunk drivers have been on the decline. But yesterday, a study was released listing the 20 cities in the United States where drunk driving is most prevalent, and San Diego tops the list. Not far behind San Diego was Los Angeles, which ranked seventh.

Despite the trend downward, driving under the influence continues to be a serious problem. In 2008 (the most recent statistics), nearly 12, 000 people were killed in the United States because of drunk drivers. At Walton Law Firm, we have represented numerous victims of drunk driving accidents. The effort by various states to curb drinking and driving, though, has paid off. In 2007, over 20,000 people were killed in drunk driving accidents, nearly twice the number of the following year. Of all the states, Vermont has the lowest fatality rate, and Montana the highest.

Based on an Insurance.com survey of traffic violations involving drunk drivers, here are the rankings for the top 20 large metropolitan areas:

1. San Diego, CA 2. San Jose, CA 3. Charlotte, NC 4. Phoenix, AZ 5. Columbus, OH 6. Indianapolis, IN 7. Los Angeles, CA 8. San Francisco, CA 9. Austin, TX 10. Jacksonville, FL 11. San Antonio, TX 12. Dallas, TX 13. Houston, TX 14. Fort Worth, TX 15. Memphis, TN 16. Philadelphia, PA 17. New York, NY 18. Baltimore, MD 19. Chicago, IL 20. Detroit, MI Source: SayEducate.com

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