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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is currently gearing up for their annual 4th of July public safety campaign. The Fourth of July holiday is typically associated with a spike in injury-causing and fatal crashes due to drunk driving. It’s actually one of the deadliest holidays of the whole year on U.S. roadways. That’s why officials with the NHTSA are urging people to celebrate the Fourth of July safely and responsibly this year.   

Fourth of July Crash Facts  

• In 2021 over the 4th of July holiday period, 538 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes in the U.S.  
• Of those deaths, 38 percent (212) happened in crashes involving alcohol-impaired drivers. 
• From 2017 to 2021, there were 1,460 drivers killed in motor vehicle crashes over the 4th of July holiday period.  
• Of the drivers killed in those crashes, 552 (38 percent) were alcohol impaired.  
• Nearly half of the drivers killed between the ages of 21 to 34 were drunk.   

Get a Safe Ride Home 

The most important thing you can do if you plan on celebrating the Fourth of July with alcohol is to make sure you have a safe ride home. This can be as simple as using a ride sharing app or designating a driver. Whatever you do, don’t get behind the wheel if you’ve been drinking. Drunk and drugged drivers are putting their lives and the lives of others at great risk.  

Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving  

The NHTSA also wants to remind drivers that buzzed driving is drunk driving. Even one drink can be one drink too many. If you feel different, you drive differently. It doesn’t take much alcohol to impact your reaction times, alertness and cognition. If you plan on drinking at all, get a safe ride home. It could save your life or the lives of others.  

If you have been injured or if you have lost a loved one in a car accident caused by a drunk driver in San Diego anywhere in Southern California, contact the skilled team at Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc. at 1.800.GO.HARRIS for a free case consultation today.